Village Christmas Fete.

Coffee, Songs and Advent's Kranz...

All the hard work by the Village Elves, culminated in the ' Fete ' day, that was held yesterday. We displayed all our wares and waited for the crowds to arrive. No disappointment there...in fact we were already selling the Christmas-Kranz ( wreath ) before the doors officially opened. When you are good, you are good !

My job for the Fete was to help man the till. Great job, as I got to meet and see most people. This year I graduated from just getting the odd nod here or there, to folks coming over to speak to me. That was the nicest thing to me. Often we don't understand, that it is just as hard for other people to speak with us as it is or us to speak with them !

Bob, when he came in with me, was instantly seconded to a candle lighter. He was rather pleased to be included and happy that his job was a once off '15 min ' thing ! So the rest of the afternoon saw him flitting between my station and his table ( where the wine was waiting ).

Bob was also ' shooting the breeze ' with a lot of people and most importantly was having a good time. At one point, while he was sitting at his table ( front row ), a lot of the kids, who come to our English class, stopped and loudly chorused ( in English ), " Hello Bob, how are you ? ".
Well, Bob told me, he was chuffed that they remembered, but also slightly embarrassed by the fact that most people turned and had a little chuckle...

The local, yet rather famous, choir performed a few Christmas carols. They have such great harmony, that just listening to their performance lifts your spirits and has you humming along. They always elicit an ' encore ', and rightly so.

A lot of our friends and family, living in the different Metropolis Cities across the world, often wonder how we manage in such a small village and most importantly if we have any type of entertainment...Well, life in this small village is fabulous, at times hectic but never boring. I think that there are actually more parties and functions here, than in the big cities ! But the dot on the
" i " is pure and simple... when you go to parties and functions, you always know someone or someone knows you...

Biggi

Cakes are always a hit.

The hall is looking good with it's X-mas decoration and is filling up.

At the till...

The wonderful choir..." Like a Rainbow "

A few of the local kids performing a song.