The swimming pool across the road

As I have just moved houses , I have discovered that just across the street to my new house , there is that lovely swimming pool, and I have decided that I deserve at least an hour a week There : I love it , I dont really swim , I enjoy the waterfalls and the massages , and so I go there at the opening , sometimes I am the only one there, THAT is very relaxing too ...

Sewing

This is an advent calendar that I made for my first granson , a few years ago , with 24 different felt socks , and now every year , I have to find the different surprise gifts that go inside :) I have already started thinking about it for this year ... There's 3 of them now , and they seem to like it and expect it every year .... See the lovely little hand trying to reach for it ????

This is a little lavender doll stuffed with lavender from my garden ... I make them for friends ...

My garden

And the pond that we made last year ... I like it ... Too bad I can enjoy it only at the weekend ...

embroidery

If you double click , it will enlarge , so you can see I used different stitches . The oval one is a much smaller piece ....
I have started a huge one which I was supposed to finish next year ... I am ashamed to say I haven't done a 10th of it ... But it is small stitch ... I was crazy to even start it while I am still working ... I should have waited till I was retired ... Because I feel guilty to have it lying there ...

Boxes

On this one , I did some embroidery ; so this will be another of my hobbies ....
The two small ones are tea bags boxes ....


I like doing things with small or big boxes , just for fun ... Or for using them for storing things....

crochet

Could you guess what I used to make all those crocheted squares ?????


I also like crochet , it is very relaxing .....

patchwork

This one is made up with old trousers ...

The Teddy bear blanket is my favourite ...

So, the first one is patchwork ..I like cutting squares of material and making something out of it !!! :)