2 weeks ago I slipped down the stairs and severly bruised my tailbone. I thought, I´d skip going to the doctors as they don´t do anything – even if it´s broken. It hurts ALOT, especially when I get up from sitting or when I sit down. I hope it get´s better quickly as I feel like an old woman.. LOL

I´m just so happy that summer is right around the corner and I can lay down and relax in my garden! If it only would be a bit warmer! My flowers and plants slowly start to grow.. It´s so wonderful to notice how the season´s changing.. We picked our first strawberries and radishes.. planted a new bush of roses.. beuatiful!

Here a few snap shots of the crafts I did lately. The wooden plant pokes were a gift I made for my mom´s birthday, pattern by Plum Purdy. The snail is crocheted, isn´t it the cutest snail ever? It´s a pattern by GourmetAmigurumi.

Until then

When the girls were away at the birthday party of their kindergarten buddie last Tuesday, I started sewing this cute lil doll. It´s a pattern by Threadbare Primitives. I decided not to make it too grungy.. and so it perfectly fits in Angelina´s pink girly room! Jessi already ordered another one for her room too.. LOL

Have a great weekend everyone!

This is what my girls made today. Cutting the letters was so much fun, plus a great reading and writing practice!

500 g flour
2 eggs
250 g butter, softened
130 g sugar
optional: vanilla, almond or lemon extract

2 egg yolks
sprinkles

Preheat oven to 180° C. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and your extracts. Add flour. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper and cut with cookie cutter. Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle your cookies. Bake for 10 – 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool down.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I hope everyone had a lovely Easter holiday! We spent Easter Sunday on the road.. from Savannah to Atlanta, so we missed all of our annual Easter traditions. But it was worth it – our vacation to the US was AWESOME! I hope to be able to come back one day!

At home, everything is the same. The situation of my husband´s grandpa is worse, he´s very weak… and very, very sad. I hope God will answer his prayers and take him home..

Mother´s day is just around the corner and I plan to give my mom some very special cookies. She absolutely LOVES lavender, and so this will be the perfect gift:

Lavender Cookies

120 g butter, softened
60 g sugar
180 g flour
1 tablespoon dried lavender buds, minced
25 g confectioner’s sugar (I used homemade lavender sugar)

Preheat oven to 200° C. Cream together butter and sugar. Add flour and lavender, mix until combined. Form into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper and cut with cookie cutter. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with confectioner´s sugar. Transfer to rack to cool down.

(source: “Vom Zauber des Lavendels” – Tessa Evelegh)

I love the crafts my kids do in kindergarten. Lately they made those cute lil towers inspired by the art of Friedensreich Hundertwasser:

I´m slowly finding my motivation again. I started this pattern packed ages ago and finally finished a cute lil bear. I hope to get some easter gifts for my mom and MIL ready, too! I´m not sure if I can manage it before we leave for our vacation.. at least, I´ll try!

Our Great-Grandpa is doing ok at the moment. Some days are good, some are bad. But he´s very tired of life and prays every day that god may take him home. I hope god will listen..

Take good care everyone!