{"id":702,"date":"2021-12-31T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T20:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2023-07-21T20:17:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T00:17:56","slug":"2021-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/christmas\/2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This was a Christmas tinged with sorrow. One of our cats, Gritz, had developed cancer in his jaw (detected the first of November), and passed away just before New Years. He was 17 years old, so he lived to a pretty good age, with good health until the end.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-745x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-703\" width=\"464\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-1118x1536.jpg 1118w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-1491x2048.jpg 1491w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_28222-scaled.jpg 1864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year&#8217;s dated ornament. Another one with lots of fiddly painting &#8212; will I ever learn?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christmas_card2_byLouisPrang.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christmas_card2_byLouisPrang.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-899\" width=\"479\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christmas_card2_byLouisPrang.png 599w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Christmas_card2_byLouisPrang-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This year&#8217;s Christmas card image is from a very old (over 100 years!) card.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-1024x329.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-704\" width=\"467\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-1024x329.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-768x247.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-1536x493.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20252-2048x658.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fretwork based on a Celtic design. Made out of oak, I discovered that this was not a good wood for fine fretwork designs. I&#8217;d hoped to do a bit of hand carving to round out the edges and such, but oak just won&#8217;t allow that. Sigh. Still looks pretty good, though, I think.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-1024x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-705\" width=\"469\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-1024x430.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-1536x645.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/DSC_20262-2048x860.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A nifty design that was a bit of a challenge to do do, given the fine lines. Not sure what the wood is &#8230; possibly hemlock.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-853x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" width=\"470\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-1279x1536.jpg 1279w, https:\/\/greiner.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/customers-arrive-1706x2048.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I made this by placing a photo of a friend into an old illustration by Rackham. A bit fiddly to do, but I think it works. <\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a Christmas tinged with sorrow. One of our cats, Gritz, had developed cancer in his jaw (detected the first of November), and passed away just before New Years. 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