As time runs

Our new holiday home in the Black Forest offers a fantastic

view - below it is autumn

 and here after the first snow fall

in the other direction families are using the slope for sleighing - 

photo taken by the webcam on the tower in Dobel 




But then on a workday in the late afternoon like this

I am knitting, unravelling and knitting again

finally made up my mind for the pattern

Sewing by hand and giving away - those mushrooms went

to Vermont, I saw one hanging on DD‘s  christmas tree -

the pattern is by „AnnWood handmade“






I love tatting and made several samples for earrings

But then a sad event and loss of a friend - dear Dirk W.

we won‘t forget you. You were multitalented and 

interested in many crafts - an artist, creating paintings,

earthenware and probably much more….. 







Our weather down in the plain is like this - no biking but

short walks.



I wish you all a happy healthy new year.

Update aus dem Schwarzwald

We like to be in the BlackForest 

in our holiday house - 700 m above sea level -

it can be very sunny there while being foggy

in the plaine of River Rhine - Rheinebene 

Very cold in front of the house

A card wich I made years ago - and it is going to DSL (Schwägerin)

It is here just to remember me of things I made

Adventszeit in Dobel



Decoration - as every year - 



Rundbändchen flechten nach japanischer Art

Candle shades thanks to Tanja Steinbach, SWR Kaffee oder Tee 

A very nice television emission for afternoons in

times when you don‘t have to work in the garden

Beause family gatherings were not possible due to covid19

we made seprarate photos during summer

and I put them together as a collage (thanks to Pic Collage)

Merry Christmas to whoever is reading this and 

a Happy Healthy New Year 

Not lazy

I start being lazy - walking on the high plane Schwarzwald 

We (DH and me) love to walk a little then sit and admire nature

Mushroom - I am delighted but didn‘t take it - 

„himself“ is distrustful

This one is edible - and a beauty



But then - I am also stitching 

EPP English paper piecing - I am sewing along without 

plan - it is still lying around like this - waiting for an idea

how to proceed

I am not wasting the backside but cutting it out and making  my 

meditation stitching on it 

Still no plan but fixing it on a background

How awkward -  I want to add more embroidery

Some painted Vliesofix  „Wonder Under“ from years ago

added and a date



It is a page for a collection of small works
And here again the front, quilted

Yes this is a butterfly bound book with little stitcheries

I bought a bookbinding tutorial of Anne Lange and I love

this kind of binding folded pages

Another page - a stitched leaf 

Sharon Boggon is still publishing TAST stitches - and everybody

interested can take part - it is free

And yes, we met our grandsons - at MacDo‘s like always.

L is studying in Karlsruhe

Y came to visit

and the beautiful young lady - L - is the girlfriend of L

We are living 10 km outside of Karlsruhe so meeting in town 

is more convenient - students have their own tight schedule 

 

Again back in Schwarzwald - Blackforest

Our luck must be limitless with so many ladybugs/ladybirds

on the window outside 

An invasion - they gather there when we start to heat





This is autumn folks and my view out of the bug-window

Kühler Schwarzwald

In front of us - sitting on a shady bench not far from our house




directly above us - I didn‘t move from the shady bench

...and behind us - turning around - lovely coolish and scented of fir trees

Wanderungen im Schwarzwald - walking in the Blackforest

Our sport‘s group is making walks whenever the training can‘t take place

because of holidays or renovation of the gymnastics hall 

Water of the creek Kohlbach is cold - E. is even carrying an umbrella

but we did not need it this day
DH is documenting the happening



Our village in the Blackforest is embellished beautifully



Two days later - on Sunday - we walked with the Schwarzwaldverein -

about 28 people were following H. in the green poloshirt

 - - - — - - - - 

Knitting would be boring if too simple

this is a real challenge - knitting leaves to become once a scarf hopefully,

pattern by Svetlana Gordon via Ravelry

Hauswurz blooming wonderfully in front of the house.

So much for today - tomorrow will be the longest day - solsticium

It is still light outside at nearly 10 pm.