Double take

My dear brother has found a new hobby, film making (he actually tried to get into theater school when he was in his early twenties). He's been in reality tv show (which was a nice one, nothing to do with drama or relationships) and as a backround filler in some actual movies and tv shows with his girlfriend.

Now, I ended up in one of those freelance films... two years ago? Three years ago? but later on I've only been on the costum department*.

Next short film is a horror movie with my six year old niece. She needs a night gown, and because the role involves some crawling on her knees (as you do in the horror movies) it's a good idea to have one extra gown...

I love the fabric! It's smooth, almous silky feeling (and it is cotton!). Unfortunately it was sold per kg and it was the only bundle there, so I'm not able to make anything for myself with this fabric. The photo doesn't do any favours to gowns, they are really nice and fit my niece perfectly. Pity they both might end up in tatters...

*So far I've made a peasant costume for Medieval set, a crocheted jumper (imitating needlebinding technique) and some better trousers for medieval set.

We've been lucky (?)

Most of Europe is suffering from horrible hot weather. I got a small taste of it because of a working trip I made to the very worst area at that time (+42, thank you).

But here - no heat wave, not even standard summer heat. We've had three (3) hotter days in the last two weeks, temps were up to +26 in two days and +24 in the last day. Now we are down to +20, and during this week there will be days with +14. As the highest temperature during the day. Oh yes, nights will be colder.

That is mostly ok. If it was only cool temperatures, but we've also had massive rains, not those biblical amounts like in Spain about two years ago, but massive. Several roads have been washed away, there's flooded basements, leaking roofs etc. Our village assosiation's tent (which we rent out) damaged, it was put up and then there was this huge thunder storm and they couldn'n get it down (because of the lightning which was really bad) so rain polled on it's roof part and it got so heavy it's supporting poles gave up and broke. I need to go and check damages at some point. We are discussing if we replace it with a new one.

Berry farmers are in trouble, it's been so wet strawberries rot in fields, and more excotic berries didn't produce anything because there were no pollinating insects when they flowered. Only berries that thrive are currants and in some places raspberries.

(and other crops are suffering rain damage as well, fields are flooded or heavy rain has damaged the crops)

Wild forest berries are doing mostly fine, like cloudberries - unfortunately we don't have swamps nearby that are suitable for cloudberries. Blueberries (bilberries) are hit and miss like they usually are, but wild raspberries are doing fine. But they are not ripe to pick because of the cold weather, and IF this rain keeps raining who can go to forage

I've managed to forage some mushrooms, but it's been so cold they are late. I sow some lettuce and radishes to containers and put them on spruce logs, this seems to keep snails away. my veggie plot is decimated and I couldn't/didn't bother to put my polytunnel up. I need to figure aout how to keep growing anything with those snails... but at least it's not deers eating my plants.