I love to be satisfied. And I love to be eager for more!

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 19

I experience so much loving, friendly, wonderful help!
I have so much fun with my beloved daughter, who helps me decorate the house for Christmas. I enjoy her understanding so much. She gets it so easy, what I want! And it is such fun to work with her. It gets so much easier for me.





I have so much joy, in that Creativity! I enjoy this bringing together of unusual materials... this nativity scene consists of a a piece of wood that was around a branch in the tree, and it splintered in a way that SO looks as this tiny hut that we picture for Jesus, Mary and Joseph... It was such fun to help it in a way it would set the scene for the tiny figurines that I own. All the materials seemed to jump into my hands all by themselves. It was so easy,so logical and natural, like wonderful co-creation. Not only with source but with my daughter, as well!

I feel so thankful. I feel so very very thankful!

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 20

I had an amazing day to speak with DG, my daughter, the teacher and a school-psychologist. My grandson has special needs, and it seems fitting to think about the next steps in his school career. I LOVED that my man shared us! I so love how he always manages to treat people with absolute respect, and gets understood. I like how we became clearer, and how doors opened!

I loved how we all went afterwards shopping for warm winter-boots for the kids, and for groceries from Turkey. I LOVED how DH shopped like a maniak, and I loved how delicious our dinner was, that we shared with my son in the night, put together from all the delicacies!
I love my life! I expect to get better and better, in all ways. I AM SO VERY VERY thankful for all of it!

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 21

Tonight is St. Nicholas Day in Germany. I don't know how people in other countries celebrate the day, but in Germany, tonight will come "the Nikolaus" (the second part of the name has nothing to do with a louse, while it gets written- and sounds exactly like the German word for the louse-animal!). He will stuff the boots of good children with Lebkuchen (the best of all Gingerbreads), probably chocolate and hopefully a tangerine. And, a bit "Grün" = a small twig of a conifer, because that looks so nice!


"My name is Louse. Niko Louse." -"He steals the show tonight, 007!"

I will have fun tonight to fill a boot of my last child that is (again) living at home. He will laugh and so enjoy it!
I already have fun to think about it!
I will have fun this afternoon to prepare the Apfelstrudel we will take to Munich tomorrow afternoon, as we will visit our oldest son, to enjoy the Christkindlesmärkte (Christmasmarkets) together.
I feel so blessed with my kids. I feel so blessed with all our love, and joy and care. Life is SO GOOD!!!


Earlier years, the boots of my 2 younger sons in the Nikolaus- night! (they had been VERY good!)

[Tara]

Happy Belated Birthday, POE!

Didn’t know you are a Sagittarius must be a free spirited for sure!

Thank you for sharing your Joys with all of us and for inspiration of a truly happy life … truly DELIBERATE happy life

You have so many inspiring things that I am coming to want… thank you for being a living example of the happiness that is possible and long lasting true love story which I admire

[Paradise-on-Earth]

Happy Belated Birthday, POE!

Didn’t know you are a Sagittarius must be a free spirited for sure!

Thank you for sharing your Joys with all of us and for inspiration of a truly happy life … truly DELIBERATE happy life

You have so many inspiring things that I am coming to want… thank you for being a living example of the happiness that is possible and long lasting true love story which I admire

ohhh

Thanks for all of it!!! What a sweet joy you brought to me, in my very early morning!!
It makes me so glad to hear that sharing my life, inspires you! (blush)

And oh yes, Sagittarius seems so very right to be "me"

[FloatingBoat]

Hello PoE,
belated happy birthday from me as well!
You are a wonderful, loving soul, and your Christmas decorations inspire me and delight me so much. I am someone who truly loves winter and Christmas, and I am currently soaking in your descriptions, the pictures, and the beautiful, cozy decorations you share with us.

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 22

Hello PoE,
belated happy birthday from me as well!
You are a wonderful, loving soul, and your Christmas decorations inspire me and delight me so much. I am someone who truly loves winter and Christmas, and I am currently soaking in your descriptions, the pictures, and the beautiful, cozy decorations you share with us.

oh my, so nice of you to share!

Right now, DH and I are at my sons place in Munich, and it's not AT ALL decorated He will share us in our place at Christmas, but today we'r here, we bought a helmet for his paragliding in nearby Austria (and SO enjoyed the drive through the Alps to get there!)
I will rampage when I'm home again. Until then, just this: I AM SO SO SO glad to be with my beloveds, and enjoy to share my time with them! And, to experience nature in all it's awe and beauty. It all feels like bliss. It feels like pure, deep thankfulness. It feels wonderful!
May you all enjoy your weekend! Much love!







We drove through the city yesterday night already and took a small peek at the several Christkindlesmärkte. Today we are earlier and will have much more time to do the same, BEFORE they close

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 23


Pink-Christmas-market in Munich

I had so much joy and inspiration on my weekend-trip to my son in Munich. It was SO MUCH! I feel so very, very, very thankful!
I adored all the awesome wonderful food that I was blessed to eat.
I adored all the wonderful beauty- architectually, in ideas, in abundance, that I felt blessed to take in and enjoy!

I adored the TIME with my son. I love to adore his style. I adore his boldness and powerful focus. I adore his chuzpe in his business! I adore his golden heart and his friendliness and intense desire to get the good for us! I LOVE him. I so, so, so love him!

I love to love him unconditionally. I love to be able to calm him, and to show him another facet. I love to soothe him. I love to discuss with him. I love to see facets in him that I wasn't aware of, before. I so love my "boy". I so love to age, with him. I so love to "grow up", side by side with him. I love to see him evolve and become softer and wiser and even more loving! Thank you, thank you, son!

I love that he showed us the "queer Pink Christmas-market" on purpose, and he asked a second time if I would like to visit it, when actually, we were tired. I so love that he felt how much I would like it!! I feel blessed by this love of him!


DJ and quote for "Pink Christmas, Munich"

I so enjoyed to -tired as hell, but anyway, explore and FEEL the energy of this little market. The love and unconditional peace at the place was so tangible. I felt embraced by it. I felt soothed by it. I loved the creativity and the queer whimsical ideas. I loved the bold openness. I loved the "I don't give a fuck" attitude, that was so FRIENDLY. For me, it was the most true Christmas-energy that I felt so far, in this season.

I feel so blessed by it. I am so very very thankful to those, who build it, hold it and live it! THANK YOU LIFE!


queer christmas-ornaments

[Paradise-on-Earth]

"Nothing matters more to me, than that I feel good."
(Abe)

...I Imagine my life as I want it to be!

Day 24

I had such joy to bake Adventsplätzchen, today!



The recipe for the original Aachener Printen (to be made- as Dresdner Stollen and Plumpudding, weeks in advance) is incredibly yummie and spicy, and incredibly hard to prepare, as it contains (besides tons of other things) super-heavy sugar-beet molasses and rock-candy in finest splinters (ouch!!). No way -for me- to bring it together or even, to roll that out! Only DH with his very strong hands can knead the tough dough, and later cut it into slices, that then traditionally get baked without any artful decoration. We call them the famous ugly Printen- and they are sooo good!

I sooo enjoy how good it all looks. I so love the deep, delicious fragrances of cinnamon, clovers, nutmeg, rum, vanilla, baked cookies, carmellized jam, honey... I so love to knead the softer doughs. I love the sound and feel to cut out cookies from a buttery dough. I love to be efficient while cutting! I SO LOVE to see the men dig in with glistening eyes!

I love to pre-pare even the doughs that don't need it some time in advance, so that I'm ready to go when I get inspired.
I want to admit that I stopped working, as soon I was tired. That's a novum! DH helped me so much to FINALLY do that. I feel so thankful for that. I sooo enjoy ending Drama, with a loving laugh! It felt so very very rich and pamoered BY MYSELF. It is an incredibly good emotion to feel that I can trust myself! To be loved and cared for BY MYSELF. Why have I not done that, for SO LONG!?? I will practice this. It is the best of all good feelings!



Seasoned doughs ready to roll out and form, for German Printen, Spitzbuben, Butterplätzchen and Marzipan-Quittenglöckle.
Butter-Hazelnut-dough waiting to be knead, baked and filled- for Austrian Vanillekipferl and Husarenkrapferl,
Already baked Scottish Orange-Shortbread.
Already baked- and matured Dresdner Christstollen and British Plumpudding

...I'm proud!!

[spiritualcookie]

My goodness you've been busy in the kitchen! So many delicious treats! It looks like preparations for a royal banquet!