MiniMojcek Nr. 2 wanted to be a musketeer. So he was.
I made: the robe, the hat (altered a sheriff's hat as this was the only one I found in a shop), and the boots, while MrMojcek made the rapier.
MiniMojcek Nr. 2 wanted to be a musketeer. So he was.
I made: the robe, the hat (altered a sheriff's hat as this was the only one I found in a shop), and the boots, while MrMojcek made the rapier.
MiniMojcek Nr. 1 decided he wanted to be Gandalf for the carnival.
So I made a Gandalf costume: the robe, the hat, the beard, the hair, the bag, the gloves, the pipe and the wooden staff.
Last month was /still is/ an extremely busy month.
Exhausting.
But we managed a lovely day trip to Sveta Gora and Trieste.
And we saw this beauty: Amerigo Vespucci.
I feel a special bond with this ship as we had a photo of her in our living room for decades.
For my birthday I made a buckwheat-chocolate cake, inspired by a recipe for a bûche de Noël from the Patisserie magazine.
It didn't look as pretty, but it was so so SO rich and delicious!
Every component could be a dessert by itself :-)
My local museum has an exhibition on the history of fashion.
The exhibition is not bad - but it reminded me so much of going through my mother's/grandmother's closets :-)
Some pieces are exceptional, like this "aristocratic dressing gown" from the Countess of Lichtenberg, late 19th century.
And another fancy coat:
One day you're young - and the next day you have such a pile of papers to sign for the Ministry ...
Oh well...