Last minute gardening in the old year ....

The night from the 25 to the 26 of December it started snowing - made for a very interessting drive home from the grandparents (well more a crawling) over the mountains home including some detours - Yes I can understand them not keeping those backroads open during the holidays ....

lot's of hairpin turns to get down the brim ... and not all get cleared in winter ...

The next day was much better ... driving towards the next mountain range (home is in the valley) - there was a lot of snow but it was not snowing anymore. But no worries it started again ...

... and that was the indication to go and dig around in the garden - it doesn't snow when it's cold ...

I'm looking forward to the planiting season next spring ... we made a master plan ... sort of

And of course I did think about the things I did last year - and somehow I have less to show than I imagined ... too much bee sewing maybe and not finishing those quilts ... generally not getting past the finished top stage...

Löni

ice cream and snow

Well I admit I haven't done any sewing, more packign and cleaning and researching and reading books and watching movies and ... but well even I need to go shopping for food once in a while, the are tearing down the supermarket across the street so I had to walk a bit to the next one and came by those huge windows in the new addition to the National Library and as some people have been hinting they would want to see a picture of me ... well there you go:

Much of the snow has been thawing away the alst couple of days, with high temperatures of +2°C. Well I couldn't resist some ice cream for the way - I mean after all I was carryign all my shopping home .. . well just me - ice cream and snow are the perfect combination.

Leo

some more sewing at last

Having talked both my parents into proof reading my paper (there has to be something positive in them being seperated)  I decided it was time for a sunday off - especially as winter started this weekend.

It's not a lot, but for an area that usually doesn't get a a lot of snow before January it's amazing. (I want to go home I want more snow!!) Mind last weekend we still had about 20°C - that makes it a temperature drop of 20° in a week ... And I won't get my winter gear before November 15th. Well I will just have to use the onion princip and layer my jumpers...

I was in a cleanung mood - I took care of all those HSTs that  I had left from a Depression Block for a swap - and as I wanted the block I sent to stay unique I added the green framing - I sort of like it. Though next time I will remember to make the framing a bit wider ...

And I did a major clean up in the scrap department. I just sewed pieces together as I pulled them out of the box, then a little ironing trimming and more adding scraps ...

I also added a cheddar border to my Barn Bats - but just in case my swap partner suddenly decides to wander around all the blogs - the picture will have to wait.

And I ordered a lot of batting - I need to start sandwitching ...  good bye new Castle DVD you will have to wait for next month ...

Leo

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