Sophies week

Another week passed by very quickly. Another weekend dedicated to crafting and meeting nice people. My sister and I visited granny today and we played out favourite board game. Normally granny wins at least two out of three games but this time it was me who did that. My sister was quite dissapointed as she didn't wone a single game...

 

*Book* "Broken Homes" - Ben Aaronovitch. An old childrens novel.

*Song*Some Czech music.

*Craft* Finished taster stitching. Second half of the bag. Worked on my knitted scarf. Sunglasses case.

*Food* Pancakes. Blueberry muffin. Mars ice cream. Pasta with chicken and mustard sauce. Chicken with peanut sauce. A lot peanut butter things.

*Drink* Water

*Done* Crafted. Visited granny. Played boardgames. Spent a nice Sunday morning with friends.
*Met*Knitting friends. My granny. My sister.

*Bought* More  flowers for the balcony.
*Thought* That Eastern is really close now.

Sophies Week(end)

After a pretty normal week I had quite a busy weekend and am really happy with all the things I did as the last few weekends were really lazy.

So what I did:
running some errands (groceries shopping, library, recycling centre and so on)
bringing my sewing machine back to life with the help of my mum
sewing a birthday present  for a friend
spending an afternoon with my mum
having a long hapnap in the late afternoon
having a pamper evening including colouring my hair
spent a sleepless night reading, folding laundry, searching for sewing ideas and polishing my nails
finally going to sleep at three in the morning
having brunch with the bunch as my best friend called it. A nice brunch with four very close friends, a lot laughter and a lot to chat and catch up
sewing half of a bag
going for nordic walking for the first time in ages
having very light berry pancakes for dinner

So all in all it was a really nice weekend. And here comes the rest of the week:

*Film/series* youtube tutorials. Vlogs.

*Book* "Whispers underground" - Ben Aaronovitch. An old childrens novel.

*Song* The new Johnny Cash album "Out among the stars"

*Craft* Easter stitching. Birthday present for a friend. Half of a bag.

*Food* Brunch. Pancake. Strawberries. Too much Easter chocolate. Maltesers Easter bunny. Greek salad. Couscous salad.

*Drink* Tea.

*Done* Brunch with friends. A lot crafting. Afternoon with my mum.
*Met* My best friends. My parents.

*Bought* Tulips. Some  flowers for the balcony.
*Thought* That I have to go to the dentist really urgently :-(

Sophies week

*Film/series* Youtube videos. Wanted to watch Letters to Juliet but the DVD wasn't working...

*Book* "Er ist wieder da." -  Timur Vermes. "Die Lust zu leben" - Françoise Sagan. "Remarkable Creatures" -  Tracy Chevalier

*Song* "New England" - Kirsty MacColl. "Mack the knife" - Bobby Darin. "Matchstack men" - Foster and Allen.

*Craft* Restarted my knitted hat. Finally framed my Baaatle-of-Hastings stitching.

*Food* Pizza. Rösti. Veggie Cottage pie. Blueberry Muffin. Apple Crumble. Gnocchi with chicken and veggies.

*Drink* Tea. Orange juice. Blueberry drink from IKEA.

*Done* Met a friend for dinner. Celebrated Grannys birthday with a family thingie. Cleaned my balcony. Spent time on the balcony. Went for a long walk. Edited some photograhps. Knitted with friends. Took a long, nice bath.
*Met* My knitting friends. My extended family (extended in our case means 11 people, so not too many...)

*Bought* Tulips. A notebook. Ordred two pairs of shoes and a tunic.

*Thought* That spring makes you feel just great.

The reading bit might look like a lot to read, but basically I just read "Er ist wieder da" which is a book about Hitler reappearing in 2011 and both funny and scary. "Die Lust zu leben" which is a fictive biography of actress Sarah Bernhardt was laying around half-read and I just  finished it. And from my new book I just read 60 pages while in the bathing tub yesterday - yes, it was a long bath.

Sophies week

Hello everyone! *imitating Mirandas voice*

Long time not seen. How are you? Back in October and November life has been very busy due to "THE event" which went very well and which I enjoyed. But afterwards I was just in the mood for some days of laziness, followed by a little holiday in Bath. And then life went on and I kind of lost track with blogging. But now I feel like I want to blog again every now and then and already restarted my (German) book blog back in January.

So here goes another Sophies week, though without pictures - once more.

*Film/series* Nothing yet and I don't think I'll watch something tonight.

*Book* "The turning point" - Judith Lennox

*Song* "Baby ride easy" - Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash. "It's a real good feeling" - Peter Kent.

*Craft* Finished the first wrist warmer. Started the second wrist warmer. Tree with paper leaves. "Birthday in a can" for a friend.

*Food* Brunch. Homemade bread. Soup. Pasta. Muffin. Chocolate. Cinnamon roll. Banana-chocolate crumble. Baked potato.

*Drink* Tea. Tea. Tea

*Done* Met my bestie for brunch and a late Christmas celebration and an early "anniversary" celebration. Went shopping for presents. Cuddled with my favourite little man, L (4 months) Baked. Made holiday plans with my sister. Been tired and had a very long nap today. Rediscovered my favourite hairdo and feel much better about my hair now.
*Met* My bestie and her boyfriend. My parents. Some knitting friends including little L.

*Bought* Lush Skindrink. Henna. Blueberry shower gel from The Body Shop. Some presents. Tulips.

*Thought* That there is actually nothing to be sad about. That am glad my sister takes it relatively easy that her boyfriend moved out.

Sophies week

*film/series* Nothing besides youtube videos

*book* How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you

*song* some piano background music

*craft* stitched on a birthdaycard for a friend

*food* Pain au chocolat. My favourite cake. Fruit salad. Spätzle. Sandwichs. Gnocchi. Mac'n'cheese. Tiramisu. Sushi.

*drink* Tea.

*done* Did some office work. Spent a lazy morning at home. Been annoyed by my computer. Had my hair cut. Spontanioiusely went out for a meal with my bestie and her boyfriend. Visited my parents and met my grannies, aunt and uncle. Meet some friends.

*met* My family. Bestie with boyfriend. Some knitting friends.

*bought* A new powder brush. Ordered a new laptop. Ordered a shirt.
*thought* That it is high time to get a new laptop as the other one crashes all the time.

Sophies week

*film* Young Victoria

*book* The Supremes at Earls Diner

*song* June Carter Cash songs (and discussing her voice with my dad)

*craft* Worked on my christmas cross stitch.

*food* Marmelade glaced ham. Spaghetti Carbonara. Caprese. Soup.

*drink* Wine. Tea. Hot chocolate.

*done* Went into town with my bestie. Had my parents over for lunch. Spent some lazy evenings.

*met* My parents. My bestie.

*bought* Tea pot. Box.
*thought* That I hate to battle with my internet conection.

Sophies week

*film/series* Yes Minister Series 1

*book* The strange journey of Mr Daldry (Marc Levy)

*song* My autumn-playlist with some oldies. Brighton in the rain.

*craft* stitched on my deckchair picture which should apparently show the beach in Beer.

*food* Lemon and poppy seed muffin. Vegetarian sushi. Spaghetti Carbonara. Tiramisu. A wonderful brownie. Cordon Bleu with chips. Porridge

*drink* Tea.

*done* Went for a daytrip with my sister and granny. Meet my knitting friends. Established some new routines. More or less stayed in my Weight Watchers points all week.

*met* My parents. Some friends. My granny. My sister. A friend I haven't seen for ages.

*bought* 2 candles. A coffee-to-go thingie.
*thought* That you should check if there is a parade on the only street leading to where you want to go before going there.

Sophies week

*film* Mrs Dalloway

*book* My Policeman (Bethan Roberts)

*song* A lot Johnny Cash stuff.

*craft* Nothing....

*food* Mash. M&Ms. Sandwiches. Chips. Lemon Cake. Pasta with my favourite sauce.

*drink* Beer. My favorite tea.

*done* Been very tired and unmotivated. Worked on our town fair. Been annoyed by some people there. Surfed a lot. Did some shopping.

*met* My parents. Some friends.

*bought* Flowers. Ordered a dress.
*thought* That some people can go on my nerves so hard!

Sophies week

*film* Die harte Schule der 50iger, the German version of "That'll teach em"

*book* Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

*song* some Elvis-songs

*craft* an elephant picture. A very quick picture-frame-tray. Started on a pillow.

*food* Pastry with pork, apples and ham. Ice, cream and original meringue. Mars ice cream. Baked potato with tuna. Salad.

*drink* Beer. Red wine. Peppermint tea.

*done* Crafted. Slept a lot. Been lazy. Did a lot office stuff. Been glad about some nice, cool weather.

*met* My parents. My sister. Granny.

*bought* Some stuff for my flat at IKEA.
*thought* That I'm not looking forward to next week...

Sunday again

*film* Anonymous. Some bits and pieces from Miranda.

*book* Broken Homes - Ben Aaronovich. The Novel in the Viola - Natasha Solomons

*song* I can't decide - Scissor Sisters

*craft* Cross Stitch which I messed up.

*food* A lot ice. Vegetable with balsamico. Potato salad. Chocolate. Pizza. Sushi.

*drink* A lot beer. Berry and Hibiscus refresca.

*done* Enjoyed my new flat. Finished cleaning the old one - luckily my parents did the most of it without my help -, spent a nice evening with my bestie. Read like crazy. Suffered under the heat.

*met* My parents. My bestie. Some of my knitting friends.

*bought* A lipstick which I'm going to bin again.
*thought* How great it is that it is now raining after two incredibly hot days.  

 

Sophies week

There it goes, my plan to post every second day or so and blabla....

This week was so crazy. Monday and Tuesday I was so tired that I basically came home from work, had dinner and went to bed. Wednesday I started packing for my moving. When I wanted to go to bed shortly before eleven, I noticed that my cat wasn't well so we ended up going to the vet at 11 pm! Which led to me being in bed by two in the morning.... Thurday evening was filled with some office stuff and gone in no time and don't ask me where the weekend went... Packed a lot, had a lay in yesterday, met friends this morning, had a hapnap and and and.

And so there we are on Sunday evening... Time for my little week-retroperspective.

*film* "Die Trapp Familie"

*book* A childrens book about womens rights ;-)

*song* Roy Orbison "Penny Arcade". Amy MacDonalds.

*craft* "A summery cross stitch

*food* Ice.Ice. More ice. Muffin. Sushi. Potato salad. Cheese.

*drink* Cider. Apfelschorle. Coffee

*done* Packed. Met friends for some crafting. Had too many lay ins and early nights.

*met* Friends. My parents.

*bought* Giftwrapping paper.
*thought* That I underestimated moving.

Sophies week

*film* Youtube videos

*book* none....Am no big reader at the moment

*song* More Ewan MacColl songs

*craft* "Welcome"-picture for my new flat

*food* Ice. Risotto. Cheese and bacon burger with fries. Mouse au chocolat. Brie.

*drink* Red wine. White wine spritzer. Apple cider from IKEA.

*done* Been incredibly lazy. Spent an evening with two friends, knitting. Re-started knitting my scarf. Spent an evening with friends on Friday. Cuddled with my cats. Worked for my side job.

*met* friends. My sister.

*bought* Toys for the catties.
*thought* That it is only 4 weeks till I'm moving. So time to start doing something.

 Having fun with my sisters cat

 Summer for half a day

 Pret-a-manger stuff my sister brought me from the states

 Strawberries cake. Yummy!

My cat relaxing

Sophies week

*film* Call the midwife. Pixiwoo youtube videos. Well, actually both not films....

*book* none....

*song* Sweet Thames flow softly (Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger), hot Diggity (Perry Como)

*craft* Finally finished a sheep cross stitch

*food* Ice. Strawberry cake. Lemon scone. A lot other unhealthy stuff

*drink* Cappuccino. My favourite Earl Grey. White wine. IKEA pear cider

*done* Stitched. Slept a lot. Entertained my sisters cat (plus my own). Went to Starbucks with friends. Went to another café with a friend right after we came out of Starbucks. Went to IKEA.

*met* a bunch of friends this morning. My former neighbour

*bought* some darling postcards from IKEA
*thought* That I shouldn't always worry

Actually this should be the place for a picture related to this week but I took no single picture all week. So there is the video to my absolute favourite song of this week. I couldn't help humming it every now and then.