life
In 2009, I made my first 101 goals in 1001 days list, which I continued to refer to during the last 2,5 years. I wrote a wrap-up of it a few days ago, and now it's time for the next list. With no further ado, here it is for all to see & keep me accountable!
101 in 1001 vol 2
02.01.2012
29.09.2014
Travel
1. Visit Croatia
2. Visit 3 countries new to me, one of these must be Scotland
3. Visit 5 German cities outside NRW
4. Go on a cruise
5. Travel on a historic train
6. Bathe in a sea
7. Go to Nördlinger Freibad
8. Go to Nördlinger Christmas Market
9. Visit Madeira
10. Cross the Polar Circle
11. Go to the Eiffel tower (and actually go up)
12. Bike tour in the Ruhr area
On 11th of April, 2009 I posted a list of 101 goals I wanted to reach during the next 1001 days. And behold, on the 2nd of January 2012 these 1001 days were through. Such a long but still such a short time - about 2,5 years.
Throughout the years I kept coming back to these goals, and actually finished the majority of them. I updated the list (see it here) the last time a few days ago, and here are the results:
Reached: 52+4 (from bubbling under list)
Abandoned officially: 4
Partly reached of failed: 45+2
Makes a ratio of 52/49! Successful - with a small difference, but still!
Yesterday was the day - we finally had the big yearly "knit day"! Last year was the first time I organized it... but as I was ill, I was not able to participate! This year I actually made it to the event :)
From 1 pm (well, I was there half past 11!) to 10 pm we knitted, knitted and knitted! Chatted and knitted, swapped yarn and knitted, were interviewed for television and knitted, ate and knitted... and some crocheted, too!
It was a real blast, and I got some new lovely yarns in the various swaps:
First, Polar from Wolle Rödel, Schoeller & Stahl sock yarn, sock yarn from S&S, and still more sock yarn, Hot Socks Rainbow by Gruendl. I few I may knit into socks for the animal shelter, some yarns I think I will gove forward as they are, and some will be all for me!
Oh my, I just realized I haven't posted in over a week! I do have good explanations for that though: first of all, I've been a bit ill with a cold. I still have a runny nose but I'm sure that'll pass soon.
Second of all, several of my colleagues have been away on vacation and I've had to fill up for them. I've been working like a madman! So in the evening the last thing I wanted to do was to turn on the computer again, not even for blogging!
I have been knitting, though. I've signed up for another swap, and am making a secret project for my spoilee. I also promised to knit socks for the local animal shelter's next open doors day... which is two weeks from now. Let's see if I get anything done!
I also finished a funny ruffly scarf with the Butterfly yarn I got from Finland. Watch this space for photos!
The Third German Ravelry Meet is currently underway - I was able to go yesterday with four other ladies from our knitting group in Essen. As Frechen is only an hours drive from here, it wasn't too big an effort.
We arrived too early and drank a coffee in a cafe nearby, then headed to the Meet. It was already crowded, especially around the yarn stands, so I quickly ran through the area to get an overview, and then sat down with a friend to knit.
At some point the Finnish Delegation arrived (three Finnish ladies living in Central Europe) and so I sat with them, knitting, for a few more hours. We then had a bite to eat and the Finns took off to Cologne.
And whoops, it was already 6 pm! So we decided to head home.
Last weekend (a long weekend due to Whit Monday) me and Nick went to Brussels for a little city getaway. It was brilliant! We got there on Saturday, the first WWKIP day this year, and the Brussels Stitch and Bitchers had organized a cool flashmob-type event on Grand Place, the main square in Brussels: a yarn fight!
Everyone was supposed to bring yarn balls and when they hear a whistle, start throwing them around like crazy. And that's exactly what happened! I didn't have any balls with me, but I still participated. Such fun!
In a few minutes it was over, but I'm so glad I took part. Thanks Brussels Stitchers!
After that we got to the beer tasting part with Nick :)
Last Saturday was great - me and three knitting friends made a road trip to Antwerpen, one of the biggest cities in Belgium and a fashion metropole (both facts I didn't know before)
We started off at 9 am sharp, drove through the Netherlands and arrived in Antwerpen at around 11 am.
I don't know about you, but for me it's mind blowing just to think about driving through three countries (Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium) in two hours, and just to see an exhibition! Europe is really compact in this corner of it.
Anyway, we then started with the exhibition Unravel at the fashion museum, which was the reason for the whole trip. Take a look at the photos and you'll see a few highlights.
...I dont have anything that interesting on the needles at the moment! I am working on a scarf, a basic baby blanket, and I think there's even a shawl in the UFO basket, but I'm just not feeling the "post about these knits NOW" vibe, you know?
So I decided to show you my rhubarb pie instead!
The Finnish speakers among you can read the recepie at Kotikokki.net, for the rest of you here's a rough translation:
1 egg
3 dl sugar
3,5 dl milk (I used soy milk)
6 dl flour
3 ts baking soda
100 g butter
(two stalks of) rhubarb
How to: mix the egg and the sugar, add the milk. Add the flour and the baking soda, then add melted butter an mix even. Pour onto a pie form and sprinkle the rhubarb bits on it. Bake for 30 minutes in 200 degrees (Celcius). Enjoy!
Just a quick note to say I'm ill and won't be posting in a few days until I get better.
Hope you enjoy your Easter and have a good time knitting!
