So I did it. I walked down to Grilli 21 (a take out/fast food joint near the university - about 15 minutes walk) - and had the biggest burger in my life. The patties are pre-cooked (which usually disgusts me), cooked up again and wide strips of bacon are sizzling on the grilli. The girl then cooks up the patties again (one thick one - think 2 inches thick?)stuffs them between a warm and toasty bun and proceeds to ask what kind of condiments. There's ketchup, dijon mustard, lettuce, raw/chopped onions, relish (not the watery stuff like North America) - this was amazing and had thick chunks of pickles and finally tomato mayonaise - which I skipped on thinking she meant a slice of tomato. All this for 5.50 Euros. Not impressed? It is so large they give forks out with them...and smart thing too! No need for fries or a sundae afterward!
After that - we walked downtown (another 10-15 minutes) and I found some envelopes, some stamps (80 Euro cents each - good for anywhere to send the mail) and we found plain white paper. We've given up on trying to find a note pad with lined paper (as opposed to grid paper style) - either its in a small booklet or not available at all.
So now I will have to work harder at writing letters that are straight across...which I'm terrible at. I couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler in high school - I was always off by that little bit.
After venturing around downtown and getting the cable for the internet (problem is we both have Vista on our computers) - we got some groceries and picked up Tim's new bike from a couple who have moved to Ohio for a few months.
Now I'm sitting here and working on a crocheted baby sling...I have given up on the baby booties I desperately wanted to make - as I followed instructions as best as possible - and I still cannot figure out why they do not have a bottom and why the hole to insert the foot into is so tiny. Could be the size of my crochet hook and yarn (I haven't picked up new supplies yet - but soon!) So instead - I have decided to try and crochet a baby sling - which seems to be going good so far (I'm only on row 3....)!!
My friend Shannon had introduced me to ravelry.com - I'm liking it so far - most of the patterns make sense (I'm fairly new to reading patterns as opposed to following what someone's doing)!
I also am thinking of decorating (permanent marker style for now) our re-usable bags. They sell them for about 95 Euro cents - just plain beige cotton bags with handles....and I want something more funky. I'll have photos on my FB up for once I get started!!!
After that - we walked downtown (another 10-15 minutes) and I found some envelopes, some stamps (80 Euro cents each - good for anywhere to send the mail) and we found plain white paper. We've given up on trying to find a note pad with lined paper (as opposed to grid paper style) - either its in a small booklet or not available at all.
So now I will have to work harder at writing letters that are straight across...which I'm terrible at. I couldn't draw a straight line with a ruler in high school - I was always off by that little bit.
After venturing around downtown and getting the cable for the internet (problem is we both have Vista on our computers) - we got some groceries and picked up Tim's new bike from a couple who have moved to Ohio for a few months.
Now I'm sitting here and working on a crocheted baby sling...I have given up on the baby booties I desperately wanted to make - as I followed instructions as best as possible - and I still cannot figure out why they do not have a bottom and why the hole to insert the foot into is so tiny. Could be the size of my crochet hook and yarn (I haven't picked up new supplies yet - but soon!) So instead - I have decided to try and crochet a baby sling - which seems to be going good so far (I'm only on row 3....)!!
My friend Shannon had introduced me to ravelry.com - I'm liking it so far - most of the patterns make sense (I'm fairly new to reading patterns as opposed to following what someone's doing)!
I also am thinking of decorating (permanent marker style for now) our re-usable bags. They sell them for about 95 Euro cents - just plain beige cotton bags with handles....and I want something more funky. I'll have photos on my FB up for once I get started!!!
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