WOYWW 141 & Back from Germany

WOYWW 141 and, as I've been away in Germany, my desk is almost the same as last week but my hyacinth  has sprouted and is now propped up by a bottle of glue. This space definitely needs some serious crafting to happen very soon before we all get bored of seeing it as it is. 

To see many, more exciting desks, Julia is the super global co-ordinator of the desks of the world at her stamping ground blog.

 Visit to Germany

I arrived last week in Hamburg airport and took a taxi to the city to meet up with my SIL but, before he drove us home, I visited the new super modern building where his firm has relocated.

Here's the evening view from 5 floors up...

We had coffee in the amazing staff cafe where all the furniture, lights, and fittings, came from their old building and are from the 1970s.

There are some  scary, high views from the balconies and those 3 "discs" are tables and chairs in the reception area at the base of the lifts.

It was so lovely to spend quality time with this precious little one and here she is in the tutu I made for her to go with Angelina Ballerina. As usual, I always feel really sad and miserable to leave them which is even worse when I get home and here you'll understand exactly why!

We did all the important things .... tea parties with Baxter and Angelina and.......

feeding the ducks and swans; much needed during the extra cold weather conditions there. There was a hole broken in the ice for them and when we arrived we were mobbed for the food we took. We had to run the gauntlet to retrieve the buggy!

My face shows the fun I enjoyed!

People were bravely skating and walking across the frozen lake.... Not me! In Hamburg the ice on the lake has to be 23cms thick before the public are allowed on it and they expected hundreds of thousands to be out on it skating and having fun last weekend. This local lake had no such restrictions and it was left to the adventurous individuals to risk!

We braved extreme cold to visit the animal farm

 DH was happy to see me when I arrived home and thankfully he was doing so well after his op so I didn't feel too bad at leaving him home alone.

I still managed some crafting over there, including plenty of drawing and chalking with the little one, and I made this Cathedral Window patchwork pin cushion thanks to Lunch Lady Jan's instructions. Thanks Jan!

GIVEAWAY

I also knitted best part of yet another scarf/shawlette and during the journeys I crocheted most of another. 
I'm going to give one of these scarves away to any of my followers and will draw from those who are interested and leave a comment. Just mention that you'd love a chance. They are made in quality silk/wool yarn and you'll find the finished articles in previous posts to see how they look but it will be the multi coloured version in the above picture on offer.
MYSTERY OBJECT from last week....
Only one person has got it right but there have as usual been so many weird suggestions...... keep thinking, keep guessing! All will be revealed soon.