in spite of not feeling christmasy at all a few days ago i really have enjoyed these days. & still do. calm, relaxed days. feeling cozy. grateful. time seems to stand still for a while. midwinter. i enjoy being with my kids, playing games, talking, snuggling. spending time with friends. thanks for these wonder-ful days!

os deseo unas felices fiestas y un próspero año nuevo.
que el 2010 venga lleno de buenas cosas y salud para todos.

merry xmas to all of you, & a happy new year! may all good be with you in 2010!

ich wünsche euch allen frohe weihnachten & alles gute, gesundheit, glück & vor allem liebe für 2010!

… just decorated our “tree”:

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last weekend we celebrated my daughter’s birthday. we enjoyed two wonderful days, filled with friends, games, fun & some festive treats:

birthday cake

... en detail

papaya coco drink

papaya horses

yes, she loves horses

nora brought these funny ghosts

celebrated my son’s 14th birthday yesterday:

chocolate pears cream cake

in face of continuous raining we went to the kiekeberg museum today to celebrate thanksgiving & – mainly – to visit the horse day. we saw lots of different horses, so beautiful some of them. i saw friesian horses – one of the most beautiful horse breeds to me. there were several shows like western riding, circus stunts and so on. i was totally fascinated by the presentation of “natural horsemanship” – a phrase new to me but describing exactly the way of natural non-violent interaction with horses i am looking for! (wanna read something more about it? – visit monty roberts homepage or this page of a german horse trainer.) it was phantastic to see the girls & women communicating with the horses, working WITH them, so obviously being a team each with her horse. relating with the horse. made me happy to watch them

spending as much time as possible outdoor …