The first necklaces

As promised I or better we (Inkeri had to follow) went and bought the things we needed for necklaces. And as soon as we were home, I sat down and made two necklaces for my cuties.

That is the necklace for Inkeri. I like it. And what is more important Inkeri likes it.

Than I made the one for Toivo. And encountered a problem. The ring I had thought to connect stone and leather band didn't fit through the hole. So I dragged the band directly through the hole.

Toivo doesn't care.

"Mom, now we're ready to meet kobolds."
I understand.

Stones

Yesterday was another day with fine weather so we decided to go to the beach again. But not to the North Sea, but to the Baltic Sea. We wanted to search for special stones.
This time we were in Hohenfelde, which is some kilometers away from Schönberg. The main reason is that it wouldn't be so crowded. Plus free parking.
It was wonderful. So many interesting stones! I was looking for fossiles and found an echinite. And I was looking for small stones with nature-made holes. And I found lots of them.

"Mom, let me have a look at these, please!"

"There are holes in them. Are those magic stones?"
I don't know. Maybe?
"If we had a kobold living with us, he could tell. Can you make those stones into necklaces?"
That's what I planned. Which one would you like to have?

"I think, I would like this one."

"It looks like a star."
Okay, so that's yours. The other one I will take for Toivo.

So, later I'm off to get all the supplies for jewelry making.

Sankt Peter-Ording

My mother spends three weeks at the North Sea, to be concret at Sankt Peter-Ording. It is famous for surfers, kite surfers, and sand yachting, and there are some clinics to be found there, too. Very crowded is summer but even now there was much ado.

There are still some old houses, but there were build many new ones not as nice as this old one.

In Northern Germany there are wonderful garden doors with big knobs on the posts.

Amber is something that can be found on the beach after storms. I think these come directly from the Baltic coast, it's not easy to find them.

As in most of our touristic places most of the shops sell clothes. Tourists often come with the wrong clothes in their luggage, obviously.

This is on an old house, it says "It might be well for us in our old days."

In the back you see the remains of the old village Sankt Peter. That gray building is part of the church.

These pics are taken in front of the Eiderstedt Museum.

On a small market they sold mustard of different and very tasty kinds. Yummy. With whisky for example. Or chili. Or herbs of the Provence.

In the old days many people at the sea were poor, and Sankt Peter was considered poorhouse of Eiderstedt. The man is catching flatfishes, the woman is hunting shrimps. Those yummy small ones, called Granat (granate) here, because they get red when cooked.

Sankt Peter-Ording is famous for those houses at the beach.

Inkeri sends many greetings from the North Sea!

Sleepy Heads

When I came home from physiotherapy this morning, I was looking for my resin children. When I went, they sat on the sofa in the living room. They were gone. I found them here:

They had climbed into my bed and fell asleep again, cuddled under my blanket. Hey, you sleepy heads, time to get up! Ahh, at least Toivo woke up.

"Good morning, Mom!"
Lad, this is my bed! I like to be asked before someone else uses it.

Inkeri, time to get up! Lass, helloooo!

"Mom, let me. I wanna sleep."

"I'm still soooooo tired..."

And asleep she fell again. Toivo, what did ye both do last night?

"Nothing, Mom. We just couldn't sleep somehow."

Once Upon A Time...

Once upon a time...

There was a young boy, 9 years old, who lived in an orphanage. His name was Toivo. His live was sad there, he was looked at but no one played with him. There were no toys, there were no real friends to talk with. The children were not allowed to sing or dance. But he had not his name for nothing. Toivo means „hope“ and hope he never lost. Finally one day he was told, that he would now be adopted. In the nights he wished for a family where he would be loved. He longed for friendship and joy. It was almost unbearable. What, if the new family would not like him? Or if he would not like his new family?

Then the day came when he left. Being a quiet nature anyway, he decided to stay closed until he knew that he would be really welcomed at his new home.

That's how he came to me. I liked him from the beginning. Poor guy didn't even have a faceup! So new eyes and a face were given to him. And clothes. And toys. 

Still he is a quiet boy, still keeping some secrets about his past. Maybe he'll tell me more one day.

And then his secret desire for a sibling was fullfilled.

Once upon a time...

There was a young girl, 5 years old, who lived in a poor family. Her parents could no longer take care for her, so she was given free to adoption. As a sorrowless creature, Inkeri looked forward to new adventures. To leave her family was no matter somehow. She doesn't speak too much of that time, seemingly she has forgotten most of it.

She was excited to find that she had a brother waiting eagerly for her. She loves him and her new mom. Being a bit shy the first days, she found that she liked her new home. Now new experiences lay ahead her every day. She loves Dollie, her welcome present, and takes care of her as a good mother. She's got new ideas every day, playing and climbing and enjoying live.

Once upon a time...

There are more to come. Toivo and Inkeri both want a smaller sibling and it is felt that some magical creature shall find it's way to us.