Too busy/lazy to write

Quite a few days passed since my last note. Work as usual, in the evenings a goodbye party to a collegue, sleeping a lot, and phone calls with Anna. She got her exam certificate on Wednesday in Stuttgart castle. I'm very proud to announce she's 38th out of 518 in Baden-Württemberg. :)
Weekend started with Hanne coming to my place to check my wardrobe, and leaving two hours later with three bags full of lovely sweaters that look great on her and didn't on me lately. Another bag went to Humana, the second hand shop round the corner. A few more hours of having a good look on my trousers and t-shirts, and I'll be rid of stuff I don't acutally need any more. They looked nice on me 15 years ago, though.
Christel came yesterday early afternoon for a walk around Berlin xmas markets I had promised her weeks ago, since she's so sweet to look after my flat and my plants when I'm off for a week. She had been especially caring for Gustav in October. Without her I wouldn't have been able to leave.
So off we went to the jewish museum first, just in time to the lightening of the candles at chanukka market. Then on through the dark night (at 5 pm!) past Unter den Linden and the big fair to Gendarmenmarkt and its posh and expensive xmas market. Strolling around and enjoying the special program was fun, but we wouldn't think about buying anything there. When we left, hundreds of people were queuing up to get in. We would have hated to be stuck in the crowd!
Instead we thought about going on by bus to Potsdamer Platz, but so did lots of others as well. In the end we preferred to walk it, crossed Brandenburg gate where the demonstration to save the climate had finished a few minutes ago, families and people of all ages carrying lanterns they had been given on the demonstration passing us, skipped the xmas market, and decided to have a hot drink and a hot meal inside instead. "Maultaschen Manufaktur" was just the place to go, with special suebian food and lovely hot tea. Perfect when it's cold outside!
I was back home to my purring cat around 7 pm - and it felt like 10! Winter is here for sure. And today? Another xmas market maybe? Or a day on the couch with Emil?