I'll sew you

Sunday I took a trip with a friend and her husband to Volendam. A little town in the Netherlands which is known abroad for its local costumes and folklore. But known in the Netherlands mainly for the neverending list of musicians, singers and groups that originate from this town. Anyway, they are known (and famous) mostly in our country. It was a very sunny and warm day but since Volendam is a port-town there's always a nice sea-breeze to cool it down a bit. And I used a great (new) sunblock-cream. No red skin on my body!! Which is a good (and healthy) thing. Only once a year they have a weekend with special Volendam Celebrations. We didn't know it was held this weekend, so we were very lucky. It meant much more costumes on the street then on other days, lovely live music, choirs and lots of other festivities. Of course I took pictures.  Here's an impression: Typical houses Want a boat? Anyone?? View from the terrace where we had our (first) coffee. ...

1. I'm free from work. (Switched my regular day off, from monday to friday). 2. The sun is shining and it's warm! Summer is finally here! 3. I'm planning on putting my feet up outside in the shade, with a cold drink, a great book I'm reading at the moment and leaving all the worries of the world behind me. 4. I have a lot of household-things to take care of but, WHO CARES, first I'm gonna pick up my skirt and finish it! 5. I had my 2nd fysio-appointment this morning and had a reassuring talk! 6. If it's not too hot on sunday I have a daytrip planned with a friend and her husband, to Volendam!  (Pictures promised) 7. Holland got through to the 1/8-finals in the world-championship-soccer. 8. After several attempts to fix the tube of my bike, I called the bike-shop, they took care of it and now my bike is finally repaired. And it's great weather to make a tour. (I could do with the exercise!!) 9. My sewing-mojo is returning slowly but surely! I ...

(Warning 1: if you scroll down there are pictures of my hand which had surgery 4 weeks ago. Just saying...) (Warning 2: if you don't scroll down you'll miss out on my latest sewing-update. Just saying... ;-) That's right. I'm sewing again! Slowly but surely. Wich means I'm doing a lot better. And I'm sure all your best wishes and sending smiles has helped a lot. Thank you for that !!! Last thursday I had a new appointment in the hospital. The orthopedist said it all looked ok. The x-ray showed that one of the fractures had healed completely and the other was almost there. Enough to start with fysiotherapy. And thát was all I was hoping for. So monday morning I have my first appointment with the fysiotherapist. 2 to 3 times a week, for 8 weeks! At this stage my fingers are curved with no possibility whatsoever to stretch them. I'm not making a fist yet either. But it's amazing how many things you can do when your fingers are in a position like ...

Thank you so much, you guys, for leaving such sweet and encouraging comments on my last post. I needed them so badly, they were more than welcome and absolutely heartwarming. This is just an update to let you know how I'm doing.  Well, let's just say that it's a bumpy ride. Not in a medical sense. I think my injuries are very common and the treatment is not that specacular. Today it's been two weeks since I had surgery on my fingers. It's just what's happening between my ears that's making this period feel like a ride in a rollercoaster. In the beginning things looked quite promising, considering the circumstances. As I told you in my previous post I had a plaster-bandage for about 24 hour. Then I had surgery and got this bandage: They told me this could be removed and replaced by a simple bandage on both fingers in just two days, like this: So 2 days after the surgery I had a look at my operated fingers and was not glad. They were ver...