Category — Knitting

We had a bit of a sick day yesterday, hanging around the van, giving everyone a chance to relax and recover. We gave the kids a computer each and an awsome quiet descended on the van. Hamish got a chance to catch up on his beloved footy stats, and Zoe had a play on her favourite website. I got to knit…here’s how the first cardigan sleeve is coming along so far:

We then headed into Berlin late in the afternoon. Here we are at the Brandenburg Gate:

We had a great time in the city and had the best Vietnamese food we’ve had in years for dinner (which would have been quite cheap too had we not fallen for the ‘bottled water’ to drink which ended up costing us 6 Euro…that’s near enough to $10!).

Unfortunately it turned out that today was the real sick day as hubby broke out in a fever, so we didn’t get to see any of Berlin at all today. All was not lost – I got to do more knitting whilst Zoe drew pictures. Here is the view looking out from our van:

And here is Zoe’s picture of Santa delivering presents:

The boys hung out upstairs listening to Buddy kick his 100th goal for the Home and Away season:

I know it looks so picturesque, and it is…except for the low flying planes that roar just over our head every 20 minutes on take-off from the local airport. We figure we could be stuck sick in worse places and hope that tomorrow we will get to see a little more of Berlin before we move on to our next home.

I know I said I would make some more order out of the photos but I’ve decided to give up on that idea as everyone uploads at different times and as computer time is scarce it’s a matter of grabbing whatever photos I can when I get the chance. So here are a few more moments in Germany:

Zoe outside the Frauenkirche in Dresden:

Who would have known she was about to throw the most God awful tantrum whilst in the said church which I’m sure the people of Dresden are still talking about today? This Cathedral was quite recently rebuilt after being destroyed near the end of World War II (Check out this picture of the ruins taken in 1991).

Here’s Hamish in Heidelberg:

And Zoe eating ice-cream in Munich:

OK, time for bed. Here’s hoping everyone is feeling better tomorrow!

These beautiful buttons arrived in the mail last week from craft pudding:

When I bought them I had no idea what I would use them for – I just knew I had to have them. Then I found this pattern in the book I bought from the wool shop on the weekend and I figure they have a home already….well they will have as soon as I zip through the jumper I bought the wool for, duck into a wool shop somewhere in Europe and whip this new one up. It’s cute huh?

You can get buttons and the cutest little stamps from the craft pudding Esty store – but be super quick as the shop will be closed for the month of August. That’s ok – as long as it is open in January when I return for more buttons

As I feel as though I have mentioned every time I post – life is fairly hectic around here right now. In between home schooling and getting ready to leave home for the next five months, the days are literally flying by and I just can’t seem to squeeze enough in. Yesterday morning I did a bunch of horrid jobs (including cleaning the oven) and then managed to sneak off to the local wool shop to do some research into some crafting that doesn’t take up quite as much room as a sewing machine. I haven’t been to that wool shop for about 5 years – and I spent a blissful hour alone there perusing the gorgeous patterns and yarns.

I thought I was looking for a cute beanie to knit, but it was this pattern that caught my eye:

I’m hoping that I can knit whilst hubbie drives, and I will be able to whip up a cardigan for Miss Zoe in no time. Of course knitting and driving might just make me want to vomit, and by the end of a day of campervaning in Europe I might be too tired to hold up the needles. So I will definitely need alternate projects to take with me. But I figured this was a good start.