Merry Christmas! And Happy Dance
Merry Christmas to all BBers! We've had our gift exchange last night, Christmas Eve, as it is tradition in Germany. I finished all the quilted gifts in time (4 pillows for family members), after having removed my quilt blockade - the queen size wholecloth quilt I had started at least 4 years ago, I lost count of the years somehow. Well, that one is finished, washed and ready to use. It was part fun, part effort, part duty, but I am really happy that it finally is finished. I don't know how many times I put the audiobook Jane Eyre (18 CDs) in the player and listened to it while quilting, but I know most dialogues by heart now - "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day...." - what a great book! I have taken a few closeup pictures of the quilt when still not washed. It seems uploading photos won't work this morning :-( so I'll try again later.
Sue in Germany
Sue in Germany
posted by Sternenquilter @ 2:40 AM
3 Comments:
At January 5, 2009 at 4:16 PM ,
NancyH said...
Sue - Where in Germany are you located? I just returned from spending Christmas with my son and his family who are stationed at Hohenfels Army Post in Bavaria. It was so beautiful there and such a nice, slower-paced lifestyle. Loved the Kriskindlemarkts at Nurmberg and Hexonoger (I hope I spelled them correctly). NancyH
At January 6, 2009 at 4:11 AM ,
Sternenquilter said...
Hi Nancy,
I live at the edge of the Black Forest area, close to Stuttgart. Hohenfels is about 3 hours east. The Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg (we write Nürnberg) are very famous but I've never been there. Hexonoger... never heard of that! Hexenagger in Bavaria maybe? Castles and such?
Happy New Year!
Sue in snow-white Germany
At January 6, 2009 at 10:34 PM ,
NancyH said...
Sue - Yes, it's Hexenagger - and it was wonderful. Lots of homemade items and people actually doing the woodcarving, etc., on site. The other one was in Nurnberg (or Nurnburg?). Both were very large. I thoroughly enjoyed both. And I've also been spelling Christkindlmarkt incorrectly - thanks for setting me straight. My DIL is a wonderful tour-guide but even her English spelling is wanting! I'm still waking up in the middle of the night hearing German being spoken in my dreams - I guess I was there just long enough! Happy quilting. Nancy
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