Snow makes an Estonian happy!

I wanted to buy a sledge! After going to many shops a few days ago, none of them had sledges, but in one shop I was told I can buy from Northfield. Got on a bus today, quite late. Number 29 goes through many small streets and finally lots of people started getting off and there were shops, I thought this must be Northfield. It was not, it was Weoley Castle. No sledges there, I asked in a few shops and was recommended to go to Northfield. After some conversations in the bus stop (nobody knew what stop the bus will stop in, because it had been changed in this snow weather), I got to Northfield. Soon I found a sledge!!!

Waited for number 63 for a while and went to Rubery. Walk to Waseley Hills country park started. I was so happy when I finally got there that I fell and some gang of teenagers started laughing. I don't know whether they were laughing because the fall or because I continued to go to the hill, trhrough very deep snow. On the hill I had some tea and went down a smaller hill a few times. It was 7pm. I thought I had not visited my previous workplace recently, in fact I last visited at Easter. I used to work in a small Christian conference centre on Waseley Hills - spent my gap year there before university and returned for the summer between my first and second year. Walked to the house through deep snow (and used the sledge to go downhill), climbed over fences and sang very loudly. It is nobody there! I remember how I used to walk every day when I lived there. I missed the ath to the house! I could see it from the bushes, light were on, but missed the turning! Too much snow. Went back and got to the house. The door was open, but nobody came to open after I rang the bell. I saw the cat and talked to her. Outside the house I could see where the cat had walked. The light went on and I came from his house. I said "Hello I". He said hi, but looked puzzled. He did not recognise me. It would be quite impossible to recognise me, I was masked with a big hat-scarf! I said who I was and he said he did not recognise, although voice had been familiar.

Had some tea and stollen in the house. All volunteers had gone somewhere for holidays. I was given some clementines, quite funny, he does not know my love for citrus fruit or at least should not remember. There was a Christmas event planned for Monday but it had to be cancelled because the drive was not accessible. Really, the snow was higher than my boots.

When leaving, he said he won't insult me asking if I ma OK walking back over the hill. Of course, I did this all the time when I lived there. He said people the church might be worried, yes they were worried every time I told them I walk over the hill in early morning and late evening and almost every day.

At least I did not meet any cows. I had a torch but did not use it, snow and full moon were light enough and the lights of the village guided me.

Bus to Selly Oak and walk back to Harborne, today was a walking day.

In the daytime I wanted to find Cantarei ao Senhor from youtube, because I got a lovely Christmas card from a friend in Taize who organised 51 Estonians to go there last summer and this was my favourite song. I upload a non-official video, because it shows the band - I played there too and the same sister was conducting. Good memories. 

So while looking for one song I found other and this is amazing!

Had there been somebody on the hills, they would have heard many Taize songs.

Conversation on the bus.
D: "My computer keeps shutting down, what should I do?"
J: "I will install Linux for you:)"
N: "No, then you will become a geek, next you will start watching Star Trek with E"