Sunday, April 1, 2007

So Cute!!!!



Ed and I went for a drive Saturday to the farming village of Staphorst. It is a little town about 1 1/2 hours west of Enschede. We saw this little fella - isn't he adorable! There is nothing cuter than baby animals! There were lambs, kids? (baby goats), calves and baby horses every few feet along the roads! I'm sure Ed got sick of hearing me say - "OH, MY GOSH! HOW CUTE IS THAT!" I've never eaten a baby animal in my life and I know I will definitely not eat one now! You wouldn't eat lamb chops anymore too Brad, if you had seen the little sweeties!

Staphorst was very quaint. I felt like we were transported back in time!!! Almost every house had a thatched roof and beautiful lace curtains at the windows. The barns were actually attached to the houses so they looked like one huge building. I love animals, but I think that might be a little too close for me. The woman (mostly older woman) still wear the traditional clothing and wooden shoes! Here is a picture of a woman mowing with her John Deere Lawn Mower (the residents are smart too!)











I saw this bike outside of a shop (a quilt shop of course!) and thought what a cool idea! They had crocheted a decorative piece for the wheel, (I have no idea what to call it!) Ed said that the lady had too much time on her hands.

3 comments:

Rose Johnston said...

Hi Laura.......how cute r those babies???.....sorry to hear about the passing of ur family friend but how lucky u were to have her as a friend!!

Krisi said...

Awwwwww how cute!! I love baby animals too mom! :) I love and miss you!

Love, Krisi

Lucy said...

Hi Laura,

I love to see your pictures from our country ! The "jasbeschermers"are a typical Staphorster tradition. i knwo they were very fashion in the 70th in the whole country.