I wish all my blog friends 

a Merry Christmas

Traditionally, we'll put up the Christmas tree in the living room tomorrow morning, and the children will decorate it. Today I'm cooking "Schlesisches Himmelreich" for lunch tomorrow, with flat dumplings, and on Christmas Eve we'll have potato salad with various kinds of sausage. On Christmas morning, the goose goes in the oven—the highlight of the festivities.

I hope it snows a few flakes, because we'll definitely be going for a walk in the woods.

It's going to be a wonderful time.

A lots of love, Viola

Advent joys

The best thing about Advent is the lights and the cozy atmosphere... I folded lots of stars and, best of all, it snowed...

Baking and cooking is so wonderful.

Concerts with friends and family 

Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel

I love the stage and the theatre. It was a fantastic performance. I still have tickets for "The Snow Queen" and "Ronja the Robber's Daughter" and I'm really looking forward to it.

And a special treat during Advent are the Christmas markets, which are scattered throughout the city.

I wish you all a wonderful Advent season; 

may my photos put you in a joyful mood.

Hugs and warm greetings from Viola

Movement 

Compagnie Mangano-Massip, France

One of the most beautiful things we possess is our ability to move freely, whether in nature or in the interaction between people, plants, animals, or materials... an inexhaustible wealth of possibilities lies open to us. And whoever does so will find profound joy within themselves.

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing performances by the Mimenstudio e.V. Dresden. Every year in November, the Mimenstudio organizes an international festival in Dresden featuring fantastic artists.

Compagnie MM

The Mimenstudio Dresden e.V. was founded in 1999 and emerged from the Mimenbühne Dresden, which was founded in 1982. 

It does a fantastic job. 

Sports clubs are also doing a very good job, as demonstrated by the Saxon Gymnastics Club - STV - this past weekend. They hosted the Saxon Championships in Chemnitz, this year's cultural capital.

To our great delight, our team fought their way to first place. The gymnasts are a truly wonderful community.

My grandchildren are in the gymnastics club, and the competitions in the various cities always include a small family reunion for us, in addition to the joy of the sporting event.

Preparations for the Christmas season are in full swing everywhere… The first Sunday of Advent is already on the last day of this month.

Anticipation – the greatest joy!

Hug for you.

 Morning joy

I know the photo didn't turn out well, but I wanted to share my joy at seeing the migratory birds this morning. It's simply wonderful how loudly they chatter, making it impossible to miss them as they fly by. It's a magnificent sight to watch them trajectory across the sky – at 40 to 60 kilometers per hour. That's why there isn't much time for taking photos. A moment of pure bliss. Thank you.

such an impressive flight formation

This robin will stay with me; my garden is part of its territory, and I will take care of it in winter.

Just like this beautiful great tit that is never alone.

And the neighbor's pretty cat knows... the birds are off-limits... 

I hope!

Blue tit

Because bathing is still very popular, especially when the sun shines and the colors of autumn are on full display.

But today the sky is grey and it's drizzling, so I'm going to turn my attention to the quilt top. That's the first row.

15 x 60 inches. Four more rows follow.

I wish you a wonderful Sunday.

Viola