Monday 5 May 2008
Quaker Time
I hope everybody had a great weekend!
We had a very interesting weekend. A very Bayerische (bavarian) weekend. On Saturday we went to a little town very close to us, Bad Abbach. Originally it was only called Abbach, but since it was very popular as a spa resort since way back when, the town officially changed its name to Bad (Bath) Abbach in 1934. Its biggest claim to fame though is that Emporer Henry II was born there on the 6th of May 973. There was some sort of occasion in the little church and they had an Oompah band playing – complete in traditional costumes. Here are some pics from Bad Abbach, with an elusive (and not very fancy) maypole in the mix as well.
Today we went to our ‘local’ (we have 5 ‘local’ ones in our corner of the city but this is our favourite) biergarten for the Maibock Anstich. Okay, let me explain that a bit… Bock is a sweet, strong beer and the Maibock is a variation of that. The ‘Anstich‘ is the official opening of the beer barrel, normally by some or another famous-y* person. The barrel isn’t just opened – the anstich entails taking a spout and tapping it into the barrel. Of course, Bavarian pride says you have to drive the spout into the barrel with one serious swing of the mallet but face it, it takes two or more swings to drive the spout home! 😉 Naturally, they had an Oompah band for entertainment – for your viewing pleasure, I took it upon myself to film a bit of it. (Excuse the huge tree smack in the middle of the screen, and not to mention the bad quality!) It’s a hard job sitting in a beergarden under tall chestnut trees, relaxing with the Good Husband, listening to the band while eating roasted pork knuckle, but I suffer all this in silence to bring a bit of Bavaria into your home. 
* Yes, I am fully aware that there is no such word as famous-y. You are either famous or you are not. Or are you? How about being a tad famous? Then surely, you are a famous-y person.
One thing I tend to do quite often is to print freebies and then have no idea where I got them from. I finished this freebie into a coaster for my stitchy corner in the livingroom, and all I can tell you about it is that it is called Quaker Time. I tried Google but can’t find it!
There’s still a lot I want to share, but seeing as this post is getting very long I’ll leave the rest for my next post. 🙂
Thursday 1 May 2008
April Ornament Finished
Phew, at last I am up to date with my Bride’s Tree Ornaments! This little baby is April (Hope) which I finished yesterday.
I was browsing through my pics to see if I have a picture of a Maypole, and (seeing as nearly every town in Bavaria has one) can not believe that I don’t have a pic of one to share on May Day. Go figure! Guess what I’ll be on the lookout for when next I’m off snapping photos? 😉
Well, that’s it for today – keep those needles going!
Saturday 26 April 2008
March Ornament Finished
Okay, yesterday I decided to put the kibosh on feeling sorry for myself. It’s getting lame. It’s irritating and I get nothing done. Yes, feeling sorry for yourself is indeed a full-time job. 😉 Did I also mention that feeling sorry for yourself doesn’t help? At all? Not one bit?
I finished the third Bride’s Tree Ornament – March (Good Wishes). Only one more and I am up to date with the SAL. It’s just as well because I have quite a few things lined up that need stitching. Feeling sorry for myself and getting very little stitching done did not stop me from doing some serious stash shopping, however. If I tell you how many orders I have placed over the past three weeks the nice gentlemen in white coats will come knock on the door looking for me!
This morning I mailed out the first of my PIF’s. I didn’t want to send my PIF’s out when the whole PIF business took off because everyone was expecting theirs in the mail at any moment. So, I took the evil approach and decided to wait at least 3 months before mailing it out. Three months turned to six and six to nine. The recipients may have to brush a bit of dust off the packets!
Here are some pics from Rothenburg ob der Tauber that I visited in January with my mum. It’s a very pretty little town and is on the Romantische Straße. Enjoy!
To see more photos (including the world’s largest Swiss Army Knife ), click here.
Tuesday 22 April 2008
February Ornament Finished
Another (super) short post. Just want to share the second Bride’s Tree Ornament – February (True Love). My apologies for the very bad pic!
Till next time!
Thursday 17 April 2008
January Ornament Finished
Here is my first Bride’s Tree Ornament – January (Protection).
I feel terrible (mentally and physically) so will keep this post very short.
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for all your kind comments – I love reading them! Hope you are all well and getting lots of stitching done.
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