It’s the end of summer, so really, it’s more wasps than bees flying around these days (I think the kitten has finally figured out wasps are dangerous toys). But I feel like I’ve been a busy bee. Last weekend anyways was unusually action packed, especially for the Covid-era. On Saturday, my husband and I took a trip up to the local brewery, the Meierei. The beer is decent, but really, you go for the atmosphere.
It was our first (and probably only) visit this summer as well as our first since the pandemic started. It’s about a 45min walk from our place, and we’d been hesitant to go in the middle of summer as it would have been a crushing disappointment to arrive just to find it too busy. But Saturday we got a fairly early start and arrived only about 30min after it opened – by canoe! Definitely a bit more of an adventure than on foot, but it was a gorgeous day. And if you’re only going to do one visit… make it memorable. It’s good we arrived early, even past the height of summer, as by the time we left there was a bit of a line.
On the left is a project bag, a spindle with red fiber, and an empty beer glass. On the right are trees along the edge of a lake, with a small bit of red canoe visible.
As you can imagine, paddling a canoe is not compatible with crafting, though as you can see I did not travel without at least something in my bag. I got a bit of spinning time in during our leisurely stop for a beer and fries before we headed back out onto the water. It did leave me way too tired to write any blog posts Saturday night though… and all that glare from the water didn’t make me eager to sit in front of a computer screen either.
Sunday was no less busy, but a bit more of a craft day. The local Greenbag Lady group was having a sewing day in a community center in a small village nearby. It was only about 45min by tram and bus, so I headed out early to spend a day at the serger piecing together bags from recycled fabric. They give away the bags to people as reusable shopping bags. I like that it’s not just creating reusable bags – they are focused on doing so with minimal waste and from fabric which would otherwise go unused or be thrown out. So, the stash somebody collected by never used, old sheets, table clothes, and the like. We’ve even used the sample squares from fabric vendors as little patch pockets on some of the bags.
It was lovely weather, so it was perfect for working outside, safely socially distanced from my fellow seamstresses.
Oh, and my package of KnitStars 5.0 yarn has shipped! It’s coming from the US, so I expect it’ll take a bit to get here. In addition, I’m pretty sure I’ll be looking at a trip to the customs office when it arrives. I won’t be surprised if there are duties to pay, given the amount I bought. C’est la vie.
Hi ~ I’ve inherited a cotton crochet tablecloth from my mother. Unfortunately, it requires a few repairs to the scalloped edge and to one of the circle motifs. The color is ecru.
Would there be an interested party who would be willing and capable of this task? Please provide a quote & contact information. I will provide photographs.
Thank you,
Jeanne M. Froatz
Hi there! I’ve removed your email and phone number to protect your privacy from bots skimming blogs for email addresses to spam. If anybody is interested, and responds here, I’d be happy to send along your information so they can reach out.
I’m assuming based on the phone number you provided, that you are based in the US, along the mid-Atlantic/East Coast (helpful as somebody outside North America likely isn’t a good fit).
Jaye
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