Flowers from Leonora

Leonora got me these beautiful flowers for my birthday. I love them.

 

Brandenburg Gate

Back where the wall came down. I don't think the Talking Heads ever played here, though. It's a beautiful place now. With too many tourists.

 

Birthday Cake

 

Leonora made me a birthday cake when we got back from our long trip. It was lemon and raspberry and delicious and appreciated. Thank you, Leonora! 

Books In Front

Kind of appropriate to be selling books in front of Max Planck's lab.

 

Garden in Gutter Lane Kit

The class has started but I've been too busy to start, too. I am also going to have to completely change the goldwork part because I don't like the idea of a great big needle through the piece.

 

Prague Earrings

The only thing I picked up at the Prague Christmas market that wasn't food.

 

New Little Hoops

They've got little green stones, too. From FabFitFun.

 

Memorial to Victims of War

This is a little building on Unter den Linden easy to overlook. It's empty but for the sculpture.

 

Runner and Mats

This little peacock set caught my eye at the Brno Patchwork Guild's sale, so I bought them.

 

Beeswax

I bought this little beeswax bit from the quilt guild in Brno. It will be used.

 

Simple Frame for the Owl

I finally framed this. I think it looks pretty good. It's for Andreas.

 

More of the Road

More of this exhibit. This part was about the way Stalin wanted to unite Germany under his terms - that were about voting.

 

Yarn for Andreas

Andreas is going to Kyiv in the summer to work. I want to make him something to bring with him, so he's approved an afghan with this yarn. Now to start. He will need something warm for the winter.

 

Another Watch

This one has a great big dial. I like it with the rose gold.

 

New Book from JTA

New temari book. I haven't bought a new one in years, but this had great reviews.

 

The Road Less Traveled Part 1

The first part of the Road Less Traveled was about the fall of the Berlin Wall. I find it weird that they put the most recent event first; it would have made more sense to go from older to newer events. Like I said in a previous post, this didn't really explore the idea of an alternate turn of events. It was more like - if this didn't happen, things would have been bad. That's about it.

 

Christmas Countdown Box

This was from Stitchy Box and was mailed after the start of advent, so I received it around the 20th. Kind of disappointing. More disappointing, I also ordered the Christmas Bash box - and received it busted open with nearly everything missing. She has agreed to send me a bash box in the spring. We will see.

 

Ring of Flowers Finished

Looks pretty good, too. 

 

Quilted Ball

When we went to the Christmas Market in Brno, we found a quilt guild selling things! And one of the things I bought was this pretty ball. Turns out Brno is the center of quilting and patchwork in Europe. Who knew?

 

One Last Mystery Box

One last mystery box. I got some things I really like, and some not so thrilled with. But that's how it goes.