I sewed and cut

and I went hiking a lot, also with my husband...

And I went to a cooking class—without my husband. Have you ever tried preparing delicious meals together with others under the supervision of a chef—without any responsibility? It's so much fun.

a photo of the 6-course menu

and I was in the State Art Collections in Dresden Castle... and I'll tell you about that first...

Strolling around Dresden is always lovely, 

and I like to combine it with a museum visit... The exhibition "100 Ideas of Happiness" - Art Treasures from Korea has been on display since last week. The exhibition is in Dresden until August 10, 2025, and is a true treasure trove of inspiration and information.

In the baroque state rooms of the Royal Palace, valuable grave goods, precious jewelry, royal robes, and exquisite porcelain provide a wonderful impression of Korea's artistic tradition. I will definitely visit this exhibition again...

oh how beautiful ... and I treated myself to a wonderful coffee :-))

...and here's my latest sewing project. I used the walking foot, which I was pleased with.

It's nice when something is finished.

Warm greetings to you, near and far

Viola.

The first are the snowdrops

 It's always nice to see the first snowdrops. A few days later the snow had melted, we still have night frosts, but the temperature is expected to rise to 16 degrees Celsius on Wednesday... wonderful.

And I found more signs of spring...

Winterlings

Crocus

It's a pleasure to turn to the spring wardrobe... I bought a nice cotton jersey and sewed myself a spring shirt.

I don't like the cut sleeves - even though they are easier to sew - I love well-fitting sleeves...they wear great and look much better.

I like the pattern of the fabric. I don't have anything like this in my closet yet.

Otherwise there were many walks 

and hikes in the national park - now that the paths are ice-free.

Saxon Switzerland National Park

Lilienstein

Climb to Lilienstein

The Elbe - hence the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Warm greetings to you near and far. 

All good wishes from Viola

Still winter

 

I know many of you don't particularly like it, especially cold, gray and wet - I don't like that either - but now we have the snow, the sun and the blue sky here and that is celebrated - the beauty of winter is celebrated. And yes, I went skiing. I didn't take any photos, it was too cold for my hands. We are currently minus 11.5 degrees. So the photo is from a few years ago not far from my house... doesn't it look like in "Narnia" :-)) right behind the wardrobe... a dream. And I discovered another photo from this winter... so it was recorded quite a while ago too...

First I knitted the hat out of merino wool and later this wonderful skirt and I still wear it today... very comfortable in this cold now.

And I sewed something wonderful... I found photos of illusion patterns on the Internet - there are also a lot of knitting patterns, but I played with fabrics... 

I'll show you the beginning to the beautiful result.

I will use it as a runner or wall hanging, I have yet to decide. I'm very happy... and here - for the sake of fairness - a current photo from the last weekend walk with my husband.

Kind regards to you. Use the time. Make something beautiful out of it.

Hugs from me and thank you very much for your comments, which I am always very happy about. Let's connect in friendship - worldwide. May you be healthy and of good spirit... may you create beauty.