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Christmas Show

Category: Pets and other animals | Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:44 pm

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This year the riding club decided to throw a Christmas show in the fancy new riding house. Most of the children connected to one of the stables in the area participated. We had show jumping, Hungarian post, voltige and gymkhana. Here's my youngest on a test run before the show started:



The course was neither long nor complicated, but the small ones struggled with the task at hand:



And back again, hurry!



The other team's pony:



The winning team:



Participants in the show jumping arriving:



A small Norwegian Fjord Horse in his fancy outfit:



Three very happy helpers:



We put up decorations like this inside and outside. Even though they're simple, they're still festive:



Waiting is hard work:







My middle girl was Santa-napped:





Santa's carriage was decorated too, even with sleigh bells:



A Norwegian Fjord Horse and a Norwegian Christmas girl well pleased with the day:



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When fed up with shopping I misbehave

Category: Ramblings | Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:12 pm

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Yesterday my mother had to go Christmas shopping. I hate shopping in all forms, especially in December. People seem to leave their manners at home, and sort of throw themselves into the shops, hair on end, teeth bared, fists flying, elbows sharpened, and they're all equipped with either steel-capped shoes or very hard heels!

Some shoppers are in rather poor health, but my! do they use their shopping carts to their advantage. My hips, back and legs are full of bruises because of those people who sneak up from behind and suddenly ram the cart into me, full speed.

I much prefer the ones who throw themselves in front of me to snatch the last marzipan pig just as I reach for it. At least I can dive to avoid them. And I am humble with admiration for those who have managed to perfect their slide moves to such an extent that they take off at the beginning of the shelves and just pick stuff down quickly as they race smoothly by.

As for the people with prams, some of them have elevated the exercise "pram slalom" to a fine art. They avoid merchandise displays and other prams with a hair's width, but alas, not my poor toes. And mother kept going, no end in sight.

So when I had had enough, I stood myself in front of a lovely display, and spent a lot of time admiring it from all angles, camera in hand. Then I started photographing it. That at least provoked a reaction, and she finally managed to pick out the last few items she needed so we could go home. Phew!

Here's the display I photographed, by the way. They're all Wanda orchids, and they cost close to NOK 500,- each. That's something like £50,- or $72,-. I didn't buy one, but at least I've got the photos:



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