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Hi- I've been occupied with a few things these past days like falling asleep whenever I find myself in a comfortable position and getting ready to fly away for a few weeks. Yesterday, I took a train to Zurich to collect the G who landed at noon. I'm so happy to see her after so many months I was jumping up and down with excitement. Last night, E and I cooked dinner and invited the lovely gals R and Z around so we could introduce them to G (and vice versa) and also say goodbye properly.We will spend most of today making our way to a place up north in Europe.

A picture

of our dancing troup, just before we started our second go at the Indian Dance.

 

The Party on Friday

I arrived to the school in the afternoon and was pleasantly surprised to find the hallway and ground floor decorated with candles and colourful roses.  The tables were set with tray after tray of yummy looking cheese and an assortment of cold cuts. The official ceremony, which started around 4pm was touching, funny and sometimes cheesy. Afterwards, we were treated to the lavish apero. The candle light certainly enhanced the cosy atmosphere. Some of us ran upstairs to decorate the upstairs room for the after party which included a short Indian dance for the graduating students -which I think I've talked about before. I had a lot of fun dressing up for the dance: trying to fix my sari so that it was secure and sticking the bhindi on my forehead while gulping down a shared glass of wine. We continued to dance and drink after our performance, taking only a short break to savour our self-cooked dinner of curry, lasagna and salad before continuing to dance and drink. The party took some effort to organise and prepare but was so totally worth it.  

A few close ups

The second poster

Nearly completed 

The finished product!

 

Art in progress

I cut a lot of crepe paper last night to make streamers and pom-poms. It  was a little bit tricky, messy and tedious.  I suppose I will be more inspired when I see the results later, probably when I string them out (or maybe not?).

I had more fun working on the poster. The first picture was taken last night before I went to bed (on the living room floor, where I left it at 2am) and the second one (propped up on the piano) after some inking this morning and becoming cross eyed.

Before:

After: 

Now on to the second poster!

Who is having fun? Fun? Fun? 

 

Not for today but maybe next year -for the party

Hello color-loving friends!Today I'm helping kick off the summer series over at Delia Creates and Kojo Designs.We're going to COLOR my SUMMER (and yours!) because summer feels a rainbow of never-ending fun. Swimming pools are open, flowers are in bloom, berries need picking, vacations are planned, the sun stays up late, and we celebrate our nation's birthday with fireworks and friends.So to color my summer, I'm sharing a rainbow-inspired party decoration that's easy to make and fun to stream around the house:Standard streamers feel like the oldest party decor in the book. But Ruffled streamers?...in multiple colors?....that can be used over and over? (if you're careful when you take them down). Fun, right?!

via www.dana-made-it.com

I need a sewing machine!

Preparing for the closing ceremony

Last class over: Some of us (like me) will be taking a long break, reconvening only at the end of February. Others will leave for new pastures. I think I've mentioned here (a few times even) that I've grown attached to a number of the gals who are leaving. Sniff sniff.

Well, the closing ceremony is tomorrow and we (the remaining students) have been busy preparing for the party tomorrow.

First - we have a surprise Indian dance - with sari et al. Our rehearsal which went badly last few times suddenly came together today. Very pleasing for us who are involved.

 

Second -  we are planning to cook dinner and have divided ourselves to the "curry team", "lasagna team" and "salad and drinks" (Can you guess which team I'm heading?). Four of us who had the time, hopped into B's rustic car to go shopping in Germany to buy the stuff from the discounted supermarket there. Hah, I felt like a student all over again  (that I am) - with B's erratic driving, us getting lost and Jimi Hendrix playing too loud on the iPod (I couldnt stand it and had to disappoint B by pressing the stop button). At Treasure Island, I discovered that the prices of wine were staggeringly low - especially compared to the ones I've been picking from co-op in Basel. At least 50-60 per cent less! Truly amazing.

We forgot about the decorations! My friend "I" pointed this out when we were unpacking back at school. Too true. I agreed to pick some up on the way home as I had parked the car in front of a home decor shop. Well, I went into the store and couldn't find anything suitable but did see a lot of art supplies. I've bought some and I'm going to spend tonight assembling something fun. I will keep you posted.

 

Very nice reply

From the shoe shop:

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dear azura,

your friend passing your message has been very nice and polite, and so has been your letter. thank you for that at first.

looking at the pictures it is obvious, that the shoes are ornamented with completely different fur, so I bet the both sides have been mixed in production – we have not found the matching other sides in our stock. They have ended up somewhere in the world….

Of course you can return the shoes by mail or the next time you are here.

It would be very nice of you to accept a credit note of the amount of 169 Euros –to be valid in all our five shops in Saarbruecken, three women shoe shop, one high fashion store and even the men’s shoe shop.

So finally we will be good for your Karma, at least we will try!!

all the best from Saarbruecken and have further on still a good walk

xyzzyz

Nice coffee shop close to school

Last day of lectures for this semester. We (the gals and I) went to a cafe on the way to school this morning. The lady serving in the cafe was impressively cheerful and the handwriting on the boards were beautiful. N's latte arrived with a smiley face. A great start to the day.