Returnexchange from Carol

A few days ago I received my return-crazy-exchange from Carol. She sent me this wonderful fob (what else?) and a chart from my wishlist:

The funny thing about this fob is, that I received an almost similar fob from Cathy just a while ago!!! Look here....

How Exciting

I arrived home from my travels and found two parcels waiting for me. Ina sent a marvelous collection of Valentine "goodies" for me. They are just wonderful and her work is so very nice. I am truly feeling "loved" with these valentine treats: a framed cross stitch, cross stitch card, a package of satin hearts, heart towel, heart-shaped notes, candy and some varigated thread.



And then, Miss Virpi sent a parcel filled with some marvelous fabric, hand-dyed thread, a seashore cross stitch, oval table mat and a datebook for 2008.




Aren't I so lucky?

Christams exchange

My partner from the birthday exhange never send me my gift, It looks like if she is disapeared!

Simone didn't like it, that I didn't get a gift, So she gave me a christmas exchange

She spoiled me so much. But Thank you, It is a great gift!

Continuing Adventures, part 2

Somehow I couldn't get blogspot to let me continue on the last post, so I will continue this way.

Exquisite fabrics at Den Haan and Wagenmakers.

Next door is Bird Blocks quilts - a store 3 or 4 years old, with all the usual quilt store things, as well as quilting supplies: cutters and blades, rulers, mats, etc. But again with charming people, so happy to 'talk' quilting.

I returned to Antwerp. They have a truly lovely train station that has been a work-in-progress for over 18 years. It is getting close to completion now. It has trains arriving and departing on 4 different levels, very modern, but they have maintained much of the magnificent, historical architecture.




On Saturday, Karen and Marc, from Crazy Exchange arranged to have a party for quilting, cross-stitch, embroidery friends and their spouses. Karen and Marc have four children, so they were there with some friends, as well. Quite the adventure - and almost no English. My Dutch skills were sorely taxed. It is amazingly tiring to spend a day in a language not your own. (I must be more patient with friends at home, who are native speakers in another language.)


Left photo: Marc and son Rudyard
Right photo: An Antwerp friend, Suzanne (Crazy Exchange) and baby Eden and Karen


Nana got a baby "fix" too!

Left Antwerp on Monday morning and went to Haarlem, Netherlands. Next post.
Ain't life good?

Valentine's Day Exchange from Katrien

I just received this lovely Valentine's Day Exchange from Katrien - what a beautiful Crazy Quilt heart pillow! I just adore it!

And.. she sent me two yummy bath products (I just love, love, love bath products!) and some chocolates too!

Thank you Katrien - what an awesome exchange!! {{{HUGS}}}

A visit to Antwerp

Karen and Marc live in a marvelous old house in south Antwerpen. It was built after the second world war and has a main floor and two floors above.


Sophie went to the kinder (children) museum and got a lovely face painting.

Senne likes to play computer games.

Marc made a great wall-hanging for the living room.

Today Karen and Senne and Marne walked into town for some shopping. Karen found a kit to make a key chain and Marne found some fabric with a design woven in, for cross stitch. At the Turkish shop they found some muslin for a project on Saturday. More stories to come later.
Marne

Valentine's present

My valentine's present from Marne . I just love it !!!!