19 - 25 November 2007

The glue was on our fingers, the glitter was in our hair, the crepe paper was all over the floor and the warming drink was all drunk but we did manage to produce a huge advent calender for all the children at the Kindergarten's Bastelabend.

12 - 18 November 2007

This is Simon and Jane. Simon has just spent 12 days with Jane and other members of the British Adaptive Ski Team as a 'buddy', carrying equipment and helping the skiers. He found it a completely awe-inspiring and humbling experience and has since stopped complaining about his hurty thumb.

5 - 11 November 2007

St. Martin was a 4th century Roman soldier who was holy and compassionate but didn't want to be bishop, so he hid in the goose stall when the deputation arrived to appoint him. The geese gave him away by gaggling loudly. So on St Martin's Day (11 November), all the geese get killed and eaten and the children sing songs about geese and carry goose-shaped lanterns. All in all, a very jolly old festival (if you're not a goose).

29 October - 4 November 2007

A rough estimate indicates that Mary has used about 8000 of Kindergarten's HAMA beads in two months. We wonder if we should raise funds to feed her habit, or get her checked into a rehab clinic and treat her repetitive strain injury, a nasty side-effect of her addiction.