Kohltour

Yesterday, my colleagues and I went for the annual "Kohltour".  As the name implies cabbage plays a significant role in this event, which was however dominated by an entirely different activity; "das Boßeln".
So we packed a cart with beer, schnapps and music and went on our way to the woods...by bus, not escaping the looks of other passengers.
At the terminal stop of the bus we got off and started our way which consisted of throwing a wooden ball as far as possible down the road, and praying to god that it didn't hit the waterfilled ditch.

The loosers of course had to drink a schnapps, but very often the winners showed their sympathy by joining in. ;-)

Later that day we went to a guesthouse to eat green cabbage with sausage, smoked pork chops and bacon. The evening was ended with a game of ninepins, a game I have never seen or played before.
The balls don't have any holes for the fingers and the lane is very narrow at the start.

However the most difficult task turned out to be knocking over only one pin.

All in all a great day learning a couple new traditions.

Chocolates

I was in Riga two weeks ago and when in Riga the chocolates from Emihls Gustavs home made chocolates. They are iresistable, which my boyfriend so beautifully demonstrates on the picture below. ;-)

Women

One of my favorite blogs to follow is the feminist blog Damefrokosten. I have been so lucky to particitpate as a guest blogger an from today my contribution can be found on the home page.
It's in danish, so if you don't understand it...well, that just sucks. ;-)