Being in limbo...

Hi y'all,

the title nails it... Our moving plans don't move at all right now, because there are administrative obstacles over which we neither can't jump ourselves nor make others jump. I don't want to go into detail, but at the moment we have a closer look at plans B and C and D... And as long as hubby doesn't get worn out by commuting between here and there, we don't have any pressure timewise. Feels weird having options galore again... But you never know what it's good for, and which chocolate the box called life has to offer...

I, personally, offer a plum cake with crumble because this thing here has go get damn cozy!

You guessed correctly, the thing is vegan. What's special about it is the fact, that I used a banana instead of eggs. And then the crumbs and the bottom are made from the same dough. I made it several times in the past, but usually with apple sauce, and in that case, it's finished after 20 minutes of baking. Awesome if you have bananas in the pantry and unexpected guests on the doorstep. For this variation I didn't make plum sauce but took the whole fruits, thus it had to stay in the oven for 10 minutes longer, because the plums were very juicy. And boy, was it delicous!

And speaking of options galore... Here are the next possibilities to choose from, and I can't decide - maybe you guys got an idea?

I am very keen on using my fabrics to the tiniest scraps, and therefore, I regularly sort through my stash, which fabrics can be used for what kind of project. Lately, all my woven fabrics with appropriate size were turned into face masks, and some of my knit fabric scraps I assembled to baby toys like these crackling suns, because in my office team there are babies on their way. 

I don't have any larger fabric pieces, but a ton of itsybitsyteenieweenie scraps, which I cut into 3 cm squares (wich means, a bit larger than inchies, but not much). All leftovers smaller than that will be stuffed into a dog bed I still have to sew. And now these squares await their destiny, meticulously sorted into tealight glasses from the famous Swedish furniture store: 

The sorting process somehow reminded me of these cross stitch packages where you get a matrix and assorted yarn in different colours, which granny then turns into a doily. But you can do that with fabric, too: 

And as there is a trend to make mosaic pictures from beads or rhinestones, you can find dozens of patterns. This one is unbelievably awesome, and it's made from Lego bricks! 

But when you take into consideration my fabric scraps and especially their colors, you won't find them adequately represented in the artwork of the girl with the pearly earring: 

Consequently, I should look for a template with red as dominating color, or something which doesn't require special coloring. Like that, for example: 

And once we play in a completely different, simpler league in comparison to the Lego artwork, something like this might be an option: 

Or even simpler:

That's kind of cute, and I could make a few variations in red, blue, violet - which I then could turn into three corresponding artworks. Or a quilt with repeating hearts in different color shades...

Then I realized, that I had a good amount of light blue scraps and even a few in green and brown, and stumbled over this little winter beauty:

Since we ordered wood for our fireplace just yesterday, we may start humming "Last Christmas"... And now I have so many options to choose from, that I just can't decide! I guess, I have to heat up some mulled wine :-)

Well, with or without mulled wine, enjoy your time and don't get dragged down when things don't go as smoothly as you'd prefer. I am totally convinced that things and times change. Will keep you posted...

Cheers!