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Hi Dörte,

yes, it is loud in the kitchen but I've closed the doors. Only my cat doesn't understand why she cannot go around (I can go from the living room into the kitchen and from the kitchen into the living room by passing the hall.

There will, indeed, be a hugel bed and I plan to put in leeks, cauliflowers, onions, herbs, potatoes. Just vegetables.
A cherrytree stands before the kitchen and has wonderful cherrys each year, sweet and dark red and without worms.

My knee likes to bike every day, Schüssler-Salze are still helpful und when the sun is shining I feel very healthy anyway.

I bought a visual cover in the form of a fan, that looks good.

Tuesday and Wednesday will be the last voluntary works with the kids before vacances begin. Do you celebrate Easter? The weatherman says that there will be nice weather at least till Wednesday. The anticyclone has a name: Omega because it's formed like an Omega.

Do I meet you again in the chat? This had been funny last week!

I wish you an enjoyful weekend and send you warm regards

Gabi

Hi Regina,

that's great to hear from you again! Go on with writing! What kind of books do you prefer?
What a pity that your English conversation course is so far away. But your English isn't bad! I can understand all you write.

I wish you a relaxing and sunny weekend and hope to find you well and healthy!

Take care

Gabi

Hi Gabi,

this time it took some days to answer to you. During the last week I enjoyed
the wonderful spring weather and even took some sun-baths on our terrace.
Unfortunately the weather changed today. But the nature needs rain to make
the plants grow. I wish you all the best for your hugel bed and that the
vegetable grows well. Maybe then you will not need to buy any vegetable any more
and will be self-supporter.

Did you go by bike during the last days? On Wednesday I went by bike to an
outlet-store by Hachez. Do you know this lable? As you can imagine because
of my nick I love chocolate and pralines. And Hachez fabricates delicious
chocolate. So for the next time there will be no need of sweets for me...

Were you in the chatroom last Sunday? I often prefer to watch TV and afterwards
it is too late for chatting.

This morning I wanted to go shopping and to see how the fashion will be
this spring. It seems as if there are either many women or no women who
wear size 36 in Bremen. There was no chance to find clothes for me. So
I saved all of my money - which is not too bad!

What about the water in your house? Have the blowers meanwhile been helpful?
Has your cat got used to the loud sounds?!

Have a nice time.

Kind regards,
Dörte

Good evening, Dörte,

the water problem has gone, the equipment has been taken away. Now the house is the same as it was before. Only the outside of the wall is still wet and needs a few weeks for drying. Inside it's okay and the cat is satisfied again.

The hugel bed is done but before middle of May I cannot put in plants, you know "Eisheilige"? And I'll set the plants after my visit in Milan.

I know the lable Hachèz but I can't take the cocoa inside the chocolade so chocolade doesn't belong to my sweets.

Yesterday evening we had our "Mädelstreff", where five women meet for having fun and laughter. And eating, of course.

Now I have Easter vacances at school with my voluntary work. Soon I'll be involved as a "Sprachpate" for teaching the German language in an easy form to children with migration background. That needs a special education which I'll have for six weeks, only one day a week for three and a half hours. I can't wait to see! The education begins in the middle of April.

I wish you a nice weekend and of course a happy Easter time with many eggs in the nest.

Take care

Gabi

Hello Gabi,

unfortunately I am not informed about news each time. So sometimes I don`t notice
that you have answered to me.

Of course, I know the "Eisheiligen". Every year the market gardens offer their plants
and flowers earlier although the weather might still be like winter. Last year we
planted higher and lower primroses in a round pot on our terrace. It really looked
rather pretty. But then in a night there were degrees under 0 and the flowers
became black. They still recovered. However, they didn`t look as pretty as before.
This year we shall really wait until the time after "Eisheiligen"!

I also love such "Mädeltreffs" like you described them. We only are 4 and meet
every 3 weeks for playing cards. But mostly we talk and laugh more than playing.
It`s just an alibi for meeting!! On Wednesday we will meet again.

Your voluntary work as a "Sprachpate" will surely be nice. I would like to do
so, too. But as I already go to several regular dates I cannot do much more.
But I am interested in your education for this job.

Have a nice week!

Greetings,
Dörte

Dear Dörte,

don't worry about notices you haven't seen. It's ok.

Today the weather was so fine that I could enjoy the sun for two hours. I don't need a long time to get tanned and I only use olive oil as suntan lotion.

I've been in the English chat again yesterday and I missed you but as you told me, you are looking TV and so I can understand your keeping away. Next Sunday I guess there won't be many persons because of the Easter holidays.

Do you know "Jokers"? It's a part of "Weltbild", a publishing company, which has books much cheaper than normally. I order now and then some books. You can google it if you haven't heard about it. It's really interesting!

Our "Mädelstreff" meets when ever all of us have time. Three girls work: one is the wife of a doctor and has much to do, one calls a bike business her own, one works as hairdresser and the other one has an ill companion at home. So it's rather difficult to get all of them under one hat! Nevertheless if we are successful in meeting it's really funny as you know by yourself!

Dear Dörte, I wish you from the bottom of my heart wonderful and stressless Easter holidays with many eggs in your nest, sun on your face and friends around you!

Have a nice time and take care

Gabi

Dear Dörte and Gabi,I write to you both because I know you read it here. I have no idea whether you know or red it, our Herhta is dead. Because I missed her,I wrote a PN to her. But I havn't[ got an answer.Now I know why. I hope she has got a very good place in the heaven. Bye, bye Hertha it was a short acquaintance but I enjoyed it very much.

Well, Dörte, to your questions. My English course this time is a big group. Yes, it's a very long way to go there, but it's a special course. [b][color=navy] Unfortunately we must change the school. And the new one is for me to reach too uncomfortabely .OK, the distance ist nearly the same,but I must drive very busy streets. And, the biggest problem is, the car place. For me it's not possible to take the bus or metro, The place,where I live is only 2 kilometre from Berlin but here the busses came all 2 hours. The pupils have their own busses. But first I'll see if I find a solution.

Gabi, I red, you have a groupe of girl-friens.I also have such a groupe We know us nearly 40 years. If we meet us we speak only french. 2 of them speaks very good french so it's possible to have a good conversation. For 1 hour it's not aloud to skeak german. Only french.For each german word we have to pay . The money came in a save box. At the end of the year the money " wird verfressen ". Our meetings always are full of fun. Oh,my God, I think it's better to start learning english from the beginning. I have really all forgotten

Good night you both Regina [size=14]

Dear Regina,

of course it's sad that Hertha had passed away but I think she lives now in another dimension. Bye Hertha!

What a pity that your place of school had changed. But don't worry your English is as good that we can understand it!

I understand French very good but don't speak. I understand Italian, too and speak a little Spanish. You see, it's fine to talk with people of other nations.

From the bottom of my heart I wish you wonderful Easter holidays with much sun, eating good and having friends and family around you.

Warm regards and take care

Gabi

Dear Gabi,

thanks for your answer. I just googled "Jokers" which I didn`t know before.
But I found out that new novels like f. e. "Das Orchideenhaus" are sold
for the regular price. I guess that "older" books are cheaper. Only a short
time ago I bought several books rather cheap by Weltbild. When I was reading one of
them I thought that parts of it were already known to me. After I had
finished it I put it in my cupboard - and found the same novel in it -
which I had bought some years ago for a higher price. Sometimes it is
good to wait with buying to save some money. I only buy paperback books
and wait until they are published.

In fact it seems rather difficult for your "Mädelstreff" to find a date
which is possible for all of your friends. For the 4 of us it is much
easier as we all are "only" housewifes. This morning we met again and
as usual we had a lot of fun. Each time we meet we are drinking sparkling
wine without alcohol and eat chocolat marshmallows! Both must be! And
if one of us forgets to serve the chocolat marshmallows you can be sure
that she is reminded of them!

Dear Regina,

I am also very sorry that Herta isn`t still with us. She only belonged
to our English group for a short time. But I enjoyed her contributions, too.
May she have a good place in heaven.

As to your French meetings: That surely is a good exercise to practice
your French knowledge. I already wrote in the FT that much money would
come from me if I were member of your club!
It`s a pity that your English course changes the school. But I do
understand that the way by car is not comfortable for you. Maybe
you will find a a group nearer to your home. Or you just write here!!

To both of you I wish some sunny Easter days - just like you want it.

Greetings,
Dörte

Hallo,to you both,I think it's easier for me to write here. Till now,I havn't found a way to go to this specia course. It's a pitty because I don't like an other one. I have very long time looked for to find a course like this .

Dörte, it's only a joke between my friends and me to pay for each german word. And, don't forget,we can speak English too. But sometimes,if you will say or tell ,and you can't find the right word at once,one say it in German. And each of us is waiting of a mistake. And suddenly you fall into the trab.

Gabi, I would like to chat on sunday, but I am not quick enough.I tryed it long ago,but I wrote too slowly.How one say " da wird 'ne alte Kuh jung" Maybe you know how to say it in English.

But now I wish you both a happy Easter, with a lot of fun and much more sun. Till next time Regina