What I do when I'm not doing something else: 2025

Sunday, 9 March 2025

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.

I'm especially proud of the pipe. Made of Fimo polymer clay, it was quite tricky to make.

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...

We've been away.

Today my Dad would have been 80.

But he was just 64.

Happy birthday, Dad, I'm sure you're in a good place now.

There's a Lego exhibition in my home town.

For the kids and for those of us who refuse to grow old :-)

What a colourful - and delicious - start of the year:

Have a peaceful and wonderful 2025!