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Petra, Monika, Christina, thank you so much to all of you too for the birthday wishes.

It’s definitely a wonderful feeling to celebrate with my family, especially since they live right around the corner. It really warms my heart.
The kids don’t have far to go either, and they’re coming to visit this weekend.

Today we drove to Magdeburg in my parents’ car to go to IK...A and pick up the rest of the small furniture. We didn’t want to take any more risks, so we went to get the stuff ourselves. Some of it is already set up. Tomorrow we’ll do the rest.
Slowly but surely, the boxes are disappearing, and it’s starting to feel more like home. Finally.

P.S. Something else I wanted to tell you: there’s snow in Norway.
We checked the webcam just for fun. We’re so glad to be here, and today was such a lovely fall day with all the colorful trees—it looked amazing.

Have a lovely evening, everyone
Warm regards, Andrea

That’s so sweet of you, Anja—thank you. I had a really wonderful day yesterday.

Thank you so much, dear Petra, and the same to all of you.

I like well-fitting bras without those metal underwires that always dig in. Regular straps (not too wide and not too narrow)
Since I don’t have much to carry around anyway, I also like push-up bras. Lace is fine, as long as it doesn’t scratch.
I still always feel constricted in bras, though, so sometimes I like to go “braless” at home :-)

Love, Andrea

Magdeburg

prefabricated building

Always have yarn at home

Flirting

Thank you so much for your birthday wishes—they really made my day.

I finally got to enjoy Ina’s felt slippers. They’re so cozy—no more cold feet—and in my favorite color. Thank you so much, dear Ina. Everyone admired them.
The crochet book is from my husband


And Kruemel got some competition. It was a birthday gift from my sister-in-law


Good morning to everyone here

Wow, Sonja , those are some impressive photos. Amazing. Almost like being in Norway.
But I’ve never been that high up either. I just can’t get enough of these gorgeous photos. The main thing is that you had some wonderful, eventful days. How cold was it up there, anyway?

Your dog-shaped pot holder turned out great—I’m sure your mom was really happy with it.

To everyone: you’ve all been so hard at work, and you’ve created such wonderful things—the placemats, the pumpkins, the pot holders, the cardigans, the scarves, and so on.
I can’t even keep up with marveling at everything. I’ll check in here whenever my schedule allows. Until then, please be patient a little longer until I can show you something new.

Have fun!

Thank you so much for your lovely birthday wishes. I was very happy about them.

Yes, I had a wonderful birthday today.
My husband had set the breakfast table beautifully, we had a cozy breakfast, and afterwards my parents came by with a gift, and then the four of us drove together to the pumpkin exhibition in Klaistow (pictures will follow).
We ordered sunshine for the weather, everything was great. I’ve never seen so many different kinds of pumpkins in every imaginable color. It was quite busy there (it’s still school holidays here in Brandenburg this week), but it was okay.
We wanted to eat a real bratwurst there - no such luck - none. They had supply problems. So we bought candied almonds, even some strawberry-flavored ones, and there were roasted pumpkin seeds too. Everything was delicious.
After that, we all went to our new apartment (Mom and Dad wanted to see how we’ve settled in), and we had more delicious fruit tart with whipped cream, muffins, and sparkling wine for a toast.

At first I had my doubts because I was trying out my new stove and wondering whether everything would turn out the way I imagined. Everything went well. Everyone enjoyed it.

My children want to come visit next weekend. Everything works smoothly now.
I’m looking forward to it.
Now I’m tired, it was an exciting and lovely birthday
P.S. My mum joked that today was like Children’s Day for me, with a carousel, Ferris wheel, and climbing park. I felt that way too today.

Have a lovely rest of the week, everyone

Tomorrow I’ll be queueing again at the citizen service office (for my ID card and a police clearance certificate for my job)

Best wishes
Andrea

Meeting up with acquaintances and friends again

Lentil stew

Dishes

Garden fence

Offal

Component accessories

Mmm, yummy

Arnstadt

Summer vacation

Zander fillet

Thank you so much for congratulating me on the job.

Wishing everyone a wonderful, relaxing weekend.

Best wishes
Andrea

leaderless

Thanks Anja for the info, now I know.

I hope you all have a lovely afternoon.
It rained here this morning too; now it’s cloudy and gray.

I went for a stroll through town with my mom today—for the first time in ages—and it was so nice, despite the rain and...
I signed my employment contract today. It worked out. Yay!

Our wall unit is supposedly arriving today, so I’m curious to see what happens.

Everyone, keep crafting away! Bye for now

A warm hello to everyone here,

I just wanted to check in again. I’ve been following along here diligently, but at the moment I don’t have much time to comment on everything. I still haven’t unpacked all the boxes from the move. Ordering from Ik.... is pointless, their shelves are apparently empty. What a nuisance.

You’ve all made so many wonderful things again, the pumpkins, felt shoes, the placemat, I think everything is really beautiful, and the one with the sheep too. It looks great crocheted, and Anja’s knitted piece does too.
My hands are itching too, but that will have to wait for now.

Question for Anja: Is the yarn really that soft? Especially around the neck? Since I’m very sensitive to scratchy wool, I’m interested because I usually work with cotton. Knitting, yes, but what about crochet? Maybe it’s not so good for that?

Then have a lovely time here, everyone

Best wishes
Andrea

Wow, those are impressive photos. It’s really beautiful there. Such vastness.
Congratulations on your golden wedding anniversary.

Warm regards
Andrea

Peripheral area

I hope you all have a lovely, autumnal rest of your Sunday.

We’re so happy we moved from cold Norway to Germany, because here at this time of year you can still sit out on the balcony in short sleeves, soaking up the sun, sipping coffee, letting your hair dry… it’s just great today.

Travel voucher

Best wishes for your birthday, lots of happiness, and have a wonderful day surrounded by your family.

Warm regards
Andrea

armchair backrest

Hi Josefa, I hope you’re doing well, too, and everyone else here.

So far, we’re doing pretty well—everyone’s still healthy—but in the midst of the stress of moving, one disaster after another keeps happening.

It started right when we tried to register at the citizen services office. We had to book an appointment three months in advance, and then it was canceled again; we stood in line;
then we went to the bank to change our address—the system glitched at first, but then everything worked out.

Then our new washing machine arrived; the delivery guy carried it up to our third-floor apartment, unpacked it, and said, “I can take this right back.” The lid was broken.

Our kitchen was supposed to arrive today. The guys were standing downstairs in front of the door; I’d just gotten home and asked if they had anything for us. The guy was on the phone and didn’t answer me at all; then he supposedly rang our doorbell—of course he didn’t, since my husband was upstairs—and then they drove off again.
Maybe a new appointment sometime next week. I’m telling you, this is no fun right now.

But there was one positive thing, though. I had my first job interview today at a nursing home as a caregiver, and I get to do a one-day trial shift next week. Maybe it’ll work out. (I found the ad online.)

So I hope you all have a great weekend!

Mmm, it smells so good in here.

Inge, your bread looks delicious. What a pretty Römertopf you have. I’ve never seen one in a light color like that before. Your flea market find was definitely worth it.

Marion, your little round loaves turned out great, too. Baking two loaves in one pan at the same time—good idea.

Hey Marlene,

I hope everything goes smoothly for you, too.

We just moved, too—the moving boxes are still scattered everywhere. Since our cabinets won’t arrive for another 1–2 weeks, we can’t really put much away yet.
You’ve moved more times than I have—15 times, in fact. I think this is my 10th time.

You’ll manage just fine, and I’m sure you’ll have everything cozy and settled by Christmas.

Best wishes

I’m so overwhelmed by your welcome messages, thank you all so much. I was absolutely delighted.
I still can’t quite believe that I’m finally here. But we’re here.

Of course, it will take some time until it feels reasonably homey, and Mom and Dad are taking good care of us. My youngest son is also visiting until Sunday and has been a great help carrying the sofa up to the 3rd floor, as well as driving to the furniture stores and DIY stores.

Our moving goods are supposed to arrive on Wednesday. That already sounds good.
The kitchen and cabinets will still take a while before they arrive.

Have a lovely Sunday, everyone

Hi everyone on the forum,

just a quick update.

We’ve been in Germany since Wednesday. We’ve finally arrived in our new old home. It was sooooo wonderful to see everyone again—such a warm welcome, with a few tears of joy.

We’ve also checked out the apartment—it’s been beautifully renovated. Everything still smells so new.
We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us to get settled in. Tonight is our first night here.

Pictures will come later. Anyway, everything went really well.

Warm regards from Germany

throwing leaves at each other, or jumping into leaf piles. We always loved doing that.
It's so much fun

That doesn’t sound good at all, Inge. Get well soon from me too.


As for me, the apartment is empty. The moving company is coming on Saturday to take everything away. I’m curious to see whether everything will arrive at our new home on September 21st (they do a kind of consolidated shipment, so it’s not just our moving things)

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

falling colorful leaves

Cappuccino trinken,  and lounging on the Couch with some crochet

Oh yes, Christmas market.
After all these years in Norway, we’re longing to set foot in a German Christmas market again. To drink a proper mulled wine with amaretto, eat a hot waffle, cotton candy, and gingerbread. I can practically smell the Christmas aroma already.
We’re really looking forward to that as visitors.
The last time was 9 years ago.

Good evening,

ruthk , your temperature blanket already looks great. The colors go together perfectly. I’m curious to see what it’ll look like when it’s finished. You still have quite a few rows to crochet.

Monika , thank you—that makes me happy. Yes, I needed another little project—and something colorful.
We’re slowly entering the home stretch, and the end is in sight—our excitement is growing, and of course so is the tension about whether everything will turn out the way we imagine.

Steffi, your mosaic granny square turned out great. The idea with the bag flap is good.
I’ve also been thinking about crocheting myself a bag with a mosaic pattern.

Have a great rest of the week, everyone!

Thanks, and have a great weekend, everyone.
The weather here is a bit mixed. We still have plenty to do indoors in preparation for the move.
We still have to make a few more trips to the dump, and a major cleaning is on the agenda—I’m really dreading that.

Otherwise, best regards from here

Hey Josefa,

Fimo is the new Suralin from back in the day. I think you can make really nice things with it.
I have the silicone molds and Fimo here, but I just haven’t had a chance to try it out yet.

Maybe someday, once we’ve finished moving.

Quark cheesecake baking

I’ll stop by again sometime,

Wow, Sonja, what a masterpiece. All that hard work really paid off. To me, it already looks finished. I’m guessing the other extension piece goes on the bottom, right?
I wouldn’t have the patience for such a huge project.

Instead, here’s a little final crochet greeting from Norway.
Everything has to be packed by September 11.

My little color (AL from here)

Painting by numbers (whether with a pencil or oil paints)

Needlework to relax

First, let’s tidy things up a bit—maybe we’ll find something suitable.