O is for Ober

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Last night at SnB, we presented our knitted present for our favorite Cow (nameless and blogless), who always stands outside the café where we knit. She was a bit 'bare' and we decided she needed a scarf for winter. All of us knit a bit and it turned out to be a brilliant scarf in the end! The waiter was pleasantly surprised, sniffled his way through the poem that went with it and then also received four chocolate letters (O for Ober = Waiter in Dutch) for himself and his colleagues.
I bet his usual customers don't do this... lol
We had great fun knitting, composing the poem and of course sharing this super secret. Girls, I really enjoyed myself yesterday! See you next time!
The waiter, flabbergasted...
The cow proudly wearing her rainbow scarf

Comments

Anonymous said…
Ik moest kiezen tussen twee dingen die ik graag doe, maar bedankt voor de blog. Zo voel ik mij toch een beetje aanwezig!

De koe draagt de sjaal nog steeds (proudly I might ad).
December 4, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Unknown said…
Wat een geweldig leuk verhaal!
En een glimmende ober, hij kijkt echt blij!

Go knitting girls!
December 4, 2008 at 10:28 AM
Tijm said…
Wat een gezellig verhaal!!
En wat was het erg leuk hé!!
Leuke foto's.
En je gedicht was erg leuk!
December 4, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Tijm said…
By the way............ik heb vanochtend de LC gebeld voor de rubriek Gehoord en Gezien. Dus wie weet?
December 4, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Anonymous said…
Wat een heerlijk verhaal...
December 4, 2008 at 9:45 PM
MoniqueB. said…
Wow, wat een prachtige koe met die sjaal! Het was idd reuze gezellig.
Het gedicht was geweldig, goed gedaan!
December 5, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Angelique den Brok said…
De koe ziet er nog prachtig uit, wat een goed idee was dat!
December 6, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Anonymous said…
Het was een geweldig avond met leuke cadeaus voor de ober, koe en voor ons.
December 7, 2008 at 4:24 PM
Anonymous said…
Geweldig dat dit zo'n succes was. Jammer dat ik er niet bij kon zijn, had dit eigenlijk liever niet willen missen.
December 8, 2008 at 9:00 AM
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