Wow I seem to have blinked and November is already over. I guess we've been busy visiting some flea markets, buying up estate sale sewing supplies, making stuff, hanging out at home, watching our little baby grow, reading lots of books, enduring the shorter days, cooking a lot, dreaming of new projects to start up, doing lots of laundry, eating cake and going to see shows.

There are a few christmas bazaars going on around the city and I might try to pop into one in the neighbourhood tomorrow (at Zossener and Blücherstr. in the afternoon).

Happy Friday.

Laundry day.

Today is laundry day around here. I kind of love having my clothes hanging all over the house, drying. We don't have a clothes dryer, and haven't really used one for years. I've come to love the crisp feeling of clothes that are hung dried. I really miss having an outdoor space to dry our clothes.

It's beautiful in Berlin. Still a little bit cold. But the sky is blue. It feels like a day to open all the windows and get a little spring cleaning done.

I'm happy to report that I finished a sewing project that I have been thinking about since last fall. It's a present for some friends of ours so I'll have to post some photos later so as not to ruin the surprise. I can hardly keep it in!

I've just finished reading my first German book. Maybe I'm a little too excited about this feat. I started reading a couple of books in German last year, eventually became bored and abandoned them. My new goal is to read 10 German books this year... I only have nine more to go. This week I picked up a crime novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, of course it is translated into German. I like crime films but don't tend to read so many crime novels. I have to admit that the "who done it" aspect keeps me interested. This book has started out a bit brutally so we'll see if i can bear to stick with it. I would imagine that it won't get any more graphic than reading Cormac McCarthy.

Happy Sunday.