sunny weekend in Mötzow

While I'm typing this and looking at all those great sunny pics I'm wondering where I catched the stupid cold.

Since yesterday I have a sore throat and a little bit fever.

I went to the drugstore and picked up some homeopathic stuff and I'm taking it since yesterday every 30 minutes (when I'm not sleeping).

Due to some very important meetings today I have to work the half day untill I'm able to go home to rest.

I'm really pissed that I'm having a cold again. I had a big fat cold last month and had to stay at home for 1 1/2 week.

I'm hoping that this cold won't last that long.

It seems that my body has difficultys to fight against flu virus since I had my chemo 2009. I never had a flu or anything else before chemo. Even if all the people around me had a flu it never caught me.

But the time changes and it seems that I have to be extra carefull and pack myself in warm clothes !!

But back to my weekend.

I spent 3 awesome days with my dad and my sis in Mötzow again. We went there last year already and I totally loved it.

Our vacation started with a stop in Brandenburg. It's a lovely  town and perfect for a little shopping.

(Brandenburg)

My sis, my dad and I bought some clothing and my dad got himself sunglasses.

He choose the sunglasses himself because they looking like blues brothers glasses.

(showing off his new glasses)

We stayed there for a few hours untill we rushed to the small holiday village near Mötzow.

We had some yummy bread roll with fish and rested for a few minutes near the Havel canal.

(my sis on the bridge)

(flowers in Brandenburg near the Havel canal)

(my sis showing off her hot leggins and the bag I made for her last year)

The holiday village was awesome as always. This year we stayed in the old bungalows. The bungalows are not  new but I adore the GDR charm.

Last year we stayed in the new built houses which are pretty nice.



(the house we had last year)

 Each of these new built houses comes in a different colours . There are 5 finished houses right now and they are still working on some new ones.

(my sis in front of the new houses)

On friday evening a few more people from stutterer self help group arrived. My dad is a member of this self help group and he and another guy organised this weeked for stutterer and their families.

Gladly we new already a few of them from last year and it was fantastic to see them again.

We chatted a little bit but my sis and I were so tired so went to bed very early.

The saturday was mostly for relaxing. While the members of the self help group had some kind of workshop about burn out my sis and I relaxed in the sun.

In the afternoon while most of the members went to visit some famous places near Mötzow my sis and I rented a boat (like last year).

(sailboat)

(row, row your boat)





(perfect marine look)

We rowed for 3 hours untill our hands started to bleed. Hahahahaha...not really. My sis was in a rowing club when she was younger and while she was a student. She is very proffessional (not like me) and she has super power in her arms.

(houseboat...I would love to rent one next year. But it's pretty expensive !)

When I wasn't rowing our boat I did some craft work. Yes I did some craft work in the boat.

I prepared some hexagons before I left on thursday and I finished them all last weekend.

I made the decission to cut hexagons from nearly all the fabrics I own. It's the perfect project for traveling because you only need some yarn, fabrics and some paper hexagons.

(very concentrated)

(Done !!)

I made only yellow ones last weekend but I already prepared hexagons from my purple, orange and red stash.

(perfect craft for traveling...even on a boat)

In the evening we met with the other familys and members for a barbecue. We had some awesome conversations and we stayed up till 2 am. I'm not sure when I caught the cold but I'm pretty sure it was that night when I was sitting outside for hours with only a longsleeve, a denim shirt and some shorts with leggins.

Not much for a still cold spring evening ?!

On sunday my sis and I just relaxed and "worked" on our tan.

(paddle)

(there was a kind of regatta )

I had really hard time to say good bye to that awesome place. But gladly I only need to wait 1 year. My dad and the self help group rented the place again for next year in june.

It means next year I will be able to go swimming too because the weather is much nicer.

(las pic before I left >___<)

Sometimes I think that I have nothing to write about...

...but I do have a lot to write about and I have always enough pics to show.

But sadly I'm a very lazy lady so I stick with posting only one picture on flickr and keep the left overs for me.

Since I'm starting my next weekend trip tomorrow I think I should write a little bit about my easter weekend.

(small little train near the mountains)

I spent the entire easter weekend with my dad and my older sis. We met up with my aunt and her family to celebrate her 60. birthday with her family.

Most of her family (brothers and sisters) still live in the small village where she was born. Hettstedt is a small village not so far away from the east Harz.

The Harz is a famous place for hiking and vacation. There are lots of lovely hiking routes and a few very special sagas about this area.

(on the top of the Hexentanzplatz)

On easter saturday we had the most perfect weather so we decided to go hiking to visit the famous Hexentanzplatz .

I always wanted to go there because it's one of the best spots in the east Harz. Sadly we were not the only ones with that idea. Due to the easter holiday nearly every german and lots of tourits seemed to have the same idea.

The Hexentanzplatz was cramed with people so we only stayed a few minutes for some lovely pics before we started our hiking tour.

(view from the top)

My dad was as always very well prepared. He brought a book about hiking tours but we agreed to just follow the signs.

It seemed that my sis and I left our brains at home because both of refused to wear hinking boots. We choose our pretty sandals. It turned out te be a very stupid idea because the path was full of rocks.

(my sis taking pics)

(handmade backpack by me - birthday gift for my sis 2010)

We hiked for around 4 hours with only a very short break because my dad asked a guy for the best way back to our car.

We were all pretty tired when we came home that day.

(detail of the embroidery I made for my sis backpack)

On easter sunday we left the east Harz to visit my granddad. He is turning 90 this year and he was really lonely this easter. My grandma died in december last year and it was his first easter since 1948 (when he came back from russian war captivity).

(river near the our path)

I left my granddad (and my dad & sis went back home too) on monday to spend a few days with mr. artistic and his family.
We went hiking again but sadly the weather wasn't that nice anymore.

(me on the top after 4 hours of hiking)

Tomorrow I'm leaving again to meet with my dad & sis again. I have to travel 350 km with my little Ford Ka.
I will be back on sunday because I have to go to the office again on monday !

(my dad & me)

(my sis and me)

How my first Hoppel came to Nice ?!

How my first Hoppel came to Nice ?!, originally uploaded by crafting with loove.

the story:

This is my travel Hoppel.
I took him with me to Hong Kong & Singapore.
When I came back I sent him to my grandma when I found out that she is very ill.

But my grandma died before the Hoppel arrived.

I told my dad that the Hoppel don't want to come back to me. He wants to stay in Berlin and travel with my dad.
When my dad went to Nice with his philosophy course he took Hoppel with him.

This is how my first ever made Hoppel came to Nice.

end.

private fabric swap with Ayumi

private fabric swap with Ayumi - recieved, originally uploaded by crafting with loove.

Since I fall in love with Ayumi's brown fabric with letters (background) she offered me a piece for swap.

Quickly we made this into a little fabric swap.
We aggred to send smaller pieces ( 20 x 20 cm) to be able to send some of our fave fabrics.

I got all those lovely fabrics today. Ayumi picked some awesome fabrics for me.
I really love the heart printed fabric, the ice cream one, the pink one with the girl and of course all the other fabrics too <3. 

There are only 2 doubles (the bremen town musicans and the deer ones & the smal red/ yelloe piece) but these are definetly some of my faves in my stash so it's perfect !! 

Thanks Ayumi for making my day <3 

I will show show what I sent out after it arrived at Ayumi's home .

earphone bag

99/ 365 earphone bag, originally uploaded by crafting with loove.

I was asked to make a little earphone bag.
It should match this iphone bag.
It closes with a magnetic snap keeps the earphone's safe and warm.

I hope you like it Mo ?

Looking for swimmer headphones !!

Looking for swimmer headphones !!, originally uploaded by crafting with loove.

I'm really looking for swimmer headphones.

I went to a swimmer shop when I was in japan (2008) but sadly I discovered this shop on my last day when I spent all my money on other stuff already :(

Anyone able to help ?

*not my pics*

The winners are ....

....

1. piccadilly_here

2. jojoling (Jo)

3. charlotte & stewart

Congrats for the winners. Please let me know your adress that I can ship you Hoppel next week.

We raised 190 USD for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. Thank you so much everyone for participating.

I just donated it.