Incoherent Scribblings

Nothing beats great S.E.X.(Stash Enhancement eXperience), does it? Boy after today’s expedition with my stitching buddy Susie (who used to live in Munich, moved back to the States, and is here this week for vacation) I think I need a cigarette! …And I haven’t smoked for years!

We started off with lunch (as it is always important to be well strengthened before embarking on any S.E.X.) and then hit all of the stitching shops in town!

First we went to a shop that mostly specializes in knitting, but has a little bit of cross stitch stuff. I bought a small kit of a cactus and Susie got a couple of season kits that looked very “German.”

After that, we went to the specialized stitching store where Susie found some German-themed cross stitch patterns and I found DMC’s “Flower Fairy Alphabet Book.” I also bought a pasta-themed chart I kept looking at, an alphabet book, and a book with small spring patterns in it.

Then we were off to the craft store where I bought the frame for “Precious Family.” We browsed the kits, the floss, and of course the patterns! Susie bought a couple more patterns books and got a good deal on one that contained “Milka”-themed patterns. (They had another… for three Euros I might have to go back and get it!) The book I bought has an exotic feel to it with patterns of elephants, zebras, toucans, and seahorses.

And finally we were off to the department store where I go if I just need a couple of floss colors or simple fabric. They had some Easter card kits on sale and I bought 2 pansy patterns and one with violets. All three are very small and should stitch up in an evening or two. There Susie bought some tea towels with Aida squares and a couple of kits.

By then the afternoon was rapidly turning into evening and since Susie is packing as much as possible into her Munich vacation, she had other things to go on and do. I then spent almost 2 hours trying to get home via Munich’s lovely public transportation system, but that is a story for my other blog!