Who Remembers Cherry Flavoured Lip-Ice ?

Using it has surprising results !

We all have certain things that remind us of our childhood. Sometimes just a smell alone can transport us back in time. For most of us, our childhood was the most carefree and fun time in our lives. Oh those wonderful years at Junior school and being so happy, when we discovered that someone " liked " us.

Can you remember that nerve racking time leading up to your very first kiss ever ? Did you also practice kissing on your arm, in order to get it just right for that all important first time we kissed someone ! Of course Lip-Ice was a must and preferably one with flavour.

Last year when we had just arrived, Bob found his " transport back in time " moment. He spotted a cherry flavoured Lip-Ice in the shop. Well, he bought it to remind him of home and maybe also of his first girlfriend. It was also around the same time that we had contractors at our house. You know, real strong and definitely beefy men.

The next day Bob spent the whole day at our construction site and ironically it was the only day that I didn't go with. Isn't it amazing how we tend to kind of model ourselves, even if only for a short time, on the people we are surrounded with. You know, their mannerism etc. ( Bob was starting to look extra beefy ! )

When he came home that day, the first thing I noticed were his lips. They were a very deep cherry red. In fact they kind of stood out. With deep concern I asked him, " Bob, are you alright ? Did you get hit ?"
" Why ? I am just a bit cold, but I had a great day working with the guys."
" Why are your lips so red then ? "

Bob, with great haste rushed to the bathroom to have a look. All I heard was " Oh No "...It turned out that Bob had been applying his treasured cherry flavoured Lip-Ice all day. Not having a mirror, he didn't realize that he had been putting layer upon layer of colour on his lips.
" That's why they all gave me strange looks. I thought that maybe I had something in my nose. "

" Oh, how embarrassing " was all Bob could get out before we both doubled up with laughter. Well...Bob made sure to come across as extremely manly the next time he met the guys !
A whistle here, a swagger there and a much practiced " clean " spit.

I wouldn't be surprised if Bob is known as " hot lips " by all...

Biggi

Christmas Ornaments.

Homemade Xmas Decorations...easier than you think.

Well, it should rather be called ' Village-made ' Xmas decorations. You know, for most of us ( and for me in the past ), we start to get an inkling that Christmas is approaching momentarily, by the change in Store decorations and the playing of Boney M's famous Christmas Hits Christmas With Boney M ( in fact I am almost 100 % certain, that we all know most of the words to the songs ). Of course, momentarily, is rather a misnomer as it tends to sometimes start already in October...

This is our second Christmas season here in Burgenland, and the community really gets us all together. Finally the Village Newsletter got dropped in the postbox, and it gave us the times to go and help out. I find it so nice, that as a community we do stuff together and all for a good cause.

My Mum and I, went to the community center to help. It started early at 9 am and already a nice crowd had grown. To be honest, it was the usual crowd, as even in a small place like ours, you get the doers and the non-doers...

The order of the day, was to attach fir cuttings to a straw wreath. Watching the ladies, it seemed pretty easy, but I soon found out that it was more complicated. Undoing my first attempt, one of the ladies showed me a better way. It did the trick. Even though I am glad that this happens only once a year, I still loved the fact of being a part of the village effort.

Yesterday was the wreath making day, and I think today we attach the different ornaments, that transforms it into a Christmas wreath. Last year I when I helped with that, I was in awe of the artistic flair that just about everyone had. The main organizers of our community, are used to having ' new ' helpers who are not overly blessed with this artistic flair. With great foresight, they make three or four sample ones, and we can copy them as best as we can. Very diplomatic !

There were a few men helping out as well, and one, poor lamb, asked rather loudly if one of the ladies wanted a cup of coffee, as he was making one for himself. Well you can imagine what happened...yes, most of the hands went up. I must say, he displayed great nonchalance and proceeded to serve everyone coffee with a smile...
P.S. Bob, after proofing my blog, has admitted that he actually looks forward to hearing Boney M.'s Christmas songs...!

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Biggi

Hard at work...

My Mum is much better at it than me.

The raw materials.