Dies und Das
Can you imagine how often I am thinking of you? Always when I am seeing something nice, new or of interest, when I think I have a thought which would be worth of sharing with you, when I am picking berries for pudding and they are nesting so lovely in my basket that I wish I would have my camera at hand, when I am leaving through all the new autumn catalogues which are arriving in my mail now and I see beautiful knitted garments on every second page. Yes, and also when I try and try but my gauge is still of the wrond side or when I am not sure which stitch would be best to sew in the sleeves. Then I am thinking of you and I am even talking with you, but either I am in a hurry or the light is too bad to take some pictures.........Therefore I would like to tell you about some things now and I fear I again am writing too much and too long. So beware, it´s a long post!
4 weeks ago I had my wildflower workshop and it was quite different from what I expected, but it was also very interesting and I liked it a lot. We´ve learned some things about the flowers itself, which one you could eat and all about their health and worthy ingredients. Armed with small baskets we strolled along the meadows and fields to pick elderflowers, wild mallow and daisies. I liked the suggestion that also some of our garden flowers are eatable, like lavender, roses and thyme. I am sure you could imagine that since then I am always using a posy of them for our salads and desserts, too. Really important is, that you don´t wash the flowers or otherwise the very healthy pollen gets lost.
Zurück auf dem wunderschönen alten Bauernhof, wo der Kurs stattfand, haben wir süße Pfannkuchen gemacht und mit Blüten verziert. Das war richtig lustig welchen Spaß erwachsene Frauen (ja, es waren nur Frauen dabei) bei solchen Dingen haben können, wobei wir uns aber auch einig waren, daß es genauso ein wunderbares Spiel mit Kindern wäre.
Back at the pretty and old farmhouse where the workshop was held, we made sweet pancakes and embellished them with the flowers. This was really great, playtime for adults and we thought this would also be lovely for children.
Und was gibt´s sonst noch Neues? Das Buch auf dem Foto oben!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Leider erscheint es erst im Oktober aber ich freu mich jetzt schon so wahnsinnig drauf. Von Cabbages & Roses gibt es auch ein neues Buch, genauso von Lotta Jansdotter und seit ich sie entdeckt habe bin ich ständig am überlegen - soll ich, soll ich nicht, soll ich sie gleich bestellen oder vielleicht erst zusammen mit Cath Kidston? (Ja, über solche Dinge nachzudenken kann ich stunden- und tagelang!)


