De små blade / The tiny leaves

Selv om farven er helt håbløs her kan man godt se, at enden på Tempelblomst nærmer sig med hastige skridt. De allermindste blade er snart færdige, hvilket betyder at jeg meget snart skal lukke af og lave ærmer.
Glæder mig til at se den færdig! Der er masser af ting at strikke bagefter - udover de mange par manglende strømper, er der en bestilling på en babyjakke. Nå ja - jeg vil også gerne strikke noget til mig selv på et tidspunkt!

Even though the color really stinks, you can see that the end of the Temple flower is drawing near. The tiniest leaves are done soon, and that means that I will be casting off and making sleeves very soon.
Can't wait to seeing it done! There are plenty of stuff to knit afterwards - besides all the pairs of socks I need to make, there is a request for a baby-jacket. Oh well - I would like to make something for me some time also!

Fødselsdag / Birthday

Jeg har været til fødselsdag hos Jorun i Jorungarn, Godthåbsvej 51.
Det var hyggeligt! Der var kage og gode tilbud, og faktisk fejres fødselsdagen også i morgen, fra 10-14, så du kan sagtens nå at kigge forbi.
På vej hjem købte jeg så blomster til altanen. Det har altså pyntet med både stang, potter og blomster!

I went to Jorungarn, my local yarn-shop, to attend the birthday-celebration.
It was so nice! Cake and a sale, and they continue celebrating tomorrow.
On the way home, I bought some flowers for the balcony. Sure looks nicer with pots and flowers!

IKEA

Nu er jeg ved at have boet i min nye lejlighed så længe, og ved at føle mig så godt hjemme, at der skulle ske noget på altanen. Altså - alle andre har krukker og blomster og hvad-ved-jeg derude, mens jeg havde INGENTING på væggen!
Så derfor tog min cykel og jeg til IKEA. Det er virkelig længe siden jeg har været der sidst! Men man kan altid finde noget brugbart, ikke?
I køkkenafdelingen fandt jeg så noget til altanen. Bestik-potter på en stang. De ligner godt nok noget, der fint kan bruges til blomster også! En lille lampe til at gøre det helt perfekt og forøge hygge-faktoren 200%.

I lived in the new apartment so long, and I feel so much at home, that I needed to do something on the balcony. Well - everyone else have pots and flowers and stuff out there, while I had NOTHING on the wall!
So my bike and I went to IKEA. It's been a very long time since I visited last time! But you can always find something useful, right?
In the kitchen-section I found stuff for the balcony. Pots for knives and forks on a rod. They do look perfect for flowers, I think! A tiny lamp made it perfect and increased the "hygge"-factor about 200%.

Sådan ser den ud i mørke.
Efter hele foråret og sommeren, hvor jeg har haft så travlt og virkelig har haft svært ved at sove, er søvnbehovet nu lige røget i vejret. Det er virkelig dejligt ind imellem at lave ingenting. Ikke male. Ikke flytte. Ikke rydde op. Bare kigge ud i luften. Mon ikke der kommer lidt aktivitet igen på et tidspunkt?

This is how it looks like in the dark.
After this spring and summer, when I was so busy and really had a hard time sleeping, my need for sleep just increased a lot. It's really nice to do nothing sometimes. Not painting. Not moving. Not tidying op. Just stare into empty space. I guess a need for activity will re-appear at some point?

Skål! / Cheers!

Stof til gardiner i det lyserøde værelse sprang nærmest på mig i en stofbutik. Fint lysebrunt med mørkerøde pletter hist og pist, der ville passe glimrende til de lyserøde vægge!
Det sjoveste? Mønsteret er etiketter fra vinflasker. Det er da morsomt!
Ekspedienten spurgte, om jeg havde smagt dem allesammen. Det har jeg ikke. Men nu ved jeg, hvor jeg finder inspiration! (Når gardinerne er syet og hængt op. Altså.)

Fabric for curtains in the pink room almost attacked me in a crafts store. Pretty light brown with dark red spots here and there that will go well with the pink walls!
The funny thing? The pattern is labels from wine bottles. That's funny!
The sales-lady asked if I tasted all of them. I haven't. But now I know where to get my inspiration! (When the curtains are done and hung up. You know.)

Markmus / Fieldmouse

I projekt "se så lige at få strikket de strømper, du har lovet!!!!" er jeg nået til at være i gang med strømper til min nevø på næsten 15. Ekstra lange i str. 45. Dybt suk.
Den ene er da færdig, og farverne er egentlig pæne, synes jeg, selv om det bare er brun og sort. Den brune hedder markmus og har ret meget spil i farven.
Opslagningskanten er en estisk knudekant, som jeg lærte i juni. Så de er altså lige pimpet lidt ekstra, selv om min nevø nok er ligeglad!

In my project "get started and knit those socks you promised to make!!!!!" I have started socks for my almost 15 year-old nephew. Extra long and extra large. Deep sigh.
One of them is done, and the colors are really nice, I think, even though it's just brown and black. The brown is called field-mouse and has a lot of shades.
The cast-on is and Estonian thing with knots that I learned in June. So these socks are spiced up a bit, although I bet my nephew doesn't care!

Når der ikke er børn i nærheden / When there aren't any kids around

Safari njema

Overskriften er Swahili og betyder "God rejse". I dag tager Søster og Co. afsted til USA. I søndags var de på farvel-besøg. Det var så hyggeligt! Vi spillede Nintendo (og jeg vandt!), spiste pizza og havde et par rigtig dejlige timer.
Der blev faktisk også vundet noget garn op. Bare fordi det er sjovt!
Efter flere måneders nedpakning, bekymringer, farvel og nu en måned, hvor hele familien har boet i en kuffert, tror jeg faktisk, det bliver rigtig godt at begynde at sige "Goddag" i Ann Arbor og komme i gang med det, de har glædet sig sådan til! (Jeg HAR tilbudt børnene at de kunne blive hos mig. Ingen interesse!)
Så god tur! Jeg GLÆDER mig til at besøge jer i Ann Arbor! Jeg lover at bestille lidt garn, så I er advaret om, at nu kommer Moster snart......

The headline is Swahili and means "Happy trails". Today my Sister and Co. are leaving for the US. This Sunday, they had a goodbye-visit. It was so nice! We played Nintendo (and I won!), had pizza and enjoyed some really nice hours.
A skein of yarn was wound as well. Just because it's so funny!
After months of packing, worrying, saying goodbye and now a month with the entire family living in a suitcase, I actually think it will be very good for them to start saying "Hello" in Ann Arbor and start doing what they have been looking so much forward to! (I DID offer the kids a stay with me. No interest!)
So - have a wonderful journey! I can't wait to visiting you in Ann Arbor! I promise to order a little yarn, so you will have a warning that Moster is coming soon......

Varm orm / Warm worm

Orme er sådan - øh - set på med en vis skepsis.
For er de overhovedet søde? I børnebøgerne - ja. Der kan de være nok så nuttede!
I dit æble? Nej. På jorden? Jo - hvis man ikke skal røre ved den!
Denne her orm er så sød! Den er et dejligt halstørklæde. Strik den til et barn, eller behold den selv......

Worms are - ahem - regarded with some skepticism!
Are they cute at all? In children's books - yes. There, they can be very cute!
In your apple? No. On the ground? Well - if you don't have to touch it!
This worm is really cute! It's a nice scarf. Knit it for a kid, or keep it for yourself.......

Vejret er koldere / The weather is cooler

Det er både koldere, og der kommer nogle gigantiske byger ind imellem! I går skinnede solen mens det regnede voldsomt, og ved Frederiksberg Centeret var der pludselig en smuk, dobbelt regnbue.

It's not only colder, but we have some gigantic showers every now and then! Yesterday the sun was shining while it was raining really hard, and here at Frederiksberg, we suddenly had a beautiful, double rainbow!

Det koldere vejr betyder også, at min nevøs lille pige virkelig får brugt det, jeg har strikket. Den lille baby surprise jacket passer på en prik lige nu (men godt, jeg strikkede ærmerne længere!), men huen synger nok på sidste vers. Eller også skal hun VIRKELIG lære at holde hovedet i ro!

The cooler weather also means that my nephews little girl gets to use, what I knit. The little baby surprise jacket is spot on in size right now (but it was really good I made the sleeves a bit longer!), but the hat is almost too small. Either that, or she REALLY needs to learn to keep her head still!

Tæppet bruger hun også. Det er lige tilpas nu. Jeg har ellers hele sommeren været bekymret over at det var så tykt! Hun kan rigtig godt lide det. Selv om hun skjuler det godt på billedet her!
Jeg skal iøvrigt snart strikke et babytæppe mere. En anden af mine nevøer skal være far til foråret, så nu går det løs med babyer over det hele!

She also uses the blanket. It's perfect right now. All summer I worried that it was too thick! She really likes it. Even though she hides her positive feelings quite well on this photo!
I have to knit another baby blanket soon. Another one of my nephews will be a dad in spring, so now it's all beginning with babies everywhere!

I ambulatoriet / In the out-patient clinic

Sommerferien er definitivt slut, men det er nu meget hyggeligt at være på arbejde igen..... De fleste patienter er større end denne her, der pludselig spadserede hen over gulvet en dag! Det er jo ikke hver dag, man møder et tusindben på et dansk hospital (heldigvis!) så den blev behørigt beundret, inden den blev sluppet løs igen!
I denne uge havde jeg en meget hyggelig samtale med en patient. Hvad gør man måske, når man kun er 8 år og allerede har ar på kroppen efter operation? Denne her læge prøver at lave en sej historie. "Nå! Jeg kan se, du har kæmpet med en ninja-læge!" Barn: "Ja - en ninja-læge med et samurai-sværd! Han stak mig, så jeg besvimede i 30 sekunder, men så fik jeg ham!"
Det er det bedste at arbejde på en børneafdeling!

Summer-vacation is definitely over, but it's actually quite nice being back to work....... Most patients are bigger than this guy, who suddenly took a walk across our floor one day! Now it's not every day you meet a millipede in a Danish hospital (fortunately!) so after admiring it quite a lot, it was set free again!
This week I had a very nice talk with a patient. What do you do, when you're only 8 years old and already have scars on your body after operations? This doctor tries to make up a cool story.
"Well! I can see you fought a ninja-doctor!" Child: "Yes! - A ninja-doctor with a samurai-sword! He stabbed me and I passed out for like 30 seconds, but then I got him!"
Working in a children's department is the best job ever!

Hjem / Home

De sidste par dage er jeg langsomt begyndt at føle mig hjemme i den nye lejlighed. Hvorfor tager sådan noget så lang tid?
Måske hjalp det at male vinduerne hvide. Måske hjalp det at komme i tanker om, hvor nogle dvd'er kunne være, så der kom lidt skabsplads. Måske var det mit første bad i det nye, mørke badeværelse der ikke var gjort rent fordi håndværkerne stadig er i gang. Måske er det tiden.
Dejligt er det ihvertfald!

During the last couple of days I slowly started feeling at home in my new apartment. Why does things like that take so long?
Maybe it helped painting the windows white. Maybe it helped remembering where to put some of my dvd's, thus releasing some space in a closet. Maybe it was my very first bath in the new, dark bathroom that hadn't been totally cleaned since it's still being reconstructed. Maybe it's time.
It definitely is nice, though!

En gave / A gift

En af mine kolleger forsvarede sin ph.d. i går. Jeg har arbejdet en del sammen med hende, og hun er ganske dygtig og fornuftig. Hun strikker. Behøver jeg sige mere?
Hun har spurgt meget til min estiske sjalsbog, så selvfølgelig skulle hun have sådan en i gave. Sammen med et nøgle ægte Haapsalu-garn!
Sjovt nok fik hun ikke den samme slags gave af andre...... (Men den gjorde lykke!)

One of my colleagues defended her Ph.D. yesterday. I worked quite a lot with her, and she is a very gifted and sensible person. She is a knitter. Need I say more?
She asked a lot about my book with Estonian lace, so of course she should have one of those as a gift. Together with a skein of real Haapsalu yarn!
Strangely enough, no-one else gave her a gift like this...... (But she was very happy with it!)

Proportioner / Proportions

Halvvejs / Halfway

Det går faktisk rigtig fint med min tempelblomst. Den vokser virkelig godt, og det er jo dejligt, at man kan opleve at noget, der virkelig føltes bøvlet første gang, går så nemt anden gang.
Jeg mangler kun 2 rækker blade før den er færdig. Den når måske at blive færdig inden de rejser? Den bliver nu nok sendt alligevel. Der er vist ikke plads i kufferten......

The temple flower is going really well. It's growing a lot, and it's really nice to find out that something so troublesome the first time, can be really easy second time around.
I only need another 2 rows of leaves before it's done. Maybe it will be done before they travel abroad?
I guess it will be mailed anyway. The suitcases are full already.......

Sherlock

Det er ikke, fordi jeg selv kender serien, men jeg har hørt fra pålidelig kilde, at BBC's nye Sherlock Holmes serie er god. Også selv om den foregår i nutiden!
Der er noget med et tapet og noget skyderi og en smiley. I ved det nok bedre end mig!
Ihvertfald - nu kan du få din egen Sherlock Holmes pude! Mon ikke den lige kunne pynte i sofaen?

It's not that I know the series, but I heard from a trustworthy source that the new BBC Sherlock Holmes show is great. Even though it is set in the present!
There is something with a tapestry and some shooting and a smiley. I guess you know this better than I do!
Anyway - now you can have your very own Sherlock Holmes pillow! I bet it would look good on the couch!

Meget lange, meget varme / Very long, very warm

Fødselsdagsstrømperne til min svoger er lang om længe færdige. Ca. halvanden måned for sent! Da han også skal til KOLDE Michigan, er det nye ønske (fra hele familien) at strømperne skal være lange.
Derfor får de allerfleste af dem stribede strømper fra nu af, for der er altså ikke garn nok i et enkelt bundt wollmeise til semi-knælange strømper!

The birthday-socks for my brother-in-law are finally done. About a month and a half too late! Since he is also going to COLD Michigan, the new wish (from the entire family) is that the socks should be long.
So most of them will have socks with stripes from now on, since a single skein of wollmeise is not enough for semi-knee-long socks!

Her på mit ben kan man rigtigt se, hvor lange de er. Strikket på pind 2,5 mm, og ialt er der brugt 175 gram garn.
Det er alligevel noget!
Nu er jeg så 4 par strømper bagud. Tilbage til arbejdet..........

On my leg you can really see, how long they are. Made with needles size 2.5 mm, and I used a total of 175 grams of yarn.
That's something!
Now I'm 4 pairs of socks behind. Back to work.......

Aalborg

Torsdag-fredag tog jeg en tur til Aalborg for at besøge min morbror og tante. De er uendeligt søde, og det var så hyggeligt. Da jeg havde klaget over, at jeg nok havde set Rold Skov, men ikke meget af Aalborg, fik jeg et par rundvisninger i byen.
Vi var i Utzon's hus, hvor der var en udstilling med meget fin lamper, hvor skyggerne lignede træer. IKKE den slags lampe, små børn skal have på værelset når de skal sove! (Kan du se, hvordan det træ ligner en trold?)

Thursday-Friday I went to Aalborg to visit my uncle and aunt. They are the sweetest people, and it was so nice. Since I complained how I had seen plenty of Rold Forest, but not much of Aalborg, they took me for a few tours of the town.
We went inside Utzon's house, where there was an exhibition of lamps, which made the shadows look like trees. NOT the kind of lamp to use in little children's rooms at night! (Can you see, how that tree looks like a troll?)

Huset er vældigt spændende og smukt. Der var også en del information om operahuset i Sydney. Alt i alt spændende!

The house is really interesting and pretty. They also had quite a lot information about the opera-house in Sydney. All in all very exciting!

Havnen så vi selvfølgelig også. Med det nye musik-hus.
Dagen efter skulle jeg så se "de syngende træer"! Bag Aalborg messe-center er der plantet træer til en begyndende skov af de kunstnere, der har optrådt, og når man trykker på knappen, kan man høre, hvad de har optrådt med!

We saw the harbor too, of course. With the new house of music.
The next day I was to see "the singing trees"! Behind the congress-hall they have a starting forest  with trees planted by the artists who performed, and when you push the button, you can hear, how they perform!

Selvfølgelig fandt jeg så Backstreet Boys. For jeg var jo i Aalborg for at høre dem i 2005............

Of course I found Backstreet Boys. I actually went to Aalborg to hear them in 2005..........

Jeg fik også lokket min morbror og tante forbi Garnudsalg's lager. Bare fordi jeg kunne! Det VAR jo fredag og jeg var i Aalborg.
Der var fint! Ret stort og lidt uoverskueligt. Igen rigtig mange mennesker, selv om der nu er bedre plads. Jeg købte også en lillebitte smule. Skal man ikke det?
Nu er den sidste weekend i ferien så startet. Uden toilet. MED håndværkere. Det er vist meget godt, at jeg har planer andre steder end i lejligheden!

I also lured my uncle and aunt to see the Garnudsalg shop. Just because I could! It WAS Friday, you know, and I happened to be in Aalborg.
It was nice! Pretty big and a bit confusing. Once more a lot of people, although it's more spacy now. I also bought a tiny little bit. Aren't you supposed to do that?
So now the last weekend of my vacation started. Without a toilet. WITH the workmen. I guess it's good I have plans other places than here in the apartment!

Tempelblomst 2

I foråret skete der noget. Min tempelblomst blev færdig (jeg glæder mig til at bruge den igen!) og min søster kunne lide den! Så godt, at hun lige siden brændende har ønsket sig en magen til.
"Der er jo KOLDT i Michigan!"
Derfor er jeg nu for første gang i ca. 20 år i gang med at strikke noget til min søster, der ikke er strømper eller tørklæde.
Det bliver en rigtig dejlig udgave i Rowan felted tweed og 2 lace-garner: Dels Madelinetosh Prairie, dels Fyberspates Scrumptious lace.

This spring, something happened. My temple-flower was finished (and I can't wait to start using it again!) and my sister liked it! So much, that ever since, she has been longing for one herself.
"It's COLD in Michigan, you know!"
So that's why, for the first time in about 20 years, I've started knitting something for my sister, which is not socks or scarfs.
It will be a very nice one made with Rowan Felted tweed and 2 lace-yarns: One is Madelinetosh Prairie, the other Fyberspates Scrumptious lace.

Det går faktisk ret hurtigt fremad. Den er klart sjovere at strikke anden gang, af en eller anden grund! Farven er som det øverste billede, meget, meget mørk blå, og de tre tråde matcher så godt, at man aldrig vil opdage i den færdige poncho, at der ikke bare er en enkelt tråd.
Det er dejligt at have tid til at strikke igen!

It's actually growing quite fast. It is so much more fun doing this second time, for some reason!
The color is like the top photo, very, very dark blue, and the 3 strands of wool match so well, that you would never guess it's not just a single strand.
It's really nice having time for knitting again!

En dejlig dag / A lovely day

I går tog jeg nordpå for at besøge Johanne. Eftersom alle børn nu er startet i skole igen, var der god tid til at nyde selskabet og familiens meget nuttede hvalpe på 3 måneder.
De var godt nok vældig i hopla da jeg kom, men holdt sig trods alt pænt fra garn. (Meget velopdragne!) Øverst er det Marvin.

Yesterday I traveled north to visit Johanne. Since all kids started school by now, we had plenty of time for enjoying the company and the family's very cute, 3 months old puppies.
They were really active and happy when I came, but still stayed away from yarn. (Very well behaved!) On top it's Marvin.

Bamsen her hedder Isbjørn og var ikke bare utroligt fræk, men også rigtig god til at se meget, meget uskyldig ud........
Efter en time faldt der mere ro på, selv om de godt nok hygger sig med at stjæle hinandens ting og slås for sjov. (Faktisk opførte de sig ret meget som et par menneske-søskende ville gøre!)

This teddy-bear is called Isbjørn (Polar bear) and was not only incredibly naughty, but also really good at looking very, very innocent.....
After an hour they calmed down, although they still had fun stealing each others stuff and fighting for fun. (Actually they behaved a lot like a couple of human siblings would do!)

Til aftensmad var der gigant-burger. Smagte godt!
Efter en dejlig, lang dag med strik, hunde og rigtig godt selskab, tog jeg så hjem til (nu mere begrænset) kaos igen i lejligheden. Har jeg nævnt, at jeg glæder mig, til badeværelset er færdigt og der ikke mere kommer håndværkere?

For dinner we had giant-burger. Really good!
After a lovely, long day with knitting, dogs and really good company, I went back to (a bit more contained by now) chaos in my apartment. Did I mention that I can't wait until the bathroom is done and the work-men will stop coming?

Mums! / Yummy!

Sismofyt!

Fødselsdagsstrømperne til min niece er færdige! Kun "lettere" forsinket i omegnen af 2,5 uge.........
Hun ønskede stjerner, sit navn, striber og specifikke farver. Pink, neon-grøn og sort.
 

The birthday socks for my niece are done! Only "slightly" delayed for around 2.5 weeks.......

She wanted stars, her name, stripes and specific colors. Pink, neon-green and black.

Mit beskedne (host!) lager gemte heldigvis på wollmeise i netop de farver, så jeg skulle ikke engang købe nyt garn. De er strikket på pind 2,5 mm. Der er brugt 130 gram garn ialt, hvilket er noget over det jeg plejer. Til gengæld er de også både varme og lange!

My very modest (cough!) stash fortunately held wollmeise in these exact colors, so I didn't even have to by new yarn. The socks are made with needles size 2.5 mm, and I used 130 grams in total, which is somewhat more than usual. But the are not only warm but also long!

Selv om jeg strikkede så løst, at jeg flere gange oplevede den ene strikkepind falde ud nede i posen, så er de relativt stramme.
Man kan lige klemme dem forbi hælen. Eller - JEG kan, og så kan niecen HELT sikkert også!
Når de først kommer på, sidder de faktisk perfekt.

Even though I knitted so loosely that I several times had one needle fall out in my bag, they are still quite tight.
You can just squeeze them past the heel. Or - I can, and then my niece DEFINITELY can as well!
When they are on, the fit is perfect.

Så jeg håber, de små tæer holder sig varme i den kolde vinter i Michigan!
Strømperne var faktisk sjove at strikke og det tog ikke alt for lang tid, men det med mønster på hele skaftet er nu ikke noget, jeg ellers vil dyrke, fordi det er så stramt.

So now I hope the tiny toes can stay warm during the cold Michigan winter!
The socks were actually fun to make and didn't take too long, but all the pattern on the leg is not something I really want to do a lot of, since they are so tight.

I skole igen / Back to school

De fleste skoler starter op igen efter ferien i dag. Det betyder så, at cykelstierne igen vil være fyldt med mennesker - men heldigvis har jeg ferie en uge endnu!
Når nu de små poder sidder der - åbne for et nyt års visdom - så kunne det tænkes, at fingrene pillede ved andre ting.
Måske disse søde små hunde til at sætte på blyanter eller fingre?
Hvis du absolut ikke vil have dit barn til at lære noget som helst, kunne du jo strikke flere.....

Most schools in Denmark start today after the summer break. This means the bicycle-paths will be completely filled with people again - but fortunately, I have another week of vacation!
When the little ones sit there - open to another year of wisdom - it may be a risk that the fingers get busy with other things.
Perhaps these cute little dogs for fingers or pencils?
If you absolutely don't want your child to learn anything, you could knit several......

Sydpå i weekenden / Going south for the weekend

Weekenden har været spenderet i hyggeligste selskab på Falster, i sommerhus tilhørende et medlem af Sykredsen (med blødt "D").
Der var så smukt og fredeligt, og de lokale indbyggere (hvoraf der ses en på det øverste billede) var generelt fredeligt, omend man ikke havde lyst til at dele sin seng med dem.......

This weekend was spent in the nicest possible company on Falster, in a summer-house belonging to a member of the Sewing circle.
It was so beautiful and peaceful, and the local citizens (you can see one on the top photo) were generally peaceful, although you had no wish to share your bed with them.......

Jeg var i vandet! For første gang i år. Det var dejligt og koldt, og der var nogle vældige bølger i modsætning til fredag aften, hvor vandet var så stille at månen kunne lave en sti henover overfladen!

I went bathing! First time this year. It was nice and cold and there were some big waves in contrast to Friday evening, when the water was so still the moon could make a path across.

Der var stearinlys og hygge. Nå ja - der var også regn og storm, men så strikkede vi bare og så film! Nu er jeg så ikke helt så langt bagud på strømper som jeg har været. Tak for en dejlig weekend!

There was candle-lights and "hygge". Oh well - we had rain and storm as well, but then we just knitted and watched movies! Now I'm not as far behind concerning sock-knitting as I was. Thank you for a lovely weekend!

Nyt, gammelt skab! / New, old closet!

Jeg har været så heldig at arve min søster og svogers gamle, kæmpestore skab! Det står fint i min stue nu, og det står, hvor det står. Det er ikke sådan lige at flytte!
Fint, ikke?

I've been so fortunate as to inherit my sister and brother-in-law's old, giant closet! It fits nicely in my living-room, and it stands were it stands. It's not something to move!
Nice, don't you think?

Det er allerede blevet fyldt. Med alt mit stof! Det har jeg sandelig også meget af. Stor overraskelse!
Det er dejligt at kunne se det hele. Nu skal der så også bare syes noget.......
Iøvrigt er alle flyttekasser tømt nu. Ikke, at alting har fundet sin endelige plads, men det hjælper gevaldigt på det hele!

It's already filled. With all my fabric! I happened to have a lot of that as well. Big surprise!
It's really nice, being able to see everything. Now I just need to sew something as well........
By the way. All the boxes from my moving are empty now. Not, that everything found it's final place, but it sure helps!

Nå ja.... / Oh well......

Da han jo skal flytte til USA, har jeg fået garn tilbage fra min mindste nevø. Her er det "firkantede" stykke, han møjsommeligt har hæklet så fint.
Hvad jeg gør med det? Det bliver desværre ikke hængt i glas og ramme, men får sin mindevæg her. Nu er det trevlet op og blevet til dejligt Wollmeise-garn igen.......

Since he is moving to the US, I had some return-yarn from my youngest nephew. This is the "square" that he really did his very best to crochet so nicely.
What I'll do with it? Unfortunately it won't get a place hanging on my wall, but this will be the remembrance-wall. Now it's unraveled and turned into nice wollmeise again......

Sidste nevø på overnatning / Last nephew for sleep-over

Så har min søsters ældste på 14 (15 om et øjeblik!) også været på overnatning. Selvfølgelig skulle han også have en god dosis kultur, så vi startede med at tage på Arbejdermuseet.
Jeg havde aldrig været der før, men kun hørt godt om det, og det var helt vildt spændende! Man kunne se autentiske lejligheder og prøve at forestille sig, hvordan en familie med +3 børn havde sovet i sådan en lille stue........

Now my sister's oldest son (14 now, 15 in a moment!) has visited for a sleep-over too. Of course he also needed a good dose of culture, so we took off by visiting the "Arbejdermuseum" (Worker's museum).
I've never been there before, but only heard good things about it, and it was so interesting! You could see authentic apartments, trying to imagine how a family with 3+ kids had been sleeping in such a tiny living room....

Der var også andre sjove ting. F.eks. denne strikkede badedragt! Man kan lige se for sig, hvordan den blev 5 størrelser større efter at have været i vand....
Med kulturen godt overstået, tog vi så i biografen og så "Guardians of the Galaxy". Super-sjov film med lige vores humor! Bagefter tog vi hjem, og så stod den på spil og film både i aftes og i formiddags. Man strikker altså utroligt godt til Dr. Who.

There were other fun things as well. For instance this knitted bathing-suit! It's easy to imagine how it grew 5 sizes after being put in water......
With the cultural stuff done, we went to the movies and saw "Guardians of the Galaxy". Really fun film with our kind of humor! Afterwards we went home and spend the time on games and more films, not only last night, but also this morning. Dr. Who is just great for knitting.

Det var fint at slappe af, for i dag skulle han hjem og holde fødselsdag med 2 af sine venner. De skulle i Klatreskoven, hvor jeg heller aldrig har været før.
Det så sjovt ud, selv om jeg nok kunne klare mig uden at prøve! Her er det min yngste nevø på FARLIG børne-bane!

It was just as well with the relaxation, since he was going home today to celebrate his birthday with 2 of his friends. They were going to the "Climbing forest", a place I never visited before either. 
It looked really fun, although I had a nice time watching! Here it's my youngest nephew on a DANGEROUS route for kids!

De store kravlede bl.a. gennem denne bil, der nok kunne ligne familien Weasleys bil fra Harry Potter. (Hvis det var den, var den ihvertfald blevet tæmmet!)

The big kids crawled through this car, among other things. It looked like the Weasley family's car from Harry Potter. (If it was the one, it was tamed!)

Kan I forstå, at jeg gerne blev på jorden og kom med opmuntrende tilråb?

Do you understand why I willingly kept my feet on the ground, encouraging the climbers?

Samme slot. Ny nevø. Stadig stolt. / Same castle. New nephew. Still proud.