Gardening

I finally did it! I finally got the time to plant the bulbs for this spring!

I'm so happy! It was hard work in the end and they seemed endless, but it will be worth it!

Oh, I'm so bad at this and for a few months I had absolutely no excuse, but to give myself some credit at least half of the time since I didn't update I DID had stuff to do, great, grand things.

And I'm not even kidding....

We moved near Milan, in the not so sunny - at the moment, Lombardia region. Yes, me, man and doggie in a lovely new house - and we're all set, clothes in the closed, hobbies box in an angle and knitting project in the living room.

I took the time to read "Marley and Me", which was a most fun read and it came at just the right time. I read it over a month ago and I still bug my partner about it - he promised to give it a try after he finishes his current "amorouse".

Lately, I've been cooking so I'll leave some proof that I've been really *doing* something.


spaghetti with mussels and spring rolls

brownies and a chocolate cream

my 2 eggs anniversary cake - ornated with a chocolate cream and nuts




grilled tofu and salad, with homemade mayonnese

Reading a lot and gaming

I've been reading a lot lately and not touching my other hobbies much...

I've finished the The Genesis of Shannara, the trilogy and then started reading Sapkowski's stories about the witcher in Italian.
Now I'm halfway through Colette's Cheri.

Some time ago I finished the first game of the Witcher but with the release of the 2nd one I replayed it so I could take my pretty armour in the "Assasins of Kings". It was so so so beautiful!!

Lemon stitching

I've been wanting to personalize table cloths since forever so I finally got down to do my first one this weekend.
I'm extra new to stitching so I haven't done a good job, but my boyfriend was pleased.

I just have to work on this...

through stumbleupon.com I found this really useful website: http://www.embroidery.rocksea.org/

Bag

I've found a nice bag here: http://mairuru.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-make-patchwork-cube-drawstring.html

EDIT: I don't have a sewing machine, so all was done by hand, but that's about to change because I just ordered  a Cucciola Coats Cucirini from a shop in Milano http://www.neratoffoli.it/index.html

This shop looks amazing I can't wait to browse it when I move over to that part of the country. :)

Sewing

At my boyfriend's house we found a neddlework he started more than 15 years ago.

I stole-took it!!!!! I can't wait to finish it.

Knitting

I'm having various projects and ideas underway.

The first one is a small scarf with buttons for my man and the second one is a ball.

The scarf was on hold for a while because I was missing the yarn but now I found it and I can't wait to get it done.