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HANDYED Yarn in BERLIN at Die Wollnerin

Meet Sabine Bornemann.

Hand Dyer of gorgeous yarn and yarn shop owner in the Schoenberg Neighborhood –Die Wollnerin .Very close to Winterfeld Platz.

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Handcrafted little zipper bags for notions, stitched by another woman (whose name I will add when I get it)

42608A5F-9241-40DE-B9A0-B509734CD410 AB43D938-8889-4D52-8CA1-64969D125B6B My first trip I bought a single skein of this lucious Alpaca Silk Cashmere and then made a second trip to buy another skein. My last day in Berlin I bought the hand dyed sock yarn of the loveliest merino and a bit of nylon for endurance. On my final day, I took Sabine’s photo as I said I would for the People at Work Series. Thank you Sabine. Your shop is wonderfully inspiring to me.

Looking forward to my return visit in the Spring.

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November 18, 2017November 18, 2017 by Ruth Categories: knitting, PhotographyTags: Berlin, digital photography, hand dyed yarn, handcraft, knitting, photo, postaday, Schoenberg, sock yarn, yarn, yarn store 9 Comments

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Photographed by son Mark- guest blog. B6009D89-22FA-43A6-9FDC-203390C9FC59

Maura read the sign. Mark photographed her. Carolina Beach, North Carolina- the Boardwalk. (My sister said, “think of all the calories saved”)

October 16, 2017 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: beach, Boardwalk, Carolina Beach, donut, family, food, guest blog, North Carolina, photo, postaday, signage, travel, vacation 19 Comments

Fellow Blogger’s Comment Spurs Action

It was Janet of Sustainabilitea blog, ( This,that and the other thing/ Looking at life through writing and photography) who wrote in a comment “these photos would make great puzzles”.

She was right. Thanks, Janet, for the super idea. (original post of the doll collection was just January 6th).

I went down the hill to give my friend the early birthday present and it was a cool surprise. Waiting until the actual birthday on the 29th was too long. Barb was really thrilled with the origianl idea and I told her how a fellow blogger suggested making the photo into a puzzle. Her husband thought the photo below would make a cool document of the idea come to fruition.

Here my friend Barb’s husband Rich holds up the puzzle I ordered from the photo of her doll collection.

It came in a lovely tin. Ravensburger USA in New Hampshire did a super job.

How much fun it would be to photograph collections to be made into jigsaw puzzles.

January 24, 2015January 25, 2015 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: birthday present, blogging community, collection, doll collection, friendship, jigsaw puzzle, nun doll, photo, photography, postaday, puzzle, Ravensburger USA, Sustainabilitea blog, Toodles, writing 15 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

We were in Kiddie Land at Kennywood Amusement Park in West Mifflin, PA. There were several rides my granddaughter Anna couldn’t ride with her brothers and sisters because she’s grown too tall.

She squeaked by into this one.

Here are fellow bloggers posts for the Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth.

August 5, 2012August 5, 2012 by Ruth Categories: Wedding PhotographyTags: amusement park, brothers and sisters, family, granddaughter, Kennywood, photo, photography, postaday, travel, vacation, Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth, West Mifflin PA 20 Comments

Jigsaw Rooftops

In Lawrenceville. As I walked over the 40th Street Bridge I looked up and saw all these houses packed so closely together.. There was no air between the rooftops. Reminded me of a difficult jigsaw puzzle.

Lawrenceville Rooftops — Lawrenceville. Looking up from the 40th Street Bridge.

January 6, 2011January 5, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Pittsburgh PhotosTags: 40th Street Bridge, Allegheny River, available light, bridge, city scene, Lawrenceville, neighborhood, photo, photo of the day, photoblog, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, urban scene, winter afternoon, winter scene 11 Comments

Winter River from 40th Street Bridge

And the birds flew up into the shot. I was wishing I had taken my new fingerless gloves from Christmas. Just left the Millvale Post Office (no line!) to mail Joanne’s Christmas box I’d been driving around for three weeks. And the cards that each needed an additional 5 cent stamp. As I came back over the Allegheny I saw the light stream down onto the city. Pulled into the Bus Stop indentation at the end of the bridge, put the flashers on and walked to the center. Fortunately the light was still there. Could have used a filter, too, but it was a stunning late afternoon in winter. Could feel the bridge vibrate as I stood out on the walkway.

Allegheny River in Winter and Birds — All I needed was a barge to come up or down the river. Not today.

January 5, 2011January 4, 2011 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, Pittsburgh Photos, Pittsburgh RiversTags: 40th Street Bridge, Allegheny River, city scene, Lawrenceville, photo, photography, Pittsburgh, postaday2011, urban scene, winter, winter scene 13 Comments

Flatiron Building, Downtown Pittsburgh

When I hear Flatiron, I think New York City and according to Wikipeida the NYC one was built in 1902. This flatiron shaped building in Pittsburgh is listed as being built c.1885. Triangular buildings and other odd shaped structures are listed at waymarking.com.

May 13, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Light in the City, photo of the day, Pittsburgh Photos, PlacesTags: architecture, city, city scene, flatiron, odd shaped building, photo, photo of the day, photography, Pittsburgh, triangular shaped building, urban scene 7 Comments

Front Lawn Outhouse

Mark says, “it looks like a picture some person took when they pulled over to the side of the road.” Yep! That’s it. Old Washington Ohio again. Sometimes you just aren’t sure why you photograph something but you don’t want to regret that you didn’t later, so you shoot, look at the pictures later. You respond to something you see. Shoot it. And wonder. What was someone thinking? How did this come to be here? I know there is a backstory. Aren’t outhouses usually in the back of the house? Clearly whomever placed it here wanted people to see it. And so you are…..

A creative writing prompt image. — Anyone with a guess what the story is on this one?

March 31, 2010 by Ruth Categories: PlacesTags: lawn art, lawn ornament, Old Washington OH, outhouse, photo, photo of the day, photography, roadside photo 9 Comments

Feral Cat in the Snow

Braving the snowstorm to look for food. This is one we caught, had fixed and returned to wild.

February 16, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Cat, Things in the SnowTags: Cat, front porch, HIghland Park, photo, photography, Pittsburgh, snow, urban scene, winter scene 11 Comments

Great Winter Escape Post-Gazette in the Snow

winter escape. snow photography, pittsburgh post-gazette,bryant st. — Post-Gazette Vending Promoting Winter Escape

February 15, 2010 by Ruth Categories: Things in the SnowTags: bus, busstop, city scene, HIghland Park, neighborhood, photo, photo of the day, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, sidewalk, snow, winter scene 4 Comments

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