Weekend Plans: What are you up to?

Dear users, dear authors,
what are you up to?
Have a great weekend.

I’m going to bake another awesome cake tonight—
a Stormtrooper cake (you know, those white things from Star Wars) for my stepdad ;)

I’ll give it to him tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow… who knows :) 

I’d love to see a photo of the cake.

We don’t have any plans for the weekend. We’ll see what we end up doing. The 2nd League is finally starting up again today. So tonight we’re watching HSV

We’re going to look for an air conditioner tomorrow. The heat in the city is unbearable, and my old dog, in particular, is really suffering. The nights are barely bearable, too, and because of the traffic noise, we can only open the windows a little at night.
Other than that, it’s the usual routine: cleaning the apartment and doing laundry, studying a bit (yes, yes—school starts again soon), and doing some crocheting or knitting if the heat lets me.

At Sofia-Welt für Hunde, you can also order cooling mats online...

We’ve had a dog again for a week now, and I think I’ll get one of those too...

Or have you ever given him ice cubes?

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend 

A wet towel is also a great way to cool off.
Why not try putting a damp towel on your dogs' bodies? I put one on my legs, for example. It helps a lot!

Good luck to everyone staying cool!

Today I’m putting together the IKEA CD rack—I want to repurpose it for my yarn. If it works out well, I’ll get at least one more.
In the evening, as we do every Saturday, we’re heading to our favorite Greek restaurant—we’ll combine that with a bike ride.

Tomorrow is family day as usual, and in the evening we’re off to the Stöckse Open-Air Theater to see a Low German comedy.

Have a great weekend, everyone :-)

@sternje61

I’d love to see a photo of your repurposed CD rack.

Best regards, Heike

Yeah, me too :-)

I’d also be interested in that CD rack. We still have a few CD racks from IKEA in the basement, but I’m not sure if they’re the same ones...

I’ve also repurposed a CD rack for yarn—though for finished projects. It holds all my crocheted amigurumi. When I have kids over, the first thing they usually do is rush over to the rack. And often, one of those stuffed animals quickly finds a new owner...

:-) ruthk: That’s really handy, too. 

Thanks so much for the great tips on staying cool. He doesn’t like a wet towel, though, because he already has some arthritis. The cooling mats are a great idea. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any air conditioners—the stores were all sold out. But I was able to order a portable air conditioner; it’s coming to the store on Tuesday, so I can pick it up then—just in time, because they’re predicting 39 degrees on Thursday.

@Heike and everyone else who’s interested :-)

The shelf thing is actually pretty simple—instead of CDs, I put yarn in it. I think it’s super handy to be able to see at a glance what yarn I still have. It’s great that the shelves can be adjusted to different heights as needed; it could use a few more shelves, though.

Petra,
that looks great—everything’s so neat.

With the amount of stuff I have, it’s a bit tricky. I’ve stowed most of it in the closet, sorted by color and in plastic bags.

Petra, I think that’s great! Unfortunately, I have different shelves, so that won’t work for me. But my yarn stash fits in a large bag, and the cotton is in a smaller box. My yarn stash is running low....
And then I’ll head to the yarn store and redeem my gift cards....

Wow, Petra, that’s enough to make anyone jealous. Unfortunately, I don’t have room for another CD rack either, but maybe I can repurpose something...