Cindy – Episode 53- the B Adventure Part 1 aaaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aa staying alive

12.01.2016 Yellow class  B-Week
I presume, Cindy got there something totally wrong. But everybody who knows her a bit by now might already know, that there is no way in convincing her, that she is barking up the wrong tree. Apparently she pretends not hearing what I say or her brain just works in a very different way.

Here is short recap of last nights incidents.

It was already nearly eleven o’clock and I was sitting at my kitchentable checking the latest posts in YELLOW, when the door opened and Cindy pitter-pattered into the kitchen dressed in one of her fancy ballet bodies.

IMG_6264“I gonna take up the challenge, Petra”, she said, her ballet tutu swooshing around her head (yes, that’s the way she wears it, around her head.) “Your Carla girl there in Seattle was asking us to build a body. I am not sure, how she knows, that we should get our body in shape, but she is quite right, isn’t she? I gonna take up the challenge”, she repeated. Cindy stroke down her hips. I tried to clear up the misunderstanding. “Cindy, please don’t call her Carla girl, she isn’t a girl”, I started, but she were out again hopping down the hallway. Just a few seconds later she came back with her fitness mat, she had had bought for fullfilling the last years resolutions. She unrolled it on the kitchenfloor. It was pretty dusty. As far as I know, she never had used it before. “Cindy”, I started the next attempt to tell her the truth about building a body, but she was busy with putting one of her favourite mixtapes in our taperecorder. She pressed the play button and jumped onto her mat, counting down from eight, snipping her fingers. Then she started singing ” aaaaaaa aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa staying alive, staying alive” swinging with her hips. The Bee Gees hit from 1977, her fave song since last New years eve party roared through our kitchen and the rest of the house. [You can find it here: http://youtu.be/I_izvAbhExY.]

Then she came down to her knees still singing, but already struggling for air. Now she brought herself to a sort of all-fours position, her backbone and belly in a steady move up and down. I had seen that position somewhere before. Then a post from a yellow fellow popped up in my mind, Cindy also must have seen that one. She reminded me of the encounter with the apes in Uganda a couple of years ago.

The song came to end and Cindy plonked herself down on the mat. Lying down there in our kitchen she seemed at peace with the world and herself.

She recovered her breath and announced: “You can call this exercise the “Bee Gees blue bell(y) body ballet backbone swoosh, ok? Your fellow yellows should start with it tomorrow morning to build their body. And I want to see Carla girl in the first row!”

I am so sorry Carla, that she doesn’t cease from calling you girl. I give my very best to allure her from doing that. But her exercise predestines for the B week, somehow picking up the best from week A mixing it with an outlook on B, doesn’t it?

So, you all listen to Cindy and get your ballet body out. We meet tomorrow morning in the kitchen.

Cindy – Episode 52- The A adventure

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Also Cindy picked up the yellow thread and finally got in an A mood today. When I came home after work, the doors of the balcony were wide open and ABBA filled the street with their Greatest Hits. Cindy awaited me in the halway wearing her 70’s outfit, karaoking ABBAs “Happy new year”. “Cindy, you are two weeks late with this song”, I said. But she couldn’t hear me, cause ABBA was just incredible loud.

Cindy had made yummy apple crumble and poured us a cup of apricot scented tea. I asked her to turn the music down, but she was still whirling around and didn’t listen, which meant, that I had to turn it off. I needed peace and quiet after school. Silence! Instantly Cindy froze to stone and stared at me. It took while, till she took breath again.

“But your Carla girl from Seattle”, she gasped, “didn’t she say, that we should celebrate the A this week? “Yes my dear, but in an artful way” I tried to explain.” Cindy protested: “if ABBA is no art, I bail out.” She started eating the crumble, when her face went green and she rushed to the toilet.

It didn’t sound promising, so I dipped my spoon into the crumble and tasted it. It was absolutely awful ( may I juggle with some A words here).

“What the hell did you put in that apple crumble, Cindy?”, I asked when she came back as pale as death. “Oh, there was so much tasty A stuff in the fridge and in the cupboards. I found avocado, anchovy, apricots, asparagus, artichoke and some agar agar sachets. In the cabinet there was this lovely little bottle of ABSOLUT Wodka and the Anis Schnaps, we got last year in Spain. So I altered the crumble recipe just a bit.” I thanked Cindy, threw the crumble and got a sliece of bread instead.

Hmm. This year might become a culinary art adventure, in case Cindy isn’t cured after here first A attempt.

Cindy – Episode 51- Official pyjama Day

01.01.2016

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She wasn’t in the mood of talking. So I don’t know anything about her party yet. But we had a relaxing day on the sofa, reading our favourite books and having lots of tea.

I hope you all had a great day!

And thank you so much for the last years fan support! It means a lot to us!

Cindy – Episode 50- the new dress

31.12.2015

IMG_6219I think, I don’t really have to explain, what have happened here. But just to finish this story off, you might like to read some more details.

After walking around town in her 70’s outfit all day, Cindy sat down with me on the sofa to watch a movie. She got so excited, when it started. “Who’s that girl?”, she asked. ” Who is she?” I was quite amazed, that she didn’t know her. Sometimes I just forget, that Cindy comes of a different time.

I couldn’t follow the movie, because she was jumping up and down on the sofa. She started bawling something like”I need her dress, I need her dress.” And off she went to her room. I could hear her sewing machine rattling for a while, the movie slowly coming to an end.

And then my Cindy entered the stage. Isn’t she lovely? I asked her, if she might change to some more decent bloomers. But she said, she was fine with hers.

She will definitely be strikingly different from the rest of the 70’s party crowd.

You all have a Happy New Year, whatever you wear!!!

Cindy – Episode 49- 70´s Outfit

Cindy just got an email from a friend, who asked her to her theme-party on Thursday. Cindy is thrilled!!

It didn’t take long and she presented herself in her 70’s outfit, so no need of buying a new dress.

I really hate this so common behaviour of flip-flopping and waiting for the very best party invitation.

 But don’t count your chicken before they are hatched. We are talking about Cindy here and the shops will stay open till Thursday….

Cindy – Episode 48- shopping

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Cindy wasn’t too happy with her outfit, so she asked me to accompany her to look for a more fancy one.

What a day for shopping gowns!!!! The city was packed with people, bringing back to the shops whatever granny had given them for Christmas.

And the both of us in the middle of the crowd!!!

First of all she got a new bra. That was a good start. But then the trying on marathon started.

The shop assistant was very nice and helpful, she came with lots of different styles, textures and outfits. But Cindy remains for now and forever our Glamour girl, so she finally squeezed herself in the shiny one with the high neckline first, than she fancied more the one with the belt und the lower neckline

But she couldn’t make her mind up yet. The shop will keep both for her, so she can take council with her pillow tonight.

I get the feeling that we will finish the year with trying on loads of fancy dresses. Yawn! I keep you informed.

Cindy – Episode 47- the outfit action

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26.12.2015

Cindy is preparing already for the big party next week. She is not extremely happy yet with her outfit, but nevertheless she walks around the flat in the robe all day.

It’s a pity, that you can’t really see, how shiny the golden parts are.

We tried to capture it, but didn’t work out the way I see her glamoring around.

Cindy – Episode 46- Glühwein

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I just came back home from our local Christmas Market with many Glühwein stalls and lots of Schmalzkuchen. I had met some friends there to enjoy a cup or two of this sweet and sticky Glühwein stuff.

Entering the kitchen, I couldn’t believe my eyes, when I saw Cindy sitting in my wonderful Prisma colors. Apparently I don’t need lots of alcohol to see things double.

 

Cindy – Episode 45- the Christmas tree

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Apparently Cindys inventive mind is operating at full stretch. After coming up with her hot tub sachets yesterday, she suprised me today with the fully decorated Christmas tree. A bit early to my German taste, as most of the families don´t prepare their tree before Christmas Eve.

But as we all know by now, Cindy has her own traditions.

 She urged me to take a picture to spread the news about her new invention.

In Germany you buy your Christmas tree in a net (I am sure not only in Germany), which is very handy, as you can carry it from your Christmas tree seller back home without a big fight.

„But why taking advantage of this only the way in?“, Cindy asked herself. „Just keep it wrapped up in the lovely net and benefit from easy handling on the way out“, she said. „ And you even have no problem, hanging the decoration on any obstinate branches. Just hang it directly into the net.“

It´s up to you, if you want to follow her brilliant idea.

For us it means, that we will have a very special Christmas tree this year.

Everybody have a Merry Christmas (also a bit early but never mind.)

I am sure, she will be back with some more inventions for New Years Eve.

update: 25.04.2016: Sorry for being out of date with this post. But Christmas is only another 8 months away