IT BECOMES TRADITION

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Simple joy. That is my feeling after each visit at Stará Tržnica. The concept of market events is so easy but so powerful. Finding good food, chilled people and happy kids at one place gives me so much of the positive energy. As I wrote so many times in the past, visiting markets used to be our hobby I shared with my dad. Now after years, being a mom of three precious girls, I do appreciate events like this even more. This little fingers touching fresh groceries, testing all kinds of freshly made meals, they smiles while playing in the kid’s corner, this all just shows that we are at the right place. And the question “Mom, will we come next time again?” just proves the fact………..to visit the market BECOMES TRADITION….

 

VALENTINE´S DAY …. MY WAY

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I love to make other people happy. Mostly my girls, my dear hubby, my mum and all the ones I love ….. This is understandable. I like to make small surprises for them now and then. I like it the best, when they don’t expect it. Well, the Valentine ´s day arrived, and there haw been at least two people expecting a LOT!!! My dear little girls. They have been preparing them self for this day for more than a week. Crafting Valentine’s cards for their teachers, and best friends. With big portion of passion! There fore I have decided to make this day special for them. Being busy working the whole week, I got only one hour left for the preparations. What a rush!!!! But I have made it ( even got the balloons – woooohooooo!) - and got very happy little souls as a reward. What a blessing.

And about us grownups???? We share our love every day. And as my dear love left the house for a full day business trip, I did not expect any wonder (like every guy, even the one in my house buys gifts at the last minute. There fore a got my self this beautiful roses by my self and a nice portion of his favorite fresh chees & chocolate for Martin). Guess what, as he arrived back home in the late evening, he turned at me with the probably ugliest bunch of flowers I have ever seen in my life with words “my dear, look what I have for you, aren’t they beautiful……well I Could not get anything better on the way home so late in the evening!”. I looked at hem with a huge smile on my face “they are beautiful”…..and I truly meant it……..the nicest bunch of flowers gifted truly from his heard ………The Valentines day may mean a fake to some of us……but I think we all hope for a piece of romance on Valentine ´s day…….send a bit of my heart to all of you out there…………………

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

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It felt like coming home again…..spending time in the mountains with my dearest ones seamed like a miracle to me. The last months are quite busy and there fore I’m thankful for every minute we may spend together. We do say every year, that we go to some new place, but we always return to the same ski resort in the Austrian Alps. It has been the 8^th year now. My oldest daughter Tinka has been exact the same age as little Liv now as we spend our first week in Fiss years ago. There is something magical about this tiny village set between the powerful mountains. I find here freedom and peace, time for my self and for all the nice things in life. We have found many friends here in those years and always leave with huge smile on our faces. It is a small peace of heaven above the clouds for me…..

 

MARKET THERAPY

 

 

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Since I was a child, I used to go to the markets. Mostly with my dad, as he found some kind of passion it this activity. Does no mater if I remember the simple markets in Bratislava in the early 80ties, the beautiful markets in Germany and France we used to visit every time on our way to Africa, or the wild, sense full markets full of colors and feasts in Biskra  - my home town for more than 5 years in south Algeria. This memories and pictures are deep in my heart since now. And maybe there fore a look forward for every occasion - to visit an event which looks like market. To one of this belongs my bellowed Dobry Trh – which I take as a tradition already. And now in this winter days I really appreciate the market events in Stratá Tržnica. I clap my hands and cross my fingers for events like this. Fresh food, plenty of friends I haven’t seen in ages, always something new for kids, and this amazing atmosphere. If any one of you finds time, come and visit Stará Tržnica on 21st of December, I’m sure we all will feel the right Christmas in he air that day!