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I guess I need to go shopping

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In my efforts to get really excited about knitting (and maybe a little bit of crochet?) again, I decided to find some patterns I’d like to work on (for the grandson, of course!). That turned out to be a little bit overwhelming.

(not pictured: Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Baby Surprise Jacket – I’ve wanted to try and make that one for so long now)

Than I looked at my stash. And that was a little bit underwhelming (to say the least).

Most of this is cotton. I bought it because it makes so much more sense to use cotton in this heat, but to be honest I don’t have a clue what to do with it, except making dishcloths, potholders and kitchen towels. On the left I have a big bag of a really nice wool/acrylic blend, but I can’t use that for the baby, since both his parents are allergic to wool.

I’ve been moving stuff around to see if anything looks good , but I’m not sure yet. I may try a bit of granny square making or start knitting a cotton scrap blanket (for the beach?), but for my grandchild I want to make something nice, not make do with stuff I bought secondhand years ago. (I’m also wondering… is this very uninspiring stash the reason my knitting mojo has gone lost?)

So I guess I need to go shopping. That could be fun, except… I seem to be the only knitter on this island. I know three… no, four shops that carry a little bit of yarn, but their choice is very limited. I don’t want to order yarn, because shipping is extremely expensive, and I didn’t bring any from The Netherlands, because we traveled with carry-on luggage only (Amsterdam Airport luggage handling was a disaster this summer). But I should be able to gather some fun yarns in those four shops. I’m going to visit at least one today (need to go to town for grocery shopping).

Wish me luck 😉

Oh well…

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When I started writing that post last Monday, I really thought I’d be able to take some time to rest this week. Well… that didn’t really happen.

Yesterday we woke up because one of T.’s clients called really early. The problem was not easy to solve from a distance, so T. decided to drive down there. But since the client is in Rotterdam, which is half way to my father’s apartment, we decided to go together and pick up those last things. We also picked up a package that we needed to drop off at the company that ships items for us to Curaçao. That was a bit of a detour, but still very efficient. We felt really good about ourselves and I was so happy that all the driving around was done. We still had 3,5 weeks to go in The Netherlands and I planned to rest, but also to make sure the cabin and the garden around it were perfectly organized and clean. It has gotten a bit messy (that’s an understatement), but 3,5 weeks is plenty of time…

Yeah right. I should know better.  Nothing ever goes as planned around here.

Due to circumstances we decided this morning to rebook our tickets. We’re leaving next Thursday. Which gives me exactly one week to take care of all the things… Oh well.

Part of me is stressed out and a bit sad to say goodbye to my family, but another part is so, so happy to finally go home again! Four months is a really long time.

So, all that to say that I may not be blogging regularly for the next two weeks or so. Not that you all are expecting that, but in my head I was going to. You know, establish a bit of a schedule and keep to it, write, take pictures, maybe even do a bit of social media again. I’ve missed the routine, the connections and the fun that goes with all that. But it will have to wait a little while longer.
I’ll try to pop in, but I can’t promise. I will report back when I’m home (oh, how I love the sound of that!) and pick it up from there.

Can’t wait to see this view again!

Noticing

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We’re in The Netherlands for a few months because my father is not doing so well.This wasn’t the way I imagined to spend my summer and to be honest, I’d rather be home. It took me so long to really feel at home on Curaçao and now I feel uprooted again. It’s quite tempting to wallow in frustration, fear, worry and all kinds of negativity.

But that’s not changing anything, so I’ve been trying real hard to stop, take a deep breath and notice the beauty of where we are right now.

It’s actually a very good place to be.