September 4, 2007

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  We went to Aachen for a craft fair. We didn’t stay long but it was a really nice day and I was glad to escape the house for an afternoon.  This fountain is right on the edge of old town if you ever go there.  Just steps from the cathedral.  I wouldn’t mind having this in my yard either.  Remember the first yard ornament I want is the head from Stuttgart, now that is awesome. But these are yard worthy too, I would put Koi in the fountain and make sure that the middle is at least 2′ deep so they would have a happy home even in the Winter.

  The guy from Stuttgart in case you forgot what he looked like.

  Now onto pictures from the crafter fair in Aachen.

  All of them should be “click to make larger” but who knows with xanga. I have issues with their photo uploader as well as the way the pictures are put onto blogs, but since I haven’t heard anyone else say anything maybe it’s just me.   

  Anyway, the craft fair was filled with people from all over germany as well as a couple of booths from out of country. There was a booth from Toledo, Spain making Damascene gold which brought back a well of emotion seeing the pieces as well as seeing the pictures of Spain. When we lived in Spain in the early 90s we bought some Damascene pieces that I still have. I wondered what would bring them all that way just for a weekend and then I found out that besides being a sister city to Toledo Ohio in the states Toledo is also a sister city to Aachen.  So it sort of makes sense that they would utilize that connection.  Another booth was from Poland and they had quilts, I didn’t get a decent picture of them but they were different from what you might see in the states as far as texture and patterns go, but they were still beautiful.  There was a leather worker from Czech as well as an amber dealer. I love amber beads but I just can’t make myself spend that kind of money on a necklace that won’t get daily ware.  Last time we were in Prague though Bear bought me a beautiful little cross of silver and Czech garnets.  Did any of you know that the Czech Republic is famous for Amber and Garnets? Me neither, not until I went there anyway.   Of all the things there and all the walking we did I saw many things that were well worth the money being asked for them but I try to keep in mind that not only do I have to dust them but I also have to ship them to the States when we go home, that or give it away.  So the only thing I bought was a hand made Italian leather change purse that is also big enough to carry a credit card or ID card. It has 2 slots, I can carry American change in one and Euro in the other so it’s perfect for my needs.

  The next best thing about any fair of any type is the food. We decided before we left home that we were going to eat lunch in Aachen and we did….

  We split an order of fried mashed potatos w/ applesauce at one booth a roasted krauderbrot at another and a slice of dark chocolate truffle cake and fresh ground coffee from the last. We literally ate our way around the fair. It was great and we didn’t feel to full. I took one bite of the cake and Barry grinned and said uhoh a Matrix moment, I nearly choked on my cake I was laughing so hard.  I really need to learn to make that kind of cake.

  

  Now that’s cake!

  

   

  I hope everyone had a good three day holiday even if you didn’t get to go anywhere or do much.

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