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So long, Blogspot. Hello, Wordpress!

I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ .  There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer.  I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore

WIP - never ending socks and green nails

I'm still working on the never-ending orange socks. Argh!!! It's like I'll never finish them! But actually tonight I can see the end. I only have another inch or less before I get to start the toe decreases. Hopefully I'll have an FO post for them this week! This picture is from a few days ago so it looks like I did better than I thought this week.
Ainda estou labutando nas minhas meias sem fim. Argh! Parece que nunca vou terminá-las! Mas na verdade já estou conseguindo enxergar o final. Só falta menos de 3cm para que eu possa começar a diminuir pra formar a ponta dos dedos. Quem sabe tem um post de FO delas essa semana. Essa foto foi tirada há uns dias atrás e pelo jeito eu progredi mais do que me parece.
Never ending socks

And even though I have taken cosmos off yet, I will finish off with an old green manicure I did a while ago because it is Saint Paddy's day today and even though I didn't (or ever do) anything special to celebrate it, it feels right.
E como ainda não tirei o cosmos dos dedos, vou terminar com uma manicure antiga. Mas como ela é verde e hoje é dia de São Patrício me parece a coisa certa a fazer.
NYX Girls Enchanted Forest over NYC High Line Green
Two coats of High Line Green + one coat of Enchanted Forest + top coat = lovely grassy green.
Duas camadas do NYC High Line Green + uma camada do NYX Girls Enchanted Forest + top coat = verde grama maravilhoso.

NYX Girls Enchanted Forest over NYC High Line Green
It's a beauty, so it is!
Lindo de morrer!


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