Bien hiding

A few days ago I got the key to my new hide out. It has been an absolute delight to be away from all the hustle and just enjoy my new house. Offcourse a new house has some hustle of it's own. What curtains should I choose? Should I use my old ones and be all "make do and mend" sustainable recycle and green? Talking about green: what colour do I choose? How about no curtains at all?

I know I'm loosing it completely but it is kind of comforting to replace big problems with small ones. Hooray for small problems.

Sometimes small problems become bigger like this sock I'm not able to finish. God knows my brain could use some firm knitting but this sock keeps hiding in my bag.

Today I almost turned the heel. Almost.

One of the best things about the new house is the view, it overlooks the harbour where Sinterklaas will arrive in november. ( a Dutch thing) I'm really looking forward to the winter the perfect season for hiding.

Done some thinking

This is such a weird time for me, I've been very lucky in so many ways but today I also received some very sad news. My dad is not going to get better, his cancer can not be cured. He got this news one day before his 69th birthday. This makes me so sad. It's such a strange feeling to be in the midst of all these great changes that are happening in my life and be so sad at the same time.

How can you be happy and sad at the same time?

How can you think of what curtains to choose for the new house and worry about how your mom will cope on her own?

I can't...

Bien lucky

Yes we have been incredibly lucky! This is the back of our new house. It's in Harlingen, Friesland near our beloved island Terschelling.

We will miss our family and friends because it's a two hour drive or three an a half hours by train when you don't have a drivers license. I never needed to drive before but now I wish I learned.

It is a long way from where we live now but more luck came my way and yesterday I found a job in Leeuwarden. I still can't believe it after so many plans that went wrong the last couple of years this plan is really coming together. 

A very pretty house and a great job too!

I do hope my luck continues, without sounding greedy, because we still need to sell our old house. I just tought of a small downside: ther are NO yarnstores in Harlingen. Do you think I'm pushing my luck if I'm thinking of opening one? I know that there are plenty of knitters in the north of the Netherlands.