Country Holiday I – sunset

Gräserkürzen

Chopping grass – that is what I am going to do in the next week. The little one and I are spending a week with my parents in the Bavarian alpine upland. In a tiny village with about 10 houses and 4 farm houses. With lots of cows, horses, chicken and very few people. With a garden full of amazing things for the little one to explore and lots of sunsets to admire for me. With a wonderfully striped canvas chair, where I am intending to spend as much time as possible. With a great barbecue and my dad as the barbecue master.

I am not sure whether I feel like blogging this week and I don’t want to promise anything. Because for me holidays are about deciding what you want or don’t want to do quite spontaneously. No deadlines. No pressure. No projects. No musts.

So, dearest readers I wish you a wonderful week! I hope you can free yourself up from some of your chores as well. See you, when I get back ;-)

TOP 5 books I want to read during my holiday next week

 

Die Identität – Milan Kundera
In German found here

Hin und Weg – Ethan Hawke
In German found here

The curious incident of the dog in the night-time – Mark Haddon
In English found here

The Poisonwood Bible – Barbara Kingsolver
In English found here

Schleier des Todes – Barbara Nadel
In German found here

I’ll let you know which I managed to read and how I liked them when I get back!

Treasure Find

Look what I found in my little magic thrift shop today:

The perfect birthday set.

As you might remember I was on the hunt for a special birthday plate, because I loved this tradition when I was a child.

And today I found it – just 200m from where I live. For me it is perfect. Something really special.

Beautifully decorated.

Golden.

And it even came together with a matching cup and saucer.

I hope my little one will love it as much as I do in a couple of years.

I am on sick leave!

Dearest reader, I am on sick leave from today onwards. I thought the winter and its nasty colds and flues are over. Not for us, unfortunately. Both the little one and I are not feeling well. So we will spend a lot of time cuddling on the sofa, napping during the day, eating healthy food and blowing our noses about a million times a day. I'll be back as soon as there are more positive and interesting things to report. Stay healthy!

Me-made Mittwoch: Stofflager

Cat  had another great idea. After organising a Me Made February and her weekly Me Made Mittwoch, she called on all of us to show our ‘Stofflager’ (fabric stash). What a great idea. I also often hear other sewing addicts ‘complaining’ about the mountains of fabric they have at home.

I have to admit, I don’t understand the ‘complaining tone’ of some of these comments, because I ♥ my fabric stash. Here is:

It is full of beautiful fabrics which I have gathered over the years and they are full of memories: of fantastic flea market finds, of amazing cities, of projects I had in mind but never realised, of time I spend with my friends chatting and shopping.

On top these fabrics are not just nostalgic memories, they are also full of future potential. I often sort through them and think of all the wonderful things I could make with them: dresses, accessories, baby clothes, doll clothes or maybe a quilt.

So coming back to Cat’s questions:

a) Is your fabric stash enormous? – No yet, but I am working on it ;-)

b) Is your fabric stash too big? – NO! I think you cannot have too much fabric!

c) Does it never, never contain the fabric you need? – That is often true, but it is just another reason for an enormous stash, isn’t it? And sometimes, on rare occasions it offers the perfect fabric for your new project. And this makes you even happier than finding the perfect fabric in a shop.

I am now heading over to your fabric stashes. Maybe you have a cleverer way to organise and present your stashes, because that is something I would love to improve.

Ruby Tuesday – For a Country Holiday

Yes, I am going on a holiday to the Bavarian countryside next week. Ah, I cannot wait! So, in the meantime I have to fire my imagination with these lovely ruby holiday finds:

A sun hat for the little one...

found here

... comfy summer shoes for me...

found here

... a booklet to start writing this travelogue I had in my mind for ages...

found here

... a big bag to have everything (sun cream, sun glasses, magazines, crafting material, water bottle, and so on) at hand at the canvas chair ...

found here

... and finally a soft cushion so my neck doesn’t get stiff after so much relaxation.

found here

Enjoy dreaming of your summer holiday!

All found at DaWanda today!