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update: 25.04.2016: Sorry for being out of date with this post.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

Cindy – Episode 44- Thanks to Carla and Lynn

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20.12.2015

There are only 11 days left in the Year of the Spark.

Cindy and Granny Schwümmli have trained the last few weeks for this special performance, Carla and Lynn, to thank you both for this inspiring year.

Both were so impressed with your colorful nail polish, Lynn, that they went and got some for today.

Have a wonderful Holiday season and a inspiring new year.

Cindy – Episode 43- Hot tubs

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Cindy came up with a new business concept.

We were having a nice cup of tea, when she suddenly jumped right into my mug. I don’t really know, why. It’s pretty warm weather here, more like spring, and there is no need of warming up. But maybe she saw the KING OF JASMINE having a dip earlier. She was pretty relaxed, hanging there in my tea.

I asked her, what she was up to this time and she started twaddling something about opening a spa, selling aroma therapy sachets for hot tubs. She went on talking for a while about wellness, massage and so on. Finally she got cold, cause my tea had chilled down. When she crawled out of my mug, I could see, that there was a little sachet hanging on her belt. She grabbed a serviette, which was lying on the table, wrapped herself up and went down the hallway to get changed.

I didn’t have the courage to take another sip of my tea, which now was perfuming our kitchen with a very special aroma.

Just in case anybody out there is still looking for a Christmas present, she said, she would be more than pleased to sell some of her sachets. ( all on your own risk, I must say.)

Cindy – Episode 39- OJEX (Orange juice Experiments)

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10.09.2015

When I came home from work, I found Cindy wobbly on her legs in the kitchen next to a pile of empty orange juice Tetra packs. She gazed in abstraction, sucking at a straw. I had seen her more hale and hearty before, I must say.

It was time to find out, what was going on, but when I asked her, she couldn’t answer, because a longish roaring burp made its way through our flat. Finally there was silence and Cindy announced: „Orange juice repeats on me.“

„Could you please explain, what you are up to?“, I urged her, but she was sucking at that straw again. „ Look at my hair, Petra, it works already“, she gargled between two gulps, „I just need another wee dram.“
I forced her to give me her glass and sit down on the kitchen chair. She slumped into the chair. A peculiar gurgling sound evolved from her tummy. Cindy seemed to be quite grateful, that I had rescued her from drinking another gallon of orange juice. I passed her a big bowl and while she was hanging over the bowl, she repeated, “but look at my hair….“

I am not sure, if it’s a good idea hosting our new guests any longer.

Cindy – Episode 38- What would you like for a drink?

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09.09.2015

They are still with us. Cindy and I tried to offer them a cup of tea. But they denied drinking it. So we put all liquids on the table, that they could make their own choice. One of them picked the orange juice. We had to heat it and pour it into one of our cocktail glasses. Cindy ran down the hallway to get one of her favourite straws she collects in her room. She is a very kind and helpful host, I must say.

Instantly the lad started sipping the steaming orange juice.

What then happened sounds like a fairy tale. With each sip our guest took, he changed more and more in color. But we ran out of orange juice before he had turned totally yellow. Amazing creatures.

We already tried talking with them. Cindy had installed a translator app on her I Pad. But she had an issue with finding and downloading a suitable languagepack yet.