Never say never
Feb. 10th, 2025 09:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheart... at least where crafting is concerned. Have I said I wouldn't make any new elephants for a while? Well, I won't - not the big ones anyway. But I still had enough fabric left from Grandma's favourite undress for two small ones; that is roughly 40% smaller (and still have enough for two lavender sachets that will eventually be sewn). So, today I cut out the parts for Emma and Lilly, the two very floral, small elephants. A good thing that the dress is now all but used up, or else we'd be overrun by elephants! *g*
Other than that, I did the big grocery shopping today, promptly falling into the trap of reduced prices. Lidl is having their Alpenfest days, meaning that they offer various items from the alpine region's cuisine. I bought a box of pork knuckles (slow-cooked, so they only need 35 minutes in the oven), Weizenbier and two packets of fresh Spätzle, one of which already got turned into cheese noodles for two days. Yum!
I also bought a big box of 10 frozen Pretzels. Two of them served, freshly baked up, as breakfast. Mum and I both love them, but the ones I can get at Aldi or Lidl usually are too hard for her. Now she can have them fresh from the oven, which is great.
All these things basically ate up the whole day (except for a short nap in the afternoon). No writing today so far, but I hope to type up some of the already written parts later on. I do the first correction during this process, so it does count as writing, too - well, kind of.
Social life consisted of a phone call to Erna, our art teacher. Poor (ex-)colleagues are already run ragged, and now the stupid annual Faschingsball is coming up this week, too. Man, am I happy to be retired and able to avoid that mess!
Other than that, I did the big grocery shopping today, promptly falling into the trap of reduced prices. Lidl is having their Alpenfest days, meaning that they offer various items from the alpine region's cuisine. I bought a box of pork knuckles (slow-cooked, so they only need 35 minutes in the oven), Weizenbier and two packets of fresh Spätzle, one of which already got turned into cheese noodles for two days. Yum!
I also bought a big box of 10 frozen Pretzels. Two of them served, freshly baked up, as breakfast. Mum and I both love them, but the ones I can get at Aldi or Lidl usually are too hard for her. Now she can have them fresh from the oven, which is great.
All these things basically ate up the whole day (except for a short nap in the afternoon). No writing today so far, but I hope to type up some of the already written parts later on. I do the first correction during this process, so it does count as writing, too - well, kind of.
Social life consisted of a phone call to Erna, our art teacher. Poor (ex-)colleagues are already run ragged, and now the stupid annual Faschingsball is coming up this week, too. Man, am I happy to be retired and able to avoid that mess!
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Date: 2025-02-11 02:09 am (UTC)Pretzels are my favourite too. My beloved aunt, who died last year made the best pretzels. I miss her so, she was a rare warm memory from my childhood and adored by her grandchildren. She was the best Oma and aunt.
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Date: 2025-02-11 09:15 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2025-02-11 05:25 pm (UTC)Spätzle are so versatile!
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Date: 2025-02-12 02:19 am (UTC)Yay more elephants!
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Date: 2025-02-12 11:48 am (UTC)