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@ninappon / ninappon.tumblr.com

Nina. Her/she. Ageless. Swede. I like many things, Buffy, Bellarke, Lockwood and co, books, kdrama and photography among them. Mostly reblogging things, but hopefully there'll be more original content on here in the future.
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carrieeve

Happy Tuesday, sunflowerkru! 🌻

I'm heading into a long weekend, it looks like the weather is gonna be a treat and my floofs slept side by side for a while last night, and in their respective beds. It's been an exhausting couple of days but I shall sleep till noon tomorrow 😆

Have a great evening!

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togetherkru

Hi @carrieeve , Hi Sunflowerkru !

Have some rest Karolina ! As for me i could sleep until Thursday, i'm just working and working... Here's a pic of my garden, green and fresh... It's spring 😊

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kizo2703

Happy Tuesday, @carrieeve and Sunflowerkru! 🌻

Enjoy the long weekend Karolina, and I will too! 😂 I gave everyone in the office two days off, so we are free 'til Monday.

Thanks for tagging, btw.

I only have Buba and Mishko sleeping on my daughter's bed this time.

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ninappon

Belated happy bfsn and happy Friday!

Thanks for the tags @carrieeve, @togetherkru and @kizo2703 🧡

It's not yet officially spring, but we're at least closing in and FINALLY having days of sunshine and warm temperatures. Today I'll bring my camera and go watch the cherry trees in bloom in a park in the city. Lucky for me, we also have a few trees in our yard so I get to enjoy them every time I pass by 🌸 I too have a long weekend and thank goodness for that because I really need the rest. It has really been an exhausting couple of weeks and as the garden center business is heading into its peak I expect we'll be swamped at work for a while.

I hope we all get some much needed rest and that we can also charge our batteries with a little sun and warmth (and beautiful surroundings) ☀️🩷🌱

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carrieeve

Happy Tuesday, sunflowerkru! 🌻

The lilacs are out, which is insane, given that we've got freezing temperatures in the morning. But at least there's more sun and a hope for more during our long weekend next week. So fingers crossed 🤞 😉

Hope you guys are doing well!

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natassakar

Happy Bfsn / Hello Sunflowerkru!

Thank you so much for the tag @carrieeve 💙🩵

Such a pretty flower, Karolina! Amazing colour!

Here is Greece today. What you are seeing is sand in the air from Africa. Everything is orange.

Have a great week everyone!

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togetherkru

oh damn, those pics are incredible, and yet so different... What a weird spring !

Thanks for the tag @natassakar and @carrieeve , here is a pic in my garden, spring is definitely here, though temperatures are also freezing, just as in Poland. Have a nice week guys 😘

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ninappon

Happy bfsn!

Thanks for the tags, gals! @carrieeve, @natassakar and @togetherkru.

Omg you have lilacs already, Karolina?! I saw the wood anemone/windflowers (not the ones pictured above) showing themselves the other day, but that's how far our spring has come... And your garden is so green too, Stef.

Natassa - I'm so glad it turned out to be sand (though it must be annoying) because I thought it was forest fires again 😵‍💫

The temperature is finally turning around at last it seems, and IT'S ABOUT TIME. We are all so sick of the cold over here, and of the rainy/dreary weather too.

Unfortunately, last week's knitting plans didn't work out, but I hope it won't be long until I can try it out. I look forward to creating something with my hands, and it can be a good way to occupy my hands while watching tv shows.

Hoping you're all well, and that you're not too bothered by the pollen this season!

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Want to learn something new in 2022??

Absolute beginner adult ballet series (fabulous beginning teacher)

40 piano lessons for beginners (some of the best explanations for piano I’ve ever seen)

Basic knitting (probably the best how to knit video out there)

Pre-Free Figure Skate Levels A-D guides and practice activities (each video builds up with exercises to the actual moves!)

How to draw character faces video (very funny, surprisingly instructive?)

Playing the guitar for beginners (well paced and excellent instructor)

Playing the violin for beginners (really good practical tips mixed in)

Color theory in digital art (not of the children’s hospital variety)

Retake classes you hated but now there’s zero stakes:

Calculus 1 (full semester class)

Learn basic statistics (free textbook)

Learn a language:

Russian (pretty good cyrillic guide!)

Want to learn something new in 2023??

Cooking with flavor bootcamp (used what I learned in this a LOT this year)

Learn Interior Design from the British Academy of Interior Design (free to audit course - just choose the free option when you register)

How to ride a bike (listen. some of us never learned, and that's okay.)

How to cornrow-braid hair (I have it on good authority that this video is a godsend for doing your baby niece's black hair)

Making mead at home (I actually did this last summer and it was SO good)

Basics of snowboarding (proceed with caution)

How to draw for people who (think they) suck at art (I know this website looks like a 2003 monstrosity, but the tutorials are excellent)

Pixel art for beginners so you can make the next great indie game

Go (back) to school

Introduction to Astronomy (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Principals of Economics (high school course - free textbook w/ practice problems)

Introduction to philosophy (free college course)

Computer science basics (full-semester Harvard course free online)

Learn a language

Japanese for Dummies (link fix from 2022)

Portuguese (Brazil)

American Sign Language (as somebody who works with Deaf people professionally, I also strongly advise you to read up on Deaf/HoH culture and history!)

Chinese (Mandarin, Simplified)

Quenya (LOTR fantasy elf language)

Want to learn something new in 2024??

Coding in Python - one of the most flexible and adaptable high-level programming languages out there - explained through projects making video games

Learn to swim! (for adult learners. I don’t care if you live in Kansas or Mali or wherever. LEARN TO SWIM.)

[Learn about quantum mechanics again, but in a more advanced engineering/mathematics class. Then read more about the math and physics of it]

Something I learned this year: how to sew a quilt (Here’s a very easy beginning pattern that looks amazing and can be done with pre-cut fabric!)

How (American income) taxes & tax law work (choose “audit course” at checkout for free class)

Pickleball for beginners (so you can finally join your neighbor/friend/distant cousin who is always insisting you join their team)

+ Para-Pickleball for beginners (for mobility aid users!)

School is so much more fun when there’s no tests:

World History [Part 1, Part 2]

Learn a language:

Arabic + Resource Guide compiled from Reddit (includes info on different dialects)

Urdu (frequently recommended course on Reddit) + Resource Guide

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online communities are so strange because people slip away so easily. you can be on here for years, folding people you've never met into the fabric of your daily life, and then they disappear, leaving only ghost posts scattered across tumblr behind. or their blog stays dormant, for weeks, months, years, until you're only still following them because you remember that they love sunflowers or they were kind to you when they didn't have to be or the last thing they posted was sad and raw and you still worry about them sometimes.

and sometimes they come back when you least expect it, years later, even, and there's this sudden rush of relief like there you are, there you are, even though you barely knew each other.

there's a strange kind of love to it. i don't know you and i want to hold your hand across miles and time zones and oceans. i can still see the imprint of you in this community you left. you don't anyone will notice or care when you're gone, but we notice and we care and we wish you well.

i hope you're all okay out there. i hope the sun is shining on your face and you are breathing deeply. i miss you.

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hey boss i can't come in today it's a sunny day and there's a lovely breeze coming in through my window, yeah it's rustling the branches of the tree outside that's finally bloomed so it's pretty serious

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carrieeve

Happy Tuesday, sunflowerkru! 🌻

I have one more (the last one) of our cherry tree. It blossomed like crazy last week, then the weather changed, the wind came and blew it all away. And we're back to a semi-normal spring at the moment.

I hope you guys are doing alright :-)

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ninappon

Happy bfsn!

Gorgeous pic, Karolina! 😍 Cherry trees are so beautiful. I'm sorry they didn't keep for long though, it would be nice with longer season for them.

I'll be going to a friend's place on Friday for lunch and a little refresher course in how to knit, so yesterday I spent a long time at the local craft shop, mulling over which yarn to buy until I noticed this lovely mixed shade grey one. Aside from scarves I have no idea what else is easy to make for an almost beginner. So, my crafty friends, have you got any suggestions? 🧶

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