The week is nearly over, isn't that so quick!!! It seems just yesterday when i last posted but it was days ago. hmmmmmmmmm.

Thanks for the well wishes, much as i wanted to rest it was until thursday afternoon when i got to nap for a while. Monday & tuesday had to work quite long days and wednesday, the kids are off for school, i took Grace for shopping at the mainland. She's not a girl who likes shopping, rather stay home and play with her friends but it is really needed. Whew, what a tiring afternoon but we got quite what she wanted, now i promised Chris is the next this coming wednesday afternoon and he's looking forward to it and does emphasis, just me and him!

Thursday evening went for the quilt course and learnt the next step on the cushion, i am nearly done with the quilting and have to finish it into a cushion. Next project for the next lesson which is after two weeks is a 'log cabin', the examples we've seen was really good. I just need to choose which fabric, colours i am going to use. I don't have any here at home so have to rely it on the shop where the course taken. Quite expensive but i do want to learn more.......

Tomorrow, saturday is Grace birthday party for her friends. In the end she decided to go to the indoor swimming for a few hours and then back home for dinner. We will prepare 'gourmet' for them. She has a few other plans of her own but it'll be very busy and also an outside activity, weather isn't that good here the last days, very windy and rainy so we haven't given in to all!!

SUNDAY, have to work!! Not my working day but have to fall in for a colleague who is away for that day. Will be working 3day straight this week and as i can see on our agenda next week is fully book as usual for birthday and other activities.

ohhhhh, i want to stitch, stitch, stitch......................

Quilt picture

Here's the picture of the quilt i started for the first course we had taken the other week. We will meet again next week so we'll see what's the next step.




Oh what a day!!!! Been to three different houses today, first to MIL's place before noon and had expected some of the family but nobody came, after a couple of hours we headed to one of Kees sister and stayed for a few drinks. I do feel comfortable with her and BIL although they are much older than me and the kids are quite entertained too and not only us adults. There kids are all out for some years now, own house and jobs of their own. After that we went to one of our friend who had celebrated his birthday yesterday evening but we didn't go as i had to work. Thought i might be finished early and then DH can go to the party but i got home nearly midnight as it was so busy. Actually, it's not my workday but i got called up to help as they had many reservations for dinner.
We didn't stayed long, and then left to a restaurant for dinner. During the main course i don't feel well, i think from the glass of red wine i'd drank earlier on an empty stomach. Did take glass of water in between but it wasn't enough. I've a terrible colds too for a few days now. I think it calls for an early night.....

Thanks so much...

...to everyone who's dropping by and leaving comments on my blog. I really appreciate it. I always forget to write this everytime i was done with my message and wanted to edit it but blogger ussually won't cooperate.


I saw this one in the shop this morning, Hardanger magazine from Burda and bought one. There are some nice pattern on it, only some colours were used salmon, i think i am going to use blue or just plain white.

In addition to the subscription of a magazine we gave to Grace and a couple of deo's from her brother we bought her a necklace too, with her sign Libra on the hanger. Whew! Didn't realise jewelries here are quite expensive on the island or rather not much choices and i think they take advantage of it as they are only two so people really don't have much choice regarding jewelries. We could have look at the mainland but we don't goe there that much and if we go ussually straight to friends place and sundays...shops are closed!

This was the strawberry 'kwark'tart that Grace and Merel had prepared last monday. It taste good as everyone had chosen that to eat. Friends and family dropped by yesterday afternoon after school and she've received some wonderful gifts.


Very early this morning, still dark, i went to pick up MIL's car and drove DH to the ferry. After the knee operation(exploratory)he's not allowed to drive back home. After the ferry he had ordered a taxi to bring him to the hospital. Everything went well and brother-in-law went to pick him up at one from the hospital. We now wait what's the result if he does needed a knee operation.
I do feel better now with driving compared to last week.



This went out last monday for a birthday exchange. Stitched a card and a pincushion.

When i came home last night i started the card for Grace and finished it off this morning before i went to work. I am glad i did as i'm so tired to do anything when i came home an hour ago, i did planned on baking but MIL had already made an apple tart as she knows i work monday and tuesday, and Grace made a strawberry 'kwark' with one of her friend. They've had experienced it at school last school year. I was quite surprised and it looks good, í am sure it taste good too. DH has to go and look for strawberries for them and yes he got some, i thought they are not available this time any more.






I was trying to upload these pictures last sunday too but after about half an hour i gave up, blooger won't let me, though the first series i tried appeared. These was taken at one of the friends we visited, she's the one pictured alone at her kitchen. Me, just looking while Beth and Bobette close to the barbecue or tending to it, i had white trousers so i didn't help them there but did a few things inside. The kids are playing with the x-box! While the guys chatting outside. We are really glad they are comfortable with each other, and have most the same interest even if it's there work!!

Here are some pictures taken at the park Slagharen .
It was a great day especially for the kids. I did only joined them a couple of the rides. Most of the fast ones i can't take it, i get sick! I am glad DH can manage it all and some Grace just go alone. Just like the boat which go upside down, she did it five times!








Grace took this of me while we are waiting for DH and Chris to leave the park.










We didn't stayed at our friends as planned as DH find it too far to drive back more than two hours, he's just so tired running after the kids. We had booked in on a hotel after driving an hour from the park, so we are half(nearly an hour) to the place we visited today. Eventually, it was an expensive outing but the kids had so much fun and the weather was just perfect.

Away this weekend

We are going to the mainland early tomorrow morning, first to the attraction park
slagharen. After the ferry, i think about two and a half hour drive or more. I just hope the weather's fine or atleast dry as most are outside. It just started raining a couple of hours ago after a few days of quite warm weather for the month of September. Oh well, we've never been to this park yet but we heard it's quite a big one.

For the night we are going to stay at one of our friends who came here last saturday and then the next day, we'll all drive to another friend as they move to another house.

It's a busy weekend again and be back sunday evening. Monday & tuesday i have to work and wednesday is Grace birthday! She will be 11. Not sure yet what to get her, as she doesn't have much on her list. Atleast we made a subscription today to one of the magazine she ussually buy each month.
I do want to make a card too, hopefully monday after work.

Thanks Margaret for dropping by and the nice comments. With driving , i think i really have to do it more often, the problem is i don't drive our car, it's a van(VW) and i am scared to drive it so i have to borrow MIL's smaller car. Can't afford to have another one for me and it's not really necessary too, because going to my work took only 7 minutes with the bike.


A bookmark and a card that were sent out this week for birthdays.

Sorry, i had said last night to take a picture of the started quilt but i was so busy today haven't had time to do so. It have to wait till next week.