tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18245089699382064772024-03-13T00:52:36.809+01:00A Passion for ThreadsAnne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.comBlogger302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-77015640514029980342019-02-24T21:04:00.001+01:002019-02-24T21:04:45.046+01:00Sunrise & SunsetWe had both today, a beautiful sunrise at just after 7 am, and a stunning sunset around 6 pm.<br />
<i>We hadden beide vandaag, een mooie zonsopgang om even over zevenen, en een prachtige zonsondergang rond 6 uur vanavond. </i> <br />
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This is the view that greeted me when I walked from our rabbits' enclosures past the green house to our orchard, suspecting there might be a beautiful sunset going on. The front of our home is east-facing, and that is also where our sitting room is situated, so we cannot see very well what happens at the back at sunset.<br />
<i>Dit was het uitzicht toen ik van de konijnenhokken langs de kas naar de bongerd liep, vermoedend dat er wel eens een mooie zonsondergang aan de gang zou zijn. De voorkant van ons huis is gericht op het oosten en daar is ook onze woonkamer, dus we kunnen vanuit ons huis niet goed zien wat er achter gebeurt tijdens de zonsondergang. </i><br />
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Until next time, with some stitchy news.<br />
<i>Tot de volgende keer, met handwerknieuws. </i>Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-38693161617861267862019-02-23T14:09:00.001+01:002019-02-23T14:09:03.455+01:00Mandala Madness II finished at lastWhen I had nearly completed my own Mandala Madness back in 2017, my sister-in-law loved it so much that I offered to make her one too.<br />
<i>Toen ik in 2017 bijna mijn eigen Mandala Madness af had, vond mijn schoonzus hem zo mooi dat ik aanbood er ook een voor haar te maken. </i> <br />
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She chose the colours and I started work on it.<br />
<i>Zij koos de kleuren en ik ging aan het werk. </i> <br />
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This was the beginning of August 2017, two weeks before my Mum passed away.<br />
<i>Dit was begin augustus 1017, twee weken voor mijn moeder overleed. </i> <br />
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This was the second start. In the first one, the pink petals were too pink for my SIL's liking.<br />
<i>Dit was de tweede poging. In de eerste waren de roze blaadjes te roze voor mijn schoonzus. </i> <br />
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Since then, progress has been hampered somewhat by lack of concentration (Mandala Madness is called that for a reason, it involves a LOT of counting) due to my Mum's passing, an a vitamin B12 deficiency which I turned out to have had for quite a while, and which since then is being treated with B12 injections. <br />
<i>Vanaf dat moment werd de voortgang vertraagd door concentratieproblemen (Mandala Madness heet niet voor niets zo, er komt veel tellen aan te pas) door het overlijden van mijn moeder en ik bleek ook al lang een vitamine B12-tekort te hebben dat sindsdien door injecties wordt aangevuld. </i> <br />
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I picked it back up last October and made good progress and showed it to my SIL beginning of November, who loved it.<br />
<i>Afgelopen oktober pakte ik hem weer op en maakte goede voortgang en liet hem begin november aan mijn schoonzus zien. Ze vond hem prachtig. </i> <br />
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Beginning of February she received some devastating health news and I decided to get my skates on and finish her blanket for her. She wanted to use it as a snuggle blanket on the settee, so I added corners and 15 borders and a finishing round of crab stitches to give it a bit of stability. <br />
<i>Begin februari kreeg ze heel slecht nieuws over haar gezondheid en ik besloot de turbo aan te zetten en haar deken zo snel mogelijk af te maken. Ze wilde hem graag vierkant hebben om hem echt als 'deken op de bank' te kunnen gebruiken, dus ik haakte er hoeken en 15 randen, en een afsluitend randje omgekeerde vasten, aan om hem wat stevigheid te geven. </i> <br />
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I finished it last Tuesday evening, 19th February 2019.<br />
<i>Afgelopen dinsdag 19 februari 2019 was hij klaar. </i><br />
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<i>Hij overleefde Kruimel's inspectie....</i> <br />
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..... and some rigorous testing by Beertje.<br />
<i>.... en een grondig onderzoek van Beertje. </i><br />
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I washed and blocked it on Wednesday. It is so huge that the only place I could let it dry and block, was our bed which measures 2 x 2 metres, with a clean sheet underneath it. It took a whole box of pins to pin it down in the right shape.<br />
<i>Woensdag waste en blockte ik hem. Hij is zo groot dat de enige plek waar ik hem kon laten drogen en blocken ons bed was, van 2 bij 2 meter, met een schoon laken eronder en een heel doosje kopspelden om hem in model vast te spelden. </i><br />
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I left it to dry for a few hours whilst I went to visit my father, and then proceeded to blow-dry it using a hair dryer. This worked perfectly.<br />
<i>Ik liet hem een paar uur drogen terwijl ik een bezoekje ging brengen aan mijn vader, en daarna föhnde ik hem droog. Dat werkte perfect! </i><br />
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Here it is ready to be taken to her by my other half, on his way to the airport. My SIL lives close to the airport. <br />
<i>Hier staat hij klaar om meegenomen te worden door mijn wederhelft, op weg naar het vliegveld. Mijn schoonzus woont daar vlakbij. </i> <br />
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That same evening I received a message from my SIL, who was already snuggled under her new blanket. And she loves it.<br />
<i>Diezelfde avond kreeg ik een berichtje van mijn schoonzus, die al lekker knus onder haar deken lag. Ze vindt hem prachtig.</i><br />
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Mandala Madness was designed by Helen Shrimpton of Crystals and Crochet. Thank you, Helen, for the beautiful pattern, and Ineke Mooijenkind for the pattern for the corners and borders. <br />
<i>Mandala Madness werd ontworpen door Helen Shrimpton van Crystals and Crochet. Bedankt Helen voor het mooie patroon en Ineke Mooijenkind voor het patroon van de hoeken en randen. </i>Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-71090543288101957922019-02-12T19:48:00.001+01:002019-02-12T19:48:40.940+01:00Comment moderation from now onUnfortunately I have been obliged to change my comments settings to 'moderated' due to a huge amount of SPAM. I hope you will still be willing to leave a comment.<br />
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Helaas ben ik genoodzaakt de berichtjes die jullie achterlaten op 'moderated' te zetten, vanwege een grote hoeveelheid SPAM. Ik hoop dat jullie ondanks dat nog steeds berichtjes willen achterlaten.<br />
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Our dear Kruimel was in a very relaxed mood this afternoon. It is a hard life being a cat in our household.<br />
Onze lieve Kruimel was vanmiddag in een erg ontspannen bui. Het valt niet mee om kat te zijn in ons huishouden. Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-90637532268599057262019-02-05T12:13:00.001+01:002019-02-05T12:13:39.785+01:00"Sarah Morrell", at last For a very long time, I have been wanting to start the "Sarah Morrell" pattern by Di Ford. It was actually still packed away, because we are still in the process of renovating our countryside home, that we bought three years ago. Thankfully I had marked the boxes with the most important items in my stash boxes, so "Sarah" was easy to find ;)<br />
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<i>Ik verheug me er al heel lang op om te beginnen aan de "Sarah Morrell" quilt van Di Ford. Het patroon zat zelfs nog ingepakt, want we zijn nog steeds bezig met het opknappen van ons nieuwe oude huis op het platteland, dat we drie jaar geleden kochten. Gelukkig had ik de belangrijkste dingen duidelijk op de dozen geschreven, zodat het niet moeilijk was "Sarah" te vinden ;) </i> <br />
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<i>Ik had het patroon al op 1 mei 2011 besteld uit Australië, dus het werd wel een keer tijd dat ik zou beginnen. Het is het hand-geschreven patroon van Di, wat het voor mij extra speciaal maakt. </i> <br />
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I first saw Di Ford's quilts at Veldhoven in May 2013, among which her beautiful rendition of the Sarah Morrell quilt. And I had a brief encounter with this very kind designer. She took her time to answer my question about how she chooses her colours. <br />
<i>Ik zag Di's quilts voor het eerst in Veldhoven in mei 2013, waaronder haar prachtige uitvoering van de Sarah Morrell quilt. En ik onmoette deze lieve ontwerpster daar ook. Ze nam alle tijd om mijn vraag te beantwoorden. Die ging over hoe ze haar kleuren kiest. </i><br />
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Before I left for Scotland I had a few bits and pieces prepared and kept safe in a jiffy bag for each block, but only properly started when I came back. I was too busy preparing for going away. <br />
<i>Voor ik haar Schotland ging, had ik al wat dingetjes voorbereid en per blok in zakjes gestopt, maar ik begon pas echt toen ik terug was. Voor die tijd had ik het te druk met de voorbereidingen voor mijn vertrek. </i> <br />
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Sarah is a very interesting project to work on, because it combines applique and broderie perse with piecing. And all my special fabrics and toiles can be used. It is so much fun to dig out all the special fabrics that I have cherished but not yet used so far.<br />
<i>Sarah is een erg interessant project om aan te werken, omdat het applique en broderie perse combineert met patchwork. Al mijn speciale stoffen en toiles mogen erin. Het is zo leuk om de mooiste stoffen op te zoeken die ik al zo lang bewaar voor een speciaal project. </i> <br />
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The ones I kept specially for "Sarah" I had tucked in with the pattern. <br />
<i>De stoffen die ik speciaal bewaarde voor "Sarah", zaten opgeborgen bij het patroon. </i> <br />
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This is block 8 that I finished last night. Sorry for the creases, it needs ironing.<br />
I had all but one of the squares cut and prepared in a jiffy bag, waiting for that perfect centre square, which arrived yesterday.<br />
<i>Dit is blok 8, dat ik gisteravond heb afgemaakt. Sorry voor de kreukels, het moet nog gestreken worden. </i><br />
<i>Ik had alle vierkantjes klaar liggen in een zakje, maar ik wachtte nog op het perfecte vierkantje voor het midden, dat gisteren aankwam. </i><br />
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I have been working on block 13 too, which combines a broderie perse centre with a pieced border.<br />
<i>Ik werk ook aan blok 13, dat broderie perse combineert met een patchwork rand. </i> <br />
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<i>Ik vond het perfecte stofje voor bij het broderie perse boeketje in mijn stash. </i><br />
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This Windermere panel from Di's fabric line will be included in my Sarah as well. It is the exact size of the "Sarah" blocks.<br />
<i>Dit mooie panel uit de serie "Windermere" van Di Ford komt ook in mijn Sarah. Het heeft er precies de juiste afmeting voor. </i><br />
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And several broderie perse blocks are prepped but not yet appliqued.<br />
<i>Een aantal broderie perse blokken liggen ook voorbereid klaar maar zijn nog niet geappliqueerd. </i> <br />
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Lastly I would like to send very strong healing vibes and best wishes for a full recovery to Di Ford.<br />
<i>En als laatste wil ik graag Di het allerbeste wensen en de hoop uitspreken dat ze weer helemaal beter zal worden. </i> <br />
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Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-41065046796444724752019-02-03T19:16:00.000+01:002019-02-04T09:06:01.158+01:00On My Way HomeMost Sunday afternoons I pick my Dad up (he is alone since my Mum passed away) and take him home at the end of the afternoon. He loves spending Sunday afternoons with us, in spring and summer in our garden and in winter by our wood burner.<br />
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<i>Meestal haal ik op zondagmiddag Pap op (hij is alleen sinds mijn moeder overleed) en breng hem ook weer naar huis. Hij vindt het heerlijk om de zondagmiddagen bij ons door te brengen, in het voorjaar en de zomer in onze tuin en in de winter bij onze houtkachel. </i> <br />
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Today, on my way home, I saw this beautiful sunset. I took a few quick snaps on my iPhone.<br />
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<i>Vandaag maakte ik op weg naar huis deze kiekjes op mijn iPhone van deze prachtige zonsondergang.</i> <br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-49113298876887615322019-02-01T10:18:00.000+01:002019-02-04T09:07:56.915+01:00Where has January gone? & Mandala Madness IIIt is the 1st of February already. Where has January gone? I cannot believe it has been a month since I got on a plane to Inverness to go and see my friends.<br />
<i>Het is alweer 1 februari. Waar is januari gebleven? Ik kan niet geloven dat het alweer een maand geleden is dat ik in een vliegtuig naar Inverness stapte om mijn vrienden weer te zien. </i> <br />
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We woke up to more snow this morning. It looks beautiful but it is not great for driving in. We live in the countryside and our narrow lane with ditches on both sides is not looked after by the council.<br />
<i>Vanmorgen lag er weer verse sneeuw. Het staat heel mooi maar is niet geweldig om in te rijden als je in het buitengebied woont en de gemeente jouw laantje niet bijhoudt. </i><br />
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Our driveway and home, facing towards the lane.<br />
<i>Onze oprit en huis, gefotografeerd richting laantje. </i><br />
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Somewhere beneath that bracken is our big pond, and at the back our summer house with thatched roof which will be my painting studio once we get around to renovating it.<br />
It reminds me so much of the tukuls in Ethiopia, where we used to live. <br />
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<i>Ergens onder die begroeiing en sneeuw zit onze grote vijver. Op de achtergrond ons tuinhuisje met rieten dak, dat mijn schilderatelier zal worden zodra we eraan toe zijn het te renoveren. </i><br />
<i>Het doet me erg denken aan de toekoels in Ethiopië, waar wij vroeger gewoond hebben. </i><br />
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We have had more wintry episodes this year, and my followers will know that I like to blow bubbles when there are sub-zero temperatures. I had a ball two weeks ago when the temperatures plummeted and I got some fabulous results. I think I have our Christmas card sorted for this year. <br />
<i>We hebben al meer winterse dagen gehad dit jaar en mijn volgers weten dat ik graag bellen blaas als het vriest. Ik heb me zo vermaakt twee weken geleden toen de temperaturen zakten naar min 10 en ik geweldige resultaten kreeg. Onze kerstkaart voor dit jaar is al gemaakt. </i> <br />
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I just use children's bubble blowing kits. So much fun!<br />
<i>Ik gebruik bellenbaas voor kinderen. Zo leuk! </i><br />
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Whilst I was blowing bubbles at the end of our driveway, early in the morning at minus 10C, by the roadside, with my camera on a tripod and, dressed in whatever would keep me warm (several layers of thermals and my pink thermal hat, covered by my turquoise thermal hoody), a minibus filled with labourers passed me very slowly (I didn't look). And not look afterwards, they passed again, even slower. I still didn't look, but kept blowing and I was killing myself laughing. What they must have thought. LOL<br />
<i>Terwijl ik aan het bellenblazen was, bij min 10 's morgens vroeg, aan het eind van onze oprit aan de weg, met mijn camera op statief en gekleed in wat me ook maar warm zou houden (een aantal lagen thermokleding en mijn roze thermo-mutsje met mijn turquoise thermo-hoody er overheen) reed er heel langzaam een busje met werklieden langs. Ik keek niet op en ging rustig verder met blazen. Even later reed hetzelfde busje weer langs, nog langzamer. Ik heb niet gekeken maar stond me inwendig te bescheuren. Wat zouden ze gedacht hebben? Proest. </i> <br />
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I'm still hooked by crochet, and I managed to complete my second Mandala Madness. The design is by Helen Shrimpton of Crystals and Crochet.<br />
<i>Ik ben nog steeds verslaafd aan haken en heb mijn tweede Mandala Madness af. Het ontwerp is van Helen Shrimpton van Cristals and Crochet. </i> <br />
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This one is for my SIL in her colours and she would like it squared. An extra pattern is available to do this. I have now finished the corners and I'm working on the second of 15 borders.<br />
<i>Deze is voor mijn schoonzus, in haar kleuren. Ze wil hem graag vierkant hebben. Hier bestaat een extra patroon voor. Ik heb de vier hoeken af en ben bezig met de tweede van 15 randen. </i> <br />
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Here are both my Mandala Madnesses. They are so much fun to make, that I may make a third at some point. Maybe this time in colour gradient yarn. <br />
<i>Mijn beide Mandala Madness'en. Ze zijn zo leuk om te maken. Ik sluit niet uit dat er nog een derde komt. Misschien deze keer in verloopgaren. </i> <br />
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But in the mean time I have started a new project, applique and piecing, which I will show you next time.<br />
<i>Maar in de tussentijd ben ik ook begonnen aan een nieuw applique- en patchwork-project, dat ik de volgende keer zal laten zien. </i> <br />
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Thank you for passing by. Please leave a message. <br />
<i>Bedankt dat je langskwam. Ik zou het leuk vinden als je een berichtje achterlaat. </i><br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-30247903443526588242019-01-30T21:16:00.000+01:002019-01-30T21:16:07.977+01:00A wonderful start of the New Year2019 started very well for me, as I boarded a plane headed for Inverness on the very first day of the new year. On my way to see my friends, whom I hadn't seen for way too long after returning with an injury in April 2017.<br />
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<i>2019 begon goed voor mij, want op de allereerste dag van het jaar stapte ik in het vliegtuig naar Inverness. Op weg om mijn vrienden weer te zien, na lange tijd. Nadat ik in April 2017 was teruggekeerd met Special Assistance van KLM vanwege mijn been, had ik ze niet meer gezien. </i><br />
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It was very eerie to be travelling along a normally busy motorway which was completely empty, except for us. 9 am on New Year's morning.<br />
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<i>Het was een beetje spooky om op nieuwjaarsmorgen om 9 uur over de A15 te rijden. Er was NIEMAND, behalve wij natuurlijk. </i><br />
<i>Echt bizar zo'n lege snelweg. </i><br />
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For breakfast at the airport I sampled the apple crumble, to get in the mood... <br />
<i>Als ontbijt proefde ik op het vliegveld de apple crumble, om alvast in de stemming te komen...</i><br />
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.... and once airborne, I enjoy taking photographs of the cloudscapes. It was so beautiful to see those mountains between the clouds. <br />
<i>.... en eenmaal in de lucht vind ik het leuk om wolkenluchten te fotograferen. Ik vond het zo mooi hoe de bergen tussen de wolken door zichtbaar waren.</i> <br />
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After a short flight of 1 hour and 15 minutes (we must have had a tail wind), we landed at Inverness Airport, in the Highlands...<br />
<i>Na een korte vlucht van 1 uur en een kwartier (we hadden blijkbaar wind mee), landden we op Inverness vliegveld, in de Hooglanden...</i><br />
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<i>.... waar ik al snel aan de worteltaart zat in het restaurant op het vliegveld. Het was zo heerlijk om mijn vriendin weer te zien. </i><br />
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Over coffees, teas, and cakes, I told my friend about an interesting old church building and cemetery I had seen from the air. It is very difficult to estimate distance from a plane, because you pass over things so quickly, but I had remembered that this cemetery was situated near the Castle Stuart golf links, which is not far from the airport. <br />
<i>Onder het genot van koffie, thee en taartjes, vertelde ik haar over een interessant oud kerkgebouw met een kerkhof dat ik vanuit de lucht had gezien. Het is erg moeilijk om eenmaal op de grond te schatten hoe ver het is, omdat je zo snel over dingen heen vliegt in een vliegtuig, maar ik herinnerde me dat ik had gezien dat het naast de golfbaan van Castle Stuart lag, en dat is niet ver van het vliegveld. </i> <br />
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<i>Mijn vriendin is altijd in voor een avontuur, en we vonden de kerk zonder al te veel heen en weer rijden. </i> <br />
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As I had thought, it is a very interesting place for a future photo session. Both the graves and the building are very interesting.<br />
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The graves have very unusual ornaments that I hadn't seen before.<br />
<i>De grafstenen hebben bijzondere versierselen die ik niet eerder had gezien. </i> <br />
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The next morning I woke to this view from 'my' bedroom window. So familiar yet always so special. <br />
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The view over the water is to the isle of Scalpay. It never bores me. <br />
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Whilst I was preparing for going away, I didn't have time to prepare a project to work on, so I packed a big cake of yarn and a few crochet hooks in my suitcase.<br />
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<i>Toen ik de voorbereidingen trof voor mijn vertrek naar Schotland, had ik geen tijd om een project voor te bereiden om mee te nemen, dus pakte ik een 'taartje' wol in en een paar haaknaalden. </i><br />
<i>Ik nam mijn schilderspullen niet mee, omdat het een redelijk kort bezoek was en ik ga eind maart weer terug. </i> <br />
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<i>Ik ben niet aan haken toegekomen, want mijn vriendin had een kleine camper gekocht, die ideaal voor ons is. </i><br />
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Due to several chronic illnesses I suffer from, it is difficult for me to do long photo sessions.<br />
The motor home is ideal for being out and about in, with my friend and 1-year old labrador Marcus and to have a cuppa and/or a rest in between shorter sessions. If one of us doesn't feel like doing anything, we can just have a rest, a read, a cuppa. There is even a toilet on board. Perfect.<br />
<i>Door een aantal chronische ziekten waar ik last van heb, is het moeilijk om lange fotografie-sessies te houden. De camper is ideaal om onderweg te zijn met mijn vriendin en de 1 jaar oude labrador Marcus. Om lekker een bakkie te nemen of te rusten tussen kortere sessies door. Als een van ons geen zin of puf heeft iets te doen, kunnen we rusten, lezen, een kop koffie nemen. Er is zelfs een wc aan boord. Perfect gewoon. </i> <br />
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<i>Je zult misschien de blauwe stof al gezien hebben. Mijn vriendin vertelde me dat ze graag de kussens in de camper wilde overtrekken met deze stof. Ik bood aan het voor haar te doen, als zij een naaimachine kon regelen. </i> <br />
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<i>... en dat lukte. Het was de eerste keer dat ik een Bernina had gebruikt en ik was aangenaam verrast.</i> <br />
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<i>.... na een hoop meten en knippen en naaien later, hadden we de belangrijkste kussens voorzien van een afneembare hoes, en ik hield een lastig klusje over, een rugsteun die niet uit de camper wilde komen. </i> <br />
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<i>Dit was (bijna) het eindresultaat van dat hoekje </i> <br />
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<i>Het voelde goed om een deel van de tijd nuttig te besteden en iets terug te doen voor mijn gastvrije vrienden. </i> <br />
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<i>Het was al snel tijd om weer naar huis te gaan.... maar het afscheid was minder moeilijk omdat ik mijn vrienden eind maart weer zie, voor wat langere tijd. </i> <br />
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More cloudscapes on the way back. Two modes of transport meeting each other above the North Sea.<br />
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Land Ahoy. The Dutch coast, probably Noordwijk.<br />
<i>Land in zicht. De Nederlandse kust, vermoedelijk bij Noordwijk. </i> <br />
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<i>Tot de volgende keer met de voortgang van mijn haakproject (nog steeds de tweede Mandala Madness voor mijn schoonzus). En misschien wel het begin van een nieuw project ;) </i> <br />
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Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-64119849150837005282018-11-15T09:46:00.000+01:002018-11-15T09:46:23.216+01:00Love Entwined, still in progressNaast "Garden of Forgetfulness", werk ik ook nog steeds aan mijn "Love Entwined" van Esther Aliu.<br />
Omdat ik er al zo lang aan werk, sinds het ontwerp voor het eerst werd uitgebracht, blijf ik onderdelen veranderen en aanpassen aan mijn huidige smaak en handwerk-niveau. <br />
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<i>Beside "Garden of Forgetfulness", I'm also still working on my Love Entwined. </i><br />
<i>Having worked so long on it, I started it when it was first published by Esther, I keep changing bits and pieces, adapting it to my current taste and level of skill. </i><br />
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Van de zomer heb ik eraan gewerkt op ons terras. Ik verving de 'Dutch clogs' door hartjes, die ik mooier vond en die goed passen bij een project met 'Love' als deel van de naam. <br />
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<i>This summer I worked on it on our terrace. I replaced the 'Dutch clogs' with hearts, which I liked more and which is fitting for a project which has Love in its name. </i><br />
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Esther zelf uitte van de week haar verbazing en frustratie dat haar eigen Love Entwineds (ze maakt er twee) nog steeds niet af zijn, terwijl er steeds vaker prachtige Love Entwined quilts verschijnen. Ik begrijp die frustratie volledig.<br />
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<i>Esther herself expressed her surprise and frustation that her own Love Entwined quilts (yes she is making two of them) still aren't finished, whilst there are finished Love Entwined quilts appearing more often. I understand that frustration, and feel the same. </i><br />
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Een van de dingen die ik veranderde is de gele randen. Die werden oker. Daar ging ik weer aan twijfelen toen ik hem tevoorschijn haalde maar ik moet een keer stoppen met veranderen anders komt hij nooit af.</div>
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Op de eerste serie randen doe ik de kleine boeketjes ook in broderie perse. Hele kleine bloemetjes.<br />
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Er zit veel herhaling in dit project, waardoor ik af en toe iets anders moet gaan doen.<br />
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<i>There is a lot of repetition in this project, which is the reason why I have to do something else now and then. </i><br />
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Dat is in ieder geval mijn excuus dat ik af en toe afgeleid ben ;)<br />
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Dit blogje wordt gelinkt aan het blog van <a href="http://estheraliu.blogspot.com/">Esther Aliu</a>, voor WOW (WIPs on Wednesdays)<br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-16438029034941554442018-11-13T16:18:00.000+01:002018-11-13T16:18:10.409+01:00Garden of Forgetfulness revisitedVlak voor we begin oktober 2015 gingen verhuizen was mijn moeder flink ziek en we hebben bij toerbeurt dag en nacht bij haar gewaakt. Ik ben toen begonnen aan "Garden of Forgetfulness" van Willyne Hammerstein, om iets te hebben wat ik makkelijk bij Mam kon doen. Mam vond het ook leuk om iedere keer de rozetten te zien ontstaan. <br />
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<i>Just before we moved home at the beginning of October 2015, Mum was gravely ill and we took turns to stay with her day and night. It was at that time that I started "Garden of Forgetfulness" bij Willyne Hammerstein, to have a project that I could easily do at her bedside. Mam enjoyed seeing the rosettes come to life. </i> <br />
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Sinsdien lag dit project min of meer stil, is Mam er niet meer, en ik heb het vorige week weer opgepakt. Het is gewoon te leuk om te doen. Eigenlijk was dit een voorbereiding op HET ontwerp van Willyne Hammerstein, la Passacaglia. Om te kijken of ik het wel leuk vind om EPP te doen. En of mijn zere handen het wel vol zouden houden.<br />
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<i>Since then this project was more or less on halt, Mum is no longer with us, and I picked it up again last week. It is just too much fun to do. In fact this was the preparation for a much bigger and more complicated design by Willyne Hammerstein: La Passacaglia. To see whether I enjoy doing EPP and also whether my sore hands would be able to manage. </i> <br />
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Op zoek naar een stofje dat past bij het blauwe streepje/bloemetje<br />
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<i>Looking for a fabric that will go with the blue stripe/floral</i><br />
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<i>And another rosette is done.</i><br />
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Het is nu echt herfst bij ons, al zijn de temperaturen nog steeds vrij hoog voor de tijd van het jaar. De berken voor ons huis hebben hun gouden kleur weer aangenomen.<br />
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<i>Autumn has really arrived at our home, even though the temperatures are still quite high for the time of year. The birches in front of our home have taken on their golden colour. </i><br />
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De ginkgo heeft zijn prachtige kleur aangenomen vlak voor alle blaadjes er in één keer af vallen<br />
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<i>The ginkgo tree has taken on the colour it has just before it drops all its leaves in one go. </i><br />
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De hortensia is nu ook heel erg mooi, met zijn herfstkleuren<br />
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Ik eindig het blogje met een foto van een zonsondergang die ik vrijdag nam, op weg naar huis.<br />
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<i>I'm ending this blog post with a picture I took on my way home last Friday. </i><br />
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Ik hoop dat je genoten hebt van het lezen van dit blogje. Er volgt er snel een over de voortgang van mijn Love Entwined, waar ik ook nog steeds aan werk.<br />
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<i>I hope you enjoyed reading this blog post. It will be followed soon by another one about progress on my Love Entwined, which I'm also still working on. </i><br />
<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-89423060563730673032018-05-17T17:54:00.002+02:002018-05-18T10:46:02.777+02:00Dear Jane: drie nieuwe blokjes / three new blocksBedankt voor jullie leuke reacties. Het wordt nog steeds op prijs gesteld om een blog bij te houden, dus ik ga mijn best doen. Ik vind het zelf ook fijn als handwerkdagboek.<br />
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Tussen de bedrijven door werk ik nog steeds aan Dear Jane. De afgelopen weken heb ik drie blokjes gemaakt. Ze zijn erg handig om in de tuin te maken.<br />
<i>I'm still working on Dear Jane, amongst other projects. The past weeks I completed three blocks. They are very handy to make in the garden. </i><br />
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Allereerst maakte ik A4 af:<br />
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Daarna wasF2 aan de beurt:<br />
<i>Next came F2: </i><br />
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Dat was nog best een klus, vooral om de langwerpige driehoekjes op de juiste manier eraan te zetten.<br />
Het bordeauxrode stofje met sterretjes kreeg ik van Helen Marasco uit Australië. Dank je wel, Helen! <br />
<i>Which was quite a job because of the oblong triangles which have to be attached the right way around. The burgundy fabric with stars was sent to me by Helen Marasco from Australia. Thanks Helen! </i><br />
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en als laatste een paar dagen geleden E5:<br />
<i>and the last one, E5, which I completed a few days ago: </i><br />
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Er zijn nu 55 blokjes af van de 169 en één punt.<br />
<i>There are now 55 blocks and one border point. </i> <br />
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Ondertussen werk ik aan Love Always van Esther Aliu. De middencirkel en twee blokken met vazen en boeketten zijn af en ik werk aan de derde vaas/boeket. De vierde is het blok van deze maand.<br />
<i>I'm also working on "Love Always" by Esther Aliu. The centre circle and two blocks with bases are finished and I'm working on the third vase block. The fourth is this month's block. </i> <br />
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Er is ook een nieuw project in de maak (ik zou nog zo aan niets nieuws beginnen) maar dat hou ik nog even geheim.<br />
<i>I also started a new project (I was so intending not to start anything new) but I'm keeping that to myself for now. </i> <br />
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Tot de volgende keer.<br />
<i>Till next time. </i><br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-27362444803018223892018-05-02T09:54:00.001+02:002018-05-02T10:41:15.647+02:00Catching up And again it has been a very long time since I updated my blog. Facebook is just so much faster for sharing things, but I do like my blog as a reference to go back to, and also for sharing my passions applique, photography, painting, crochet, etc.<br />
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<i>Het heeft alweer veel te lang geduurd sinds ik voor het laatst iets op mijn blog zette. Facebook is veel sneller om dingen te delen, maar ik vind mijn blog nog steeds leuk en het is een handig dagboek. En ook om mijn passies appliqueren, fotografie, schilderen, haken enz te delen. </i> <br />
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So I will post a summary of each month since I last posted.<br />
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Ik zal een samenvatting schrijven over iedere maand sinds ik voor het laatst heb geschreven. <br />
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<b>May 2017 / Mei 2017</b><br />
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Mid April we had adopted a female black cat called Beertje (little bear in Dutch) from a shelter in Roosendaal. About a week later we realised she was pregnant.<br />
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<i>Half april haalden we een poes uit het asiel in Roosendaal. We noemden haar Beertje. Ongeveer een week later zagen we dat ze zwanger was. </i><br />
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We had an X-ray taken of her tummy to determine how many kittens there would be, for the birth and for future adoptive parents. We had decided we would keep two of them ourselves. We already had three cats including Beertje.<br />
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<i>We lieten en röntgenfoto maken van haar buik om te zien hoe veel kittens ze droeg, voor de bevalling en voor eventuele toekomstige adoptiegezinnen voor de kittens. We zouden er twee zelf houden. We hadden al drie katten inclusief Beertje. </i><br />
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Beertje was by then heavily pregnant.<br />
It turned out to be just one kitten. You can see it in the x-ray between Beertje's 'knees' and breast bone.<br />
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<i>Beertje was toen al hoogzwanger.</i><br />
<i>Het bleek maar één kitten te zijn. Je ziet het op de röntgenfoto tussen beertjes 'knieën' en borstbeen liggen. </i><br />
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It was born a few days later on May 23rd.<br />
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<i>Het kitten werd een paar dagen later geboren, op 23 mei. </i><br />
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She turned out to be a female and we called her Belle<br />
<i>Het bleek een meisje te zijn en we noemden haar Belle</i><br />
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She was an adorable kitten, and is now almost 1 year old.<br />
<i>Ze was een schattig kitten en is nu bijna 1 jaar. </i> <br />
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I had some issues with crochet and Belle :)<br />
<i>Er waren wel wat probleempjes met Belle toen ik ging haken :)</i> <br />
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But I did finish my Mandala Madness at the beginning of August.<br />
Here is a photo up until part 17 (MM has 18 parts) with Beertje. I don't appear to have a photo of it completed. <br />
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<i>Maar begin augustus was mijn Mandala Madness af (ontwerp: Helen Shrimpton) </i><br />
<i>Op deze foto zie je mijn MM tot en met deel 17 (er zijn 18 delen) met Beertje. Ik heb geen foto van mijn MM die af is. </i> <br />
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It was a challenge but so much fun to do whilst I had to rest my leg, so I started a second one for my SIL.<br />
<i>Het was een hele klus, maar ook zo leuk om te doen terwijl ik moest rusten met mijn pijnlijke been, dat ik gelijk een tweede MM ben begonnen, voor mijn schoonzus. </i> <br />
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She chose the colours. I have more done than this but need to take a new photograph.<br />
<i>Zij koos de kleuren. Ik heb meer af dan in deze foto te zien is en moet een nieuwe foto maken.</i> <br />
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Once I could sit on a dining chair again, I worked on my applique and patchwork projects.<br />
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<i>Toen ik eenmaal weer op een eetkamerstoel kon zitten, werkte ik aan mijn applique- en patchwork- projecten. </i> <br />
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Antique Wedding Sampler with some help from Belle<br />
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<i>Dit is mijn Antique Wedding Sampler met wat hulp van Belle </i> <br />
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In August I lost my Mum. She had not been well and we nursed her at home together with Dad and Home Care and were able to grant her wish to pass away at home.<br />
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<i>In augustus verloor ik mijn moeder. Ze was ziek en we verpleegden haar thuis met samen met Pap en de Thuiszorg. We hebben haar wens kunnen laten uitkomen om thuis te sterven. </i> <br />
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Mum was also a quilter and I miss her so much when working on my projects (and also at other times). Now that spring has arrived, I miss her even more because Mum loved our new home and garden so much.<br />
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<i>Mam was ook een quilter en ik mis haar erg als ik aan mijn projecten werk (en natuurlijk ook op andere momenten). Nu dat het voorjaar is gekomen, mis ik haar nog meer omdat ze het hier zo heerlijk vond. </i> <br />
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In Autumn we had a huge walnut harvest, much bigger than previous years.<br />
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<i>In de herfst hadden we een enorme walnootoogst. Veel groter dan vorige jaren. </i><br />
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It takes me at least 2 hours each day to collect the walnuts. The harvest starts mid-September and lasts till the first week of November.<br />
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<i>Het kost me op zijn minst 2 uur per dag om de walnoten te rapen. De oogst begint half september en duurt tot en met eerste week november. </i> <br />
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In January I started a new project by Esther Aliu, one of the projects from her 2018BOM called Love Always. It is a companian piece for Love Entwined.<br />
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<i>In januari begon ik aan een nieuw project van Esther Aliu, een van de projecten van haar 2018 blok van de maand, Love Always. Het hoort bij Love Entwined. </i> <br />
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I had fallen in love with a line of batiks, which I'm using for this project. Instead of doing Esther's flowers, I worked with broderie perse flowers.<br />
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Ik was verliefd op een serie batiks die ik voor dit project gebruik. In plaats van Esther's bloemen, maak ik broderie perse bloemen. <br />
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I have nearly completed the third vase block.<br />
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<i>Ik heb bijna het derde blok met een vaas en een boeket af. </i><br />
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Also in January we lost two of our big pine trees in a big storm on January 18th. One tree fell in the road and the other nearly fell on our house, but only brushed past our roof, and landed just outside our front door, on the side of the house. It is difficult to show how big this tree was. <br />
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<i>Ook verloren we in januari twee van onze grote naaldbomen, tijdens de grote storm van 18 januari. Eén boom viel op het laantje langs ons huis, de tweede viel bijna op ons huis. Gelukkig gleed de boom langs ons dak en viel nét naast ons huis, voor de voordeur. Het is moeilijk in beeld te brengen hoe enorm groot deze boom was. </i> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trunk cut in 25 layers. I counted 42 rings / de stam in 25 dikke plakken gezaagd. Ik telde 42 jaarringen.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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In January and February it got very cold and I was able to do some more frosty bubble photography.<br />
One day and night the wind chill went down to minus 24C.<br />
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<i>In januari en februari werd het erg koud en toen kon ik weer bevroren bellen fotograferen. </i><br />
<i>Een dag en nacht was de gevoelstemperatuur min 24 graden. </i><br />
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This has taken me to spring of this year, from where I will pick up again hopefully in regular instalments.<br />
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<i>Ik heb nu het voorjaar van 2018 bereikt en zal vanaf nu proberen weer regelmatig te schrijven. </i> <br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-5108496590290427742017-05-19T14:14:00.001+02:002017-05-19T14:14:31.638+02:00Well and Truly Hooked ~ HaakverslaafdI have been meaning to revive my crochet technique for a while, and a while back a friend helped me along, and I did a bit of crochet.<br />
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<i>Ik wilde al een tijdje mijn haaktechnieken weer opfrissen, en een tijdje geleden hielp een vriendin me daarbij, en ik heb toen ook wat gehaakt. </i> <br />
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Since the beginning of March I have been suffering from a problem with my leg, which apparently stems from my back. I'm waiting to see a neurologist for a suspected slipped disc.<br />
And since I cannot do applique or piecing in my lap, I have taken to crochet again.<br />
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<i>Sinds begin maart heb ik last van mijn been. De klachen komen waarschijnlijk uit mijn rug. Ik wacht op een afspraak met een neuroloog, voor een vermoedelijke hernia. </i><br />
<i>En omdat ik niet kan appliqueren of patchen op schoot, ben ik weer gaan haken. </i> <br />
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First I worked on 'Persian Tiles'. I took the kit with me to Scotland at the end of March, where I went despite the 'injury'.<br />
I ended up spending several days resting my leg and doing crochet, with the most beautiful view. Not exactly a punishment. I was staying with my friends in the Isle of Skye again.<br />
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<i>Eerst werkte ik aan Persian Tiles en nam het pakket eind maart mee naar Schotland, waar ik ondanks het probleem met mijn been naartoe ging. </i><br />
<i>Ik heb daar een aantal dagen volledige rust moeten nemen en heb daar gehaakt, met dit prachtige uitzicht. Niet echt een straf. Ik logeerde bij vrienden op het eiland Skye. </i> <br />
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That kit really got me through a lot of pain and having to rest, especially the last day before traveling back home.<br />
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<i>Het pakket hielp me afleiding te zoeken van de pijn en bij het rust nemen, vooral de laatste dag voor ik naar huis reisde. </i> <br />
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Which was an andventure in itself because I had to call in Special Assistance from KLM to get me home. That white thing that looks like the device they usually use to load the catering, is called an 'ambulift'. <br />
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<i>En dat was een avontuur op zich, want ik moest 'Special Assistance' inroepen van KLM om me naar huis te vervoeren. Dat witte ding dat eruit ziet als dat ding waarmee ze normaal de catering aan boord brengen, heet een 'ambulift'. </i><br />
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Once resting at home, the repetition of 16 identical tiles started to get to me and I started looking at other, more interesting, projects.<br />
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<i>Toen ik eenmaal thuis aan het rusten was, begon de herhaling van 16 identieke tegels me te vervelen en ik ging op zoek naar een interessanter project. </i> <br />
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I spotted Mandala Madness CAL, designed by Helen Shrimpton, and ordered some yarns, which of course came the next day. I wasn't going to start it until I had finished all the tiles and granny squares for Persian tiles, famous last words....<br />
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<i>Ik vond Mandala Madness CAL ontworpen door Helen Shrimpton en bestelde wat garens, die natuurlijk prompt de volgende dag binnenkwamen. Ik zou nog zo niet beginnen tot ik alle tegels en granny squares van Persian Tiles af had. Tja...</i> <br />
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I had to try a little bit........but soon part 1 was completed.<br />
And it is so much fun to do, albeit asking everything of my poor concentration. <br />
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<i>Ik moest natuurlijk een stukje proberen......en al snel was deel 1 af! </i><br />
<i>En wat is het leuk om te doen, maar het vraagt wel álles van mijn slechte concentratie. </i> <br />
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...... and part 2<br />
<i>...... en deel 2 </i><br />
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That folded border with triple crochets cost me about a week to get right, I kept ripping it out and starting again. For some reason it just didn't work.<br />
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<i>Over die gevouwen rand met driedubbele stokjes deed ik ongeveer een week, met veel uithalen en opnieuw beginnen. Om een of andere reden lukte het niet. </i><br />
<i>Uiteindelijk, geholpen door drie doosjes steekmarkeerders.... </i> <br />
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And since then, part 3 and 4 are also done... keeping the stitch markers at hand. <br />
<i>En sindsdien zijn deel 3 en 4 ook klaar...met de steekmarkeerders altijd bij de hand. </i> <br />
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I started part 5 this morning. So I guess you can call me well and truly hooked!<br />
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<i>En vanmorgen ben ik begonnen met deel 5. Dus ik denk dat ik behoorlijk verslaafd ben! </i> <br />
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See you next time, probably with more crochet until my leg and back are sorted out.<br />
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<i>Tot volgende keer, waarschijnlijk met meer haakwerk, tot mijn been en rug genezen zijn.</i> <br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-18237716296086514982017-01-27T13:04:00.002+01:002017-01-27T13:07:53.309+01:00Frosty BubblesWe have had very frosty weather recently, with a cover of snow. Perfect weather to take out the bubble blowing kit (one of those kid's toys) and blow bubbles outside, and then wait for them to freeze. This wasn't my idea originally, but it is so much fun to do, albeit a tad chilly.<br />
<i>We hebben veel vorst gehad de afgelopen weken, met een laag sneeuw. Perfect weer om met de bellenblaas naar buiten te gaan en bellen te gaan blazen in de vorst en wachten tot ze gaan bevriezen. Dit heb ik niet zelf bedacht, maar het is zo leuk om te doen, al is het wel wat frisjes. </i> <br />
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It is a bit hit and miss. First you have to have a bubble that doesn't immediately burst and then you have to wait for it to freeze and hope that it won't burst whilst it is doing that.<br />
<i>Het is een beetje uitproberen. Eerst moet je al een bel hebben die niet gelijk uit elkaar barst en dan moet je wachten tot hij bevriest en hopen dat hij niet ontploft terwijl hij dat aan het doen is. </i> <br />
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<i>Gistermorgen heb ik dat moment vastgelegd. </i><br />
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Sometimes there are nice reflections, such as our home in this bubble.<br />
<i>Soms zijn er leuke weerspiegelingen, zoals bij bel ons huis. </i><br />
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<i>Nog eentje van gisteren, die anders was dan de andere. </i><br />
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<i></i><br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-40403651156287081392017-01-24T13:21:00.003+01:002017-01-24T13:21:43.122+01:00From Yellow to Ochre - Van geel naar oker<br />
Promises need to be kept, so I'm starting a new blog post right now.<br />
<i>Belofte maakt schuld, dus ik begin vol goede moed aan een nieuw blogje. </i> <br />
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When I decided that I didn't like the yellow in my Love Entwined after all, this meant I had to make a new compass too. Not that that stopped me.<br />
<i>Toen ik besloot dat ik het geel in mijn Love Entwined bij nader inzien niet mooi vond, betekende dit ook datik een nieuw kompas moest maken. Ik liet me hier niet door weerhouden. </i> <br />
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First I unpicked the broderie perse rose and laid it on top of my new compass, to see whether I liked that enough to swap them out. I loved what I saw, and took the compass out.<br />
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<i>Ik heb eerst de broderie perse roos losgehaald en op het nieuwe kompas gelegd, om te zien of ik het mooi genoeg vond om ze om te ruilen. Ik werd heel blij van wat ik zag en haalde het oude kompas eruit.</i><br />
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So far so good. It still needs reverse appliqueing in place. And the broderie perse rose appliqued.<br />
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<i>Tot zover gaat het goed. Het moet nog omgekeerd geapliqueerd worden. En de broderie perse roos moet er weer worden opgezet. Nu ben ik tevreden en kan ik verder met mijn LE-avontuur.</i> <br />
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This means unpicking all the yellow bits in the centre, and inserting new ochre bits. On the borders, this is mostly done already. <br />
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<i>Dit betekent alle gele onderdeeltjes in het middenstuk loshalen, en nieuwe okerkleurige stukjes erop zetten. Op de randen heb ik dat al grotendeels gedaan. </i> <br />
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Some of you may remember my furry helper. Well, he is still helping and I couldn't do this without him, of course.<br />
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<i>Sommigen van jullie herinneren zich vast mijn hulpje. Nou, hij helpt nog steeds en ik zou dit natuurlijk niet kunnen doen zonder hem. </i> <br />
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Friday, on the way home from visiting my Mum and Dad, who live just a village away now, I took this picture of an amazing sunset on the way back. This is around the corner from where we live.<br />
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<i>Vrijdag op de terugweg van Mam en Pap, die nu maar één dorpje verderop wonen, nam ik deze foto van een prachtige zonsondergang. Dit is om de hoek van waar wij wonen. </i> <br />
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And what you cannot see in this picture, was visible on Sunday on the way back, our area still covered in snow. Same farm, same spot, just a bit earlier in the day.<br />
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<i>Tot gauw met meer nieuws over mijn handwerkprojecten, mijn fotografie en mijn leven.</i>Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-74024710966480564592017-01-22T10:23:00.001+01:002017-01-22T11:54:16.742+01:00Over a Year Since my Last PostSo it has been over a year since I last wrote anything here. I didn't
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<i>Het is ondertussen ruim een jaar geleden
dat ik hier iets heb geschreven. Het was niet de bedoeling het op te
geven, maar Facebook heeft het een beetje overgenomen. Het is veel
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I'm still more or less working on the same projects. Mainly <i>Love Entwined</i> by <a href="http://estheraliu.blogspot.nl/">Esther Aliu</a>, a bit of <i>Dear Jane</i> and a bit of <i>Antique Wedding Sample</i>r by Di Ford.<br />
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<i>De gele stof die ik had gekozen
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This is the new 'ochre' fabric which I prefer to the old one. This means all the yellow needs to come out....<br />
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<i>Dit is de nieuwe oker rand die ik veel mooier vind dan de oude. Dit betekent dat al het geel weg moet... </i><br />
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.... the ochre versus the yellow... met de blauwe buitenrand in het midden.<br />
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<i>... het oker tegen het geel... met de blauwe buitenrand in het midden. </i> <br />
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<i>Het nieuwe kompas was af op 17 januari, maar het moet nog in de kompasring gezet worden. </i><br />
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The centre with the new compass loosely pinned to it.<br />
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<i>Het middenstuk met het nieuwe kompas er losjes opgespeld. </i> <br />
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The first two rows of borders are in different stages of completion, with the repetition mostly done.<br />
In the second row of borders, each border has 86 of those leaves. <br />
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<i>De
eerste twee series randen bevinden zich in verschillende stadia van
volooiing. De herhalingen zijn grotendeels klaar. In de tweede serie
randen zitten per rand 86 blaadjes. </i><br />
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Now that I'm happy with my colours for LE, I can continue. <br />
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<i>Nu ik tevreden ben over de kleuren van LE, kan ik weer verder. </i><br />
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Purple berries? Burgundy berries? Which broderie perse flower? Still choosing as I go along.<br />
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<i>Paarse besjes? Bordeauxrode besjes? Welke broderie perse bloem? Ik ben ondertussen nog steeds an het kiezen. </i> <br />
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I
ordered some of the new 80 wt Aurifil applique thread and I love it.
For now I have three colours, but more will be added soon. It is very
fine, but very easy to use, and it doesn't tangle or knot.<br />
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<i>Ik
heb een paar klosjes van het nieuwe Aurifil 80 garen besteld en ik vind
het erg fijn. Ik heb nu drie kleuren maar er komen er snel een paar
bij. Het is heel dun, maar heel makkelijk in gebruik. Het gaat niet in
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Highlight of the quilting year for me
was <a href="http://janesthreads.blogspot.nl/">Jane</a>'s visit. It was the first time we met and we spent such a
lovely day in our garden, together with her lovely husband.<br />
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<i>Hoogtepunt
van het quiltjaar was voor mij het bezoek van mijn vriendin <a href="http://janesthreads.blogspot.nl/">Jane</a> uit
Engeland. Het was de eerste keer dat elkaar ontmoetten en we hebben een
heerlijke dag gehad in onze tuin, samen met haar lieve man. </i> <br />
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<i>He took this photo of me holding my LE. </i><br />
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Our new home is slowly receiving its badly needed TLC. We have now
finished the sitting room and the settees arrived just before Christmas. We love how cozy it now is.<br />
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<i>Ons
nieuwe oude huis krijgt langzaam maar zeker zijn renovaties. We hebben
nu de woonkamer af en de banken zijn vlak na de kerst gekomen. We vinden
het heel gezellig geworden. </i> <br />
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We still need some more things on the walls and curtains, but we will get there at some point.<br />
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<i>Er moet nog iets meer aan de muur en we hebben ook nog geen gordijnen, maar dat komt nog wel. </i> <br />
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Our main feature at the moment are these lovely panels which we found whilst out shopping for Christmas presents.<br />
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<i>De blikvanger in de woonkamer is op dit moment deze twee panelen die we vonden terwijl we kerstcadeautjes kochten. </i> <br />
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This is the area where our home is situated. To the right of that highest tree in the middle, are two of our walnut trees.<br />
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<i>Dit is het 'buurtje' waar we wonen. Rechts van die hoogste boom in hetmidden zie je twee van onze walnootbomen. </i> <br />
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Our home last month, when it was very foggy early one morning.<br />
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<i>Ons huis vorige maand, toen het op een ochtend erg misting was. </i> <br />
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Unfortunately we lost our sweet tomcat Elvis two weeks ago. He was 11.5 years old when he passed away in my arms.<br />
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<i>We hebben helaas twee weken geleden onze lieve kater Elvis verloren. Hij was 11,5 jaar oud toen hij in mijn armen stierf. </i> <br />
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This is my favourite photograph of him as a 12 week old kitten<br />
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<i>Dit is mijn lievelingsfoto van hem, als klein jochie van 12 weken. </i> <br />
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We miss him so much.<br />
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<i>We missen hem vreselijk. </i> <br />
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Back soon (I hope!) with more news of my different projects and what is happening in my life.<br />
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<i>Tot gauw (hoop ik) met meer nieuws over mijn verschillende projecten en over wat er in mijn leven gebeurt. </i><br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-26325520852942555462015-12-24T08:18:00.000+01:002015-12-24T08:25:16.896+01:00Merry Christmas - Fijne KerstdagenTwo months have passed since my last blog post. Oops! So sorry for ignoring you.<br />
We have been very busy with the move, and getting sorted in the new home.<br />
It took me about 6 weeks to get back to my quilting.<br />
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<i>Er zijn ondertussen twee maanden voorbijgevlogen sinds mijn vorige blogje. Oeps! Sorry dat ik jullie heb genegeerd. </i><br />
<i>We zijn erg druk geweest met de verhuizing, en op orde krijgen in het nieuwe huis. </i><br />
<i>Het kostte me ongeveer zes weken tot ik weer ging patchen en appliqueren. </i> <br />
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I stitched some blocks for my Dear Jane quilt, which I prepared before the move and had ready in little ziplock bags.<br />
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<i>Ik heb wat blokjes voor mijn Dear Jane gemaakt, die al grotendeels klaar lagen in zakjes voor de verhuizing. </i> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">H6 - Pie Sale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A1 - Pinwheel Gone Awry</td></tr>
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Worked on some blocks for my Antique Wedding Sampler:<br />
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<i>Heb gewerkt aan een paar blokken voor mijn Antique Wedding Sampler: </i> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block 13, getting the block pieced...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and getting the broderie Perse started</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two mini-blocks for block 11</td></tr>
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We are loving living in the countryside, even though it has its challenges. Waking up to a beautiful sunrise most mornings<br />
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<i>We vinden het heerlijk om op het platteland te wonen, al heeft het dan zijn uitdagingen. Bijna iedere morgen wakker worden met een prachtige zonsopgang. </i> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the sitting room / uitzicht vanuit de woonkamer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the kitchen / uitzicht vanuit de keuken</td></tr>
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We were very lucky because Autumn and even Winter has been very mild so far. I'm still doing the gardening, just before Christmas. After the long wait since we said 'yes' to this new home, we moved in five months later just when Autumn was starting, and we have been able to enjoy lovely weather.<br />
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<i>We hadden geluk, want de herfst en zelfs de winter zijn dit jaar erg zacht. Ik ben nog steeds aan het tuinieren, vlak voor kerst. Na het lange wachten vanaf het moment dat we 'ja' zeiden tegen dit huis, zijn we vijf maanden later verhuisd, net toen de herfst begon. En we hebben kunnen genieten van prachtig weer. </i> <br />
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Yesterday I found a new 'member' of my snowmen collection whilst out doing the Christmas shopping<br />
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<i>Gisteren vond ik tijdens het inkopen doen voor kerst een nieuw 'lid' van mijn sneeuwpopjesfamilie. </i> <br />
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Even Christmas shopping is more fun here (I'm not a fan of shopping) in a little village, in a well-stocked supermarket with friendly staff and fellow-customers.<br />
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<i>En zelfs inkopen doen voor kerst is hier veel fijner (ik ben géén liefhebber van winkelen) in een klein dorpje vlakbij, in een goed bijgevulde supermarkt met vriendelijk personeel en mede-winkelenden.</i> <br />
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<i>Het leven is goed</i><br />
<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-40410546836192762992015-10-21T10:56:00.000+02:002015-10-21T11:00:14.156+02:00More or Less MovedIt has been almost three weeks since we signed the deeds for the new old house and the deeds for the sale of our other house will be signed next week. It will be so much easier once we only have one house left.<br />
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We are loving it here, but it is also a lot of hard work. I haven't stitched for weeks and weeks. And I'm suffering from withdrawal symptoms.<br />
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The weather was very good to us for the first two weeks and we enjoyed being outside and working in the garden, having coffees and lunches on the terrace by the back door, which is also the front door.<br />
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The wildlife is lovely here. The first two weeks of October we still had lots of butterflies and dragonflies: <br />
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And we are spending hours each day collecting the walnuts. There are five big walnut trees in our orchard, and two smaller ones in other places in our garden:<br />
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So lots to do, especially this busy month. But we are loving it.<br />
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I'm hoping to get back to stitching next month, when things have settled down and work outside is done.<br />
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Back soon, hopefully with stitchy news. Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-91595336804407244482015-08-31T14:26:00.000+02:002015-08-31T14:34:10.543+02:00Passion Sampler & HousesAgain I have to apologize. It has been ages since I wrote anything here.<br />
<i>Ik moet me alweer verontschuldigen. Het is erg lang geleden sinds ik een blogje heb geschreven. </i> <br />
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We are in the process of moving house. In the mean time we have sold our current home, within two weeks, and we still cannot quite believe it.<br />
<i>We zijn aan het verhuizen, althans bijna. En in de tussentijd hebben we ons huidige huis verkocht, binnen twee weken. We kunnen het nog niet echt geloven. </i> <br />
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We only had to do six viewings, thankfully as I really hated them. I had to lock the cats in the cat enclosure outside (which they hated) and leave our home after a lot of hard work, to let the estate agent show our home to interested parties.<br />
<i>We hoefden maar zes bezichtigingen te doen, gelukkig, want ik vond het vreselijk. Ik moest de katten opsluiten in de buitenren (wat zij niet leuk vinden) en na hard werken ons huis overlaten aan de makelaar, die het liet zien aan geïnteresseerden. </i> <br />
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So busy times ahead. I'm organizing all the things that need doing. Most of our stuff has already been packed and in storage, as we needed to 'depersonalize' our home, to look like this:<br />
<i>Er komen drukke tijden aan. Ik ben bezig alles te regelen dat voor een verhuizing nodig is. Onze spullen zijn grotendeels ingepakt en opgeslagen, omdat we ons huis moesten 'depersonaliseren', zodat het er zo uit kwam te zien: </i> <br />
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We will sign the deeds for our new home on October 1st, and move there (with the minimum of stuff, and the cats) on the 2nd. Anything that will fit in two cars and a trailer :) Must not forget to take a picture of that!<br />
<i>Op 1 oktober tekenen we de overdrachtsakte voor ons nieuwe huis en op 2 oktober gaan we met een soort campinguitrusting en de katten naar het nieuwe huis. Alles wat in twee auto's en een aanhanger past. Ik moet niet vergeten daar een foto van te maken! </i><br />
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Our home is at 90 minutes from here, and driving there and back every day to start DIY and renovations is a waste of time. And we just want to finally BE there. We have been waiting for five months since we first saw it and said 'yes'.<br />
<i>Ons nieuwe huis is anderhalf uur rijden van hier, in de Betuwe, en elke dag op en neer rijden om te gaan klussen en renoveren is zonder van de tijd. En we willen er gewoon EINDELIJK zijn! We wachten al vijf maanden sinds we het voor het eerst zagen, en 'ja' zeiden. </i> <br />
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That gives us a month to get the main rooms ready for the real move, and for handing over the house to the new owners. More deeds to sign.<br />
<i>We hebben dan een maand om de belangrijkste ruimten klaar te krijgen voor de echte verhuizing, en om ons huis over te dragen aan de nieuwe eigenaren. Meer aktes om te tekenen. </i> <br />
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In between all that, I have been doing a bit of stitching. A block and hexagon flower for Stonefields: <br />
<i>Tussendoor heb ik ook nog wat gehandwerkt. Een blok en hexagonbloem voor Stonefields: </i> <br />
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A few blocks for Passion Sampler: <br />
En een paar blokken voor Passion Sampler: <br />
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We are so looking forward to being in the countryside. Counting the days until the move.<br />
<i>We verheugen ons erg om op het platteland te gaan wonen en tellen de dagen tot we er naartoe mogen. </i> <br />
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To this lovely home<br />
<i>Naar dit heerlijke plekje</i> <br />
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Back soon (I hope) with more news and some photographs which I took recently.<br />
Tot gauw (hoop ik) met meer nieuws en wat foto's die ik de laatste tijd maakte. Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-71540837782923900752015-07-12T12:07:00.003+02:002015-07-12T12:07:55.092+02:001865 Passion Sampler III completed two more blocks of <a href="https://passionpatchwork.wordpress.com/">France A.'s 1865 Passion Sampler</a>:<br />
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<i>Ik heb weer twee blokken af van de <a href="https://passionpatchwork.wordpress.com/">1865 Passion Sampler van France A.</a>: </i> <br />
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We're very busy with packing and DIY around the house, because we have our first viewing next week. Fingers crossed!<br />
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<i>We hebben het erg druk met inpakken en klussen in ons huidige huis, want we hebben van de week onze eerste bezichtiging. Duim voor ons!</i>Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-16602693891414168322015-07-01T09:23:00.000+02:002015-07-01T09:23:26.945+02:001865 Passion SamplerWhen I discovered this sampler by <a href="https://passionpatchwork.wordpress.com/">France A.</a> of Passion Patchwork I loved it, but managed to hold off.<br />
Last week I was reminded by someone on Facebook and just had to start.<br />
Like a good girl, I started with block 1 and then they became rather random, depending on which fabrics I could combine for each block. Three blocks are finished and I'm working on the next one, in between sorting and packing.<br />
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<i>Toen ik voor het eerst deze sampler van <a href="https://passionpatchwork.wordpress.com/">France A.</a> van Passion Patchwork zag was ik er weg van, maar toen lukte het me om niet gelijk te beginnen.</i><br />
<i>Vorige week herinnerde iemand op Facebook me eraan en ik moest gewoon gelijk beginnen.</i><br />
<i>Ik begon braaf aan blok 1 maar daarna werden ze nogal lukraak gekozen, afhankelijk van welke stofjes ik kon combineren voor ieder blok. Er zijn drie blokken klaar en ik werk aan de vierde, tussen het uitzoeken en inpakken door. </i><br />
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The original blocks by France A are in browns, blues and pinks/reds, and I decided to stick with that colour palette as that was what I fell in love with. <br />
<i>De oorspronkelijke blokken van France A zijn bruin met blauw en roze/rood. Ik besloot die kleuren aan te houden omdat dat was waar ik verliefd op was geworden. </i><br />
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The garden is looking lovely with lots of flowers and insects. I caught a few on camera.<br />
<i>De tuin ziet er mooi uit met veel bloemen en insecten. Ik heb er een paar op mijn camera gevangen.</i> <br />
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The buddleja are almost in flower and I'm hoping the butterflies will come and visit soon.<br />
<i>De vlinderstruiken bloeien bijna en ik hoop dat we bezoek krijgen van vlinders. </i><br />
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Back to work now. We have a house to sell.<br />
<i>Nu aan het werk. We hebben een huis dat verkocht moet worden. </i>Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-60622953565242682532015-06-23T18:18:00.002+02:002015-06-23T18:18:25.754+02:00Rain in Holland: PhotographyIt has been raining a lot in Holland recently, and I took advantage of it.<br />
<i>Het heeft de afgelopen weken veel geregend, en ik heb er dankbaar gebruik van gemaakt. </i> <br />
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Here are some of the pictures I took over the past weeks.<br />
<i>Hier zijn wat foto's die ik de afgelopen weken heb gemaakt: </i><br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-86135023265818170792015-06-23T17:49:00.000+02:002015-06-23T17:49:06.700+02:00A Few Little BlocksSince I told you about 'The Biggest WIP of Our Lives" in my previous post, we have been very busy packing and doing DIY to get the house ready for sale.<br />
<i>Sinds ik jullie in mijn vorige blogje heb verteld over het grootste project van ons leven, hebben we het erg druk gehad. Uitzoeken en inpakken en klussen om het huis klaar te maken voor verkoop. </i> <br />
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In this picture which I took on Saturday, Kruimel expresses how I feel after another day of sorting and packing :)<br />
<i>Op deze foto laat Kruimel zien hoe ik me voel na weer een dag uitzoeken en inpakken. </i><br />
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I have done very little stitching, but managed a few blocks from the ones I had prepared for Scotland. And I'm still working on those. Thank goodness I had so much prepared.<br />
<i>Ik heb erg weinig kunnen handwerken, maar heb toch dankzij de voorbereide blokjes voor Schotland een paar blokjes kunnen maken. Gelukkig had ik best veel voorbereid. </i> <br />
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First these two Stonefields blocks:<br />
<i>Eerst maakte ik deze twee Stonefields-blokjes: </i> <br />
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And no. 80 Neil's Dairy<br />
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And the day before yesterday I finished block A2 of Dear Jane: <br />
<i>En eergisteren heb ik blokje A2 van Dear Jane afgemaakt: </i> <br />
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The cream fabric with pink flowers is one of Mum's, which she gave me a while back.<br />
40 little pieces in a 4 inch block! Very fiddly, but so much fun to make.<br />
I have 32 blocks completed for Dear Jane, of 169. <br />
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<i>De crème stof met roze bloemetjes is van Mam. Ze gaf me die stof een tijdje geleden. </i><br />
<i>40 kleine stukjes in een 4 inch blokje. Erg priegelig, maar zo leuk om te maken. </i><br />
<i>Ik heb nu 32 blokjes af, van de 169. </i><br />
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It was exactly 100 days until we officially own the new house. In exchange for two signatures (and some money ;) ) we will become the owners of our dream home. We are hoping to sell our current home before then.<br />
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<i>Het was gisteren precies 100 dagen geleden tot we officieel eigenaar worden van ons 'nieuwe' huis. In ruil voor twee handtekeningen (en wat geld ;) ). We hopen voor die tijd ons huidige huis te verkopen. </i><br />
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<i>And on June 20th, Elvis celebrated his 10th birthday. We don't know exactly when he was born. A date was chosen for him by the vet, who checked him over just after we got him from the shelter at about 12 weeks old. </i><br />
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This photograph is not very sharp, but he looks adorable in it. A few days after he arrived home.<br />
<i>Deze foto is niet heel scherp, maar hij staat er zo lief op. Het was een paar dagen nadat hij bij ons kwam wonen. </i><br />
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<i>Hopelijk ben ik gauw weer terug met nieuws over mijn projecten. </i><br />
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Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-85760360366459891432015-05-25T20:51:00.001+02:002015-05-25T21:22:48.843+02:00The Biggest WIP of Our LivesI have to apologize again for not updating you with my news.<br />
<i>Ik moet me alweer verontschuldigen dat ik jullie niet op de hoogte heb gehouden van mijn nieuws.</i> <br />
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Just after I came back from Scotland, beginning of May, we viewed our dream home in the countryside and met the current owners (which are sort of distant friends).<br />
<i>Toen ik net terug was uit Schotland, begin mei, zijn we ons droomhuis op het platteland gaan bezichtigen, en ontmoetten we de huidige eigenaren (die een soort vrienden op afstand zijn)</i> <br />
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About three years ago, my Mum told me that one of her quilt pupils (my Mum used to teach patchwork and quilting) was selling her house. And Mum was sure we would love it. We checked it out, it wasn't officially for sale then, but we soon realised that it was above what we are willing to spend every month.<br />
<i>Ongeveer drie jaar geleden vertelde Mam me dat een van haar quiltleerlingen (mijn moeder gaf vroeger patchwork- en quiltles) haar huis ging verkopen en dat het echt iets voor ons was. We keken, het stond toen nog niet te koop, maar we beseften dat het meer zou kosten dan mij maandelijks wilden uitgeven. </i> <br />
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About a year ago, it was officially for sale and the purchase price was above what we are willing to pay, so we forgot all about it.<br />
<i>Ongeveer een jaar geleden kwam het officieel in de verkoop maar de prijs was hoger dan wij bereid waren te betalen, dus vergaten we het.</i> <br />
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About 6 weeks ago, my DH said I should look on the main 'houses for sale' website in Holland, because he had found a new home that would be perfect for us and he was sure I would love it.<br />
<i>Ongeveer zes weken geleden zei mijn man dat ik maar een moest kijken op Funda, want hij had weer een nieuw huis gevonden en dat zou perfect voor ons zijn en hij wist zeker dat ik het mooi zou vinden. </i> <br />
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When I looked, it was of course......................THE house which was for sale, owned by Mum's quilt pupil now friend and her husband.<br />
<i>Toen ik keek, was het natuurlijk.................HET huis dat te koop stond, eigendom van mijn moeders quiltleerling (nu haar vriendin) en haar man. </i> <br />
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I rang her, and told her we were interested to view the house. The most interesting conversation ensued, mostly with her husband, who proceeded to tell me which trees grow in the garden, about rare newts and toads that live in their ponds (yes, not one but four!)<br />
<i>Ik belde haar en vertelde haar dat we interesse hadden om het huis te bezichtigen. Een erg interessant gesprek volgde, voornamelijk met haar man, die me vertelde welke bomen er in de tuin staan, over zeldzame salamanders en padden die in hun vijvers wonen (ja, niet een maar vier!) </i> <br />
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About a Roman sword which was found in the grounds (the garden is huge), and lots of other interesting things.<br />
I never had to feign interest: a hydrangea from the first owners ever is still growing in the garden. It was given to them as a wedding present. I love hydrangeas! It just had to be. <br />
Here I was so hoping that interesting creatures lived in that pond, and he told me that crested newts and 'garlic toads' live in there, and lots of frogs and other creatures.<br />
<i>Over een Romeins zwaard dat in de tuin is gevonden (de tuin is groot), en nog veel meer interessante dingen.</i><br />
<i>Ik hoefde geen moment interesse voor te wenden: een hortensia van de eerste eigenaren staat nog steeds in de tuin. Ze kregen hem als huwelijksgeschenk. En ik ben gek op hortensia's. Het moest gewoon zo zijn.</i><br />
<i>Ik hoopte dat er interessante beestjes in de grote vijver zouden leven en hij vertelde me over kamsalamanders, knoflookpadden en veel kikkers en andere beestjes. </i> <br />
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I just love trees. Where we are currently living, we have a huge tree on the boundaries of our small garden, and our new neighbour wants to chop it down..... :(<br />
And there are lots and lots of trees in our new garden. From apple trees, to plum, to hazelnut, to walnut, medlar (apparently you can make jam from the fruit), cedar, birches, monkey bread tree, hawthorn..... that last one was in flower when we last went to have a look, on my Mums birthday mid-May. Of course in my favourite colour. <br />
<i>Ik ben gek op bomen. Waar we nu wonen staat er één grote boom op de erfscheiding van onze kleine tuin, en onze nieuwe buurman wil hem weg hebben :(</i><br />
<i>En er zijn heel veel bomen in onze nieuwe tun. Van appelboen, tot een pruimenboom, hazelnootbomen, walnootbomen, mispelbomen (daar kan je jam van maken), een ceder, berken, een apenbroodboom, een magnolia, een meidoorn.... die laatste bloeide toen we zijn gaan kijken op Mams verjaardag, half mei, natuurlijk in mijn favoriete kleur. </i><br />
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The current owners were looking for two pairs of safe hands to continue the garden the way they had done over the past 44 years.<br />
<i>De huidige eigenaren zochten twee paar veilige handen om hun geliefde tuin over te nemen zoals zij het 44 jaar met liefde hebben aangelegd. </i> <br />
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The house needs a lot of TLC, but it is lovely and I'm sure we can make it work for us. It was built in 1930 and was a farm house in the past.<br />
<i>Het huis heeft veel liefde nodig, maar het is prachtig en ik weet zeker dat we het helemaal zo kunnen maken zoals we willen. Het werd gebouwd in 1930 en is in het verleden een boerderijtje geweest. </i> <br />
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It is 12 minutes from where my parents live, and 8 minutes from where my sister and her family live.<br />
In the middle of the countryside. It really is going to be "Escape to the Country" for us. We have been looking for our dream home for about 5 years.<br />
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<i>Het is 12 minuten bij mijn ouders vandaan, en 8 minuten van mijn zus en haar gezin. Het ligt op het platteland, tussen twee dorpjes. Het wordt eindelijk echt onze "Escape to the Country". We zoeken al ongeveer 5 jaar naar ons droomhuis. </i><br />
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We are working hard to get our current home ready for sale. The move is planned for mid-October, or possibly earlier if we sell quickly.<br />
<i>We werken nu hard om ons huidige huis klaar te maken voor de verkoop. De verhuizing staat gepland voor half oktober, of misschien zelfs eerder als we snel verkopen. </i> <br />
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We are in love with it, and when we visited 10 days ago, we didn't want to leave.<br />
<i>We zijn er verliefd op, en toen we 10 dagen geleden weer zijn gaan kijken, wilden we niet meer weg.</i> <br />
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And this I call my little gnome house. It is so photogenic and it is one of several small buildings in the gardens.<br />
<i>Ik noem dit mijn kleine kabouterhuisje. Het is zo fotogeniek en het is een van meerdere kleine huisjes in de tuin. </i> <br />
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Needless to say, I haven't stitched since mid-April. All the little bags with prepared blocks for Stonefields and Antique Wedding Sampler came back home with me from Scotland virtually untouched (due to the lovely weather we had in Scotland), and they are still untouched.<br />
<i>Ik hoef jullie vast niet te vertellen dat ik sinds half april niet gehandwerkt heb. Alle zakjes met voorbereide blokken voor Stonefields en Antique Wedding Sampler zijn weer mee naar huis gekomen, vrijwel onaangeroerd (door het prachtige weer in Schotland), en ze zijn nog steeds onaangeroerd.</i> <br />
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I'm packing most of my stitching stuff, and just keeping a few small projects to work on before the move. That is if I have time :)<br />
<i>Ik ben mijn handwerkspullen aan het inpakken en hou alleen een paar kleine projecten achter om aan te werken voor áls ik tijd heb :)</i> <br />
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Hope you like our new WIP, the biggest WIP there ever was in our lives. We are in love.<br />
<i>Ik hoop dat je onze nieuwe WIP, de grootste WIP ooit in ons leven, mooi vindt. Wij zijn verliefd.</i> <br />
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<br />Anne Mariekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03311227381975321224noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1824508969938206477.post-58806046428421651622015-04-23T10:48:00.000+02:002015-04-23T10:48:00.370+02:00ScotlandSorry for not updating my blog for such a long time. We are busy renovating our house (in order to sell it) and now I'm in Scotland.<br />
<i>Sorry dat ik zo lang mijn blog niet heb bijgewerkt. We zijn ons huis aan het opknappen (voor de verkoop) en nu ben ik in Schotland.</i><br />
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I'm staying with my friends on the island of Skye. This is their view facing north, with the islands of Scalpay and Rasaay in the background.<br />
<i>Ik logeer bij mijn vrienden op het eiland Ske. Dit is hun uitzicht naar het noorden, met de eilanden Scalpay en Rasaay op de achtergrond. </i><br />
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Their view facing south. This was yesterday morning. Another sunny day.<br />
<i>Het uitzicht naar het zuiden. Dit was gistermorgen. Weer een zonnige dag.</i> <br />
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There are celandines everywhere.<br />
<i>Er bloeit overal speenkruid.</i> <br />
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and primroses...<br />
en primula's... <br />
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and woodland anemones.<br />
<i>... en bosanemoontjes. </i><br />
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I'm doing some self-tuition using Photoshop. This is the above image in colour.<br />
<i>Ik ben wat met Photoshop aan het oefenen. Dit het origineel van de bovenstaande foto in kleur.</i> <br />
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...and some watercolour painting.<br />
<i>... en wat aquarellen geschilderd.</i> <br />
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The weather has been so beautiful that we haven't spent much time indoors.<br />
<i>Het weer is zo mooi geweest tot vandaag, dat we niet veel tijd binnenshuis doorgebracht hebben.</i> <br />
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On Sunday I will be travelling back home.<br />
<i>Zondag reis ik weer naar huis. </i> <br />
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Before I left, I had pulled my Phebe project out of hibernation and did some work on it.<br />
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<i>Voor ik vertrok, had ik Phebe uit haar winterslaap gehaald en er een tijd aan gewerkt. </i> <br />
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I will update you on that when I'm back home.<br />
<i>Ik laat jullie meer zien als ik weer thuis ben.</i><br />
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<i>Ik zit een beetje 'vast' met Antique Wedding Sampler (en weet niet zo goed wat ik met mijn huidige blok aan moet) dus heb ik een paar dagen aan Stonefields gewerkt. </i> <br />
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First I stitched two more Hankerchief blocks<br />
<i>Eerst maakte ik twee "Hankerchief" blokjes </i><br />
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Stonefields 58: The Hankerchief II <br />
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Stonefields 59: The Hankerchief III <br />
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Stonefields 58: Strasbourg Station I<br />
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Stonefields 59: Strasbourg Station II, replacing the 'cross' with a sweet image <br />
<i>Het middenstukje vervangen door een lieve afbeelding</i><br />
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I need two more of these blocks.<br />
<i>Ik moet nog twee van deze blokjes maken. </i> <br />
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Then part 6 arrived, and I stitched the first of three "The Perfection Syndrome" blocks (#63.<br />
<i>Toen kwam deel 6, en maakte ik de eerste van drie "The Perfection Syndrome" blokjes (nummer 63)</i> <br />
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Can you tell I cannot wait for Spring to arrive?<br />
<i>Zie je dat ik niet kan wachten tot het voorjaar begint? </i> <br />
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Kruimel (Dutch for 'crumb) was being his cute self, asleep in Luna's pink basket. Quite becoming, don't you think?<br />
<i>Kruimel was van de week zijn schattige zelf, slapend in een roze mandje van Luna. Het staat hem wel, vind je niet?</i> <br />
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This is the Antique Wedding Sampler block I'm struggling with, number 14. Not sure I'm happy with the colours and patterns. There is something not quite right.<br />
<i>Dit is het blok van Antque Wedding Sampler waar ik mee worstel. Het is nummer 14. Ik weet niet zeker of ik wel zo blij ben met de kleuren en de motiefjes. </i><br />
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So I'm letting it simmer for a bit.<br />
<i>Dus laat ik het een tijdje sudderen.</i> <br />
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