Horses and Babies

Potsdam, Germany
01:00 pm
Rainy

Hellu,

I’ve been to Havelberg last weekend. There is a farmer fair every first weekend in September.

This was actually my third trip and I am enjoying it every year. They have a huge flea market, pet market and a fair with a huge Ferris wheel.

The trip should have included Sandra and Lea, but Sandra was detained because of work. So Lea and I met on Friday evening at my place to have a noodle dish and watch “Brothers Grimm”. The movie was okay, but had I been alone, I would have stopped the movie after the first 10 minutes. It’s a fairy tale for adults and kinda of crazy as well as scary. Though I did sleep well afterwards.

We had self-made banana pancakes for breakfast, prepared the sandwiches for our trip and left. The trip there takes about 2 hours and we parked our car on a field, build our tent and walked the short distance to the fair.

The flea market was 1/3 of its original size, which was okay nevertheless. I was able to buy 2 LP’s (Bing Crosby Xmas and Back to the Future OST). The rest of the day was spend with taking a look at the pets for sell (dogs, bunnies, horses etc.) and enjoying the treats of the fair (different kinds of food, beers, clothes etc.).

The night in the tent was pleasant despite the cold (I came prepared – thick blanket, pillow, quilt, sleeping bag). All in all, a great trip.

Seeing that it’s already September I’ve started my preparations for India. I cleaned my suitcase, bought some goodies for the Weiss family, got some Insecticides (bugs love me – ouch) and am making a list of things to take with me. As you might have gathered – I am so excited!

On Tuesday I will join Denise and Vivian at the baby swimming course. I bought and under water camera to take pictures of Vivian’s diving. You’ll get the pictures as soon as they are developed. Promise!

I will spend a few days with Donnée, who’s looking for an apartment and will be driving to visit my Dad.

Have a great day,
Andrea

With a balanced combination of the two principal energies from mother and father, a girl can both be in touch with her womanly strengths and be a powerful force in the world – strong and nurturing, decisive and caring, goal-oriented and aware of the needs of others. She has the courage to voice what she thinks and feels and the strength to follow her destiny.

– Jeanne Elium