Being silly
Feb. 1st, 2025 08:21 pmI've been planning to mend one of our old, valuable stitched pillowcases (true Hungarian folk art) for months, as the blanket stitch edging has frayed out and is partially gone. Now, after several craft-less days, what did I do? Did I finally start working on the dear old thing? Nah; I started another toy elephant, this time repurposing some old bedlinens and an old nightgown. Those are very different from felt, being cotton, both of them, which is easier to sew through but fray out just as easily. Clearly, I'm not a sane person. But both ears and one panel of the elephant are done, and I've already started the second panel, so it ought to be finished in a couple of days. *fingers crossed*
Other than that, we had laundry day, I made Topfenknödel for lunch, and we watched two episodes of "Savage Hunters - The Restorers" and one episode of "The Repair Shop". That pretty much took care for the afternoon.
I've also started typing up the last chapter of EV II - The Dispossessed. That is a fairly short chapter, so it, too, should be done in a couple of days. Knowing my carefully laid plans and how they usually end, though, I'm being careful with my optimism.
And now that I've managed to wrestle both Pinterest and YouTube into obedience (I only had to restart my PC three times), I'm going to watch a few videos. Among others this recipe. It is very similar to one my Granny used to make, only with jam filling, and I no longer have her recipe (if I ever had; she usually made things by heart). So I'll give these cookies a try. Eventually.
Other than that, we had laundry day, I made Topfenknödel for lunch, and we watched two episodes of "Savage Hunters - The Restorers" and one episode of "The Repair Shop". That pretty much took care for the afternoon.
I've also started typing up the last chapter of EV II - The Dispossessed. That is a fairly short chapter, so it, too, should be done in a couple of days. Knowing my carefully laid plans and how they usually end, though, I'm being careful with my optimism.
And now that I've managed to wrestle both Pinterest and YouTube into obedience (I only had to restart my PC three times), I'm going to watch a few videos. Among others this recipe. It is very similar to one my Granny used to make, only with jam filling, and I no longer have her recipe (if I ever had; she usually made things by heart). So I'll give these cookies a try. Eventually.