Yet another Week in our lives.

I started a German Conversation class on Tuesday the 11 Sept. Sonja (my teacher from two years ago) was taking this course for the first time. Two of my friends from our previous course had said that they would join me, so I decided it would be a good thing. We will be meeting every Tuesday morning at 8.30 until 11.45am. It is not an intensive course but she will revise some grammar and then give us ample chance to speak the language.
The first lesson was introductory and fun but we still came away with homework - uggghhhh!!!
On Wednesday, Gerard took the day off and we headed off for Fulda. Gerard wanted a new suit for the Bell wedding that was coming up. We went to Moller's and found him a very nice grey jacket with pants that sort of match. Also got a new shirt and tie. Then we went off to Media Markt as I wanted to ask them about my camera. We have never been able to set a date on the actual picture that is taken. They informed us that this model camera does not allow us this facility. And here we were battling away all this time!!!!
After that, we went on to the Herkules Centre where Gerard was wanting to buy shoes. He bought a pair when we first arrived in Germany and so enjoyed wearing these shoes, that he was determined to get another pair. I found a pair of shoes in Deichmann's and Gerard bought his, so we left Fulda quite happy.
That evening, Heidi, Marcelle, Karen, Larissa, Seater and myself all met at the Italian restaurant for dinner. It was the first time I had met Seater, so we had quite a bit to talk about. She told us that she is busy doing patchwork quilting - so guess what my next project is??
On Friday I went off to Marjory. She asked me to put some lace curtains up at her one lounge window. Before I hung them I gave the window a good clean and managed to knock a few of her cobwebs down. We spent the rest of the two hours just chatting away. She is an English lady who met her husband in England but he wanted to return to his home country Germany. So she has lived here most of her life. She is now 83 and bent over with osteo phirosis. What a sweet old lady she is.
After spending 2 hours with her, I quickly shot into the shops in town to look at long evening dresses. I had heard via Marcelle that most of the ladies were wearing long dresses to Larissa's wedding. Found something and asked the shop lady if I could bring my husband for a viewing. She said she would hold it until Saturday morning for me.
On Friday evening, Larissa, Peter and Seater Purchase came over to watch the rugby with us. I had felt so exhausted earlier on in the afternoon that I thought I would fall asleep. I didn't !!!!
On Saturday, I dragged Gerard into town to look at the dress. When I stepped out of the fitting room, his face said it all. He insisted that I have the dress and duly bought it for me.
After our shop in town, we went off to do other grocery shopping etc. We landed up buying some gardening equipment in Lidl. Gerard has wanted one of these wood cutter things for a while. You put in fair size branches, twigs etc, and this thing chops it into small wood chips. Very handy to have, when your house is surrounded by forest!!!
We also bought a leaf blower/vacuum which is also much needed in Autumn. Our forest of trees shed all their leaves and oh boy, what a job it is to rake them all up.
On the Sunday, Lara went off to little Denha's 5th birthday party. Denha is my friend Azam's daughter. They are from Iran. It was such a lovely day and the party was held outside and they had a braai.
We also ended our weekend off with a braai at home.