- The first day of November was a Saturday, and we were still at Hamburn. I didn't love that day (the Effigy Burn tends to get me down) but it was nice to cuddle up with our blankets on a sofa in the bar. To get buffed with the car polishing machine. Have a glimpse at the Laser Butt Plug championships - albeit a short one. And a long nap in our bunk beds in the afternoon. Much needed rest.
- Not going home after Hamburn, but to Leverkusen instead. I visited Aljoscha (and his sister Anja with her little white doggie Basja). He let me have his room and slept in Anja's apartment downstairs. We had a lot of fun together drawing OSHO Zen cards, eating wraps and Thai food, walking along the river surrounded by bright autumn colours. We had a deal: I treated A. to a full spa day at Vabali in Düsseldorf and he gave me a Rebalancing/massage treatment.
- Aljoscha's obsession with hot drinks made me buy a box of Ovomaltine. I like to drink it stirred into warm milk foam. Such a delight.
- Downloaded episodes on my iPad for long train rides. This time: Wednesday and Wayward (which is such an excellent mini-series, I kinda hope they'll make a second season because there are so many loose ends).
- The very soft, dark green fake fur blanket I bought for myself. I didn't NEED it, of course. But I'm craving softness in my life right now.
- Collecting little presents, wrapping and decorating them: I'm making an advent calendar for L. and I'm so excited to surprise him with it!
- A blissful weekend alone, doing nothing. Really, just relaxing. I even had a cozy movie night in bed - with a bowl of veggie gyozas.
- The moody weather with thick fog and the first white frost on the dry, withered plants.
- Cutting off branches from a fir tree on one of my walks. Arranging them around a set of candles on our dinner table. What a divine smell.
- My first yoga class in a long while. Doing a shoulder stand propped up on a chair. Surprisingly comfortable and stable.
- Spending a whole afternoon reading about specific gates in Human Design. Stumbling upon this fantastic website. I still have about 20 tabs open, waiting for me to take it all in.
- My Christmas of Creativity advent calendar from Pen Store. I've already started opening the first doors because I'm going to miss two weeks of December due to my vacation. And I love the art supplies so far! The perfect choice for me.
- Strength training. It surprises me each and every time how much better I feel afterwards.
- Passion fruit juice with sparkling water.
- This summer, I found a framed wood cut by Félix Vallotton ("La Paresse" - just a print, of course) at the recycling center. Somebody left it there for someone else to adopt. That someone was me. I just saw the very same illustration on Katharina Raab's wall when I watched her artist portrait.
- And I went back to the recycling center last weekend to find interesting books for my Tarot collage workshop. And oh, how they delivered. An animal atlas, art books and lots of children's books with dreamy/weird illustrations.
- Meeting Margit to paint ceramics together. I didn't really know what to do so I started sticking swirly shapes to the outside of a bowl with masking tape. And it looked really nice! So curious to see how it turns out after glazing and firing. Afterwards we had a delicious dinner at a Lebanese restaurant: Fattoush, pickles and smoky Baba Ganoush with bread.
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