Astrid & Her Amazing Red Beast-Adventure

Astrid has received a company car, but she has not yet taken it out for a spin. The reason for this is the fact that she has not yet build it and Astrid is not a super swell mechanic, so the process is taking quite a while already. However, once the car is build, Astrid will proudly drive it around in her bedroom. No, Astrid does not currently live on the street, but her car might be of a different size than you imagined it to be. Are you curious enough to open the curtains and have a peek at it?



It’s a Red Beast! It’s a Red Beast! Not bad, not bad at all, huh?



The Red Beast’s first big outing will head to South Kensington Gardens (London, UK) where Astrid yesterday searched and searched and searched for the statue of Peter Pan, but the closest she got to him was his name on a map and a sign:



Even though Astrid knew he lived out there, she could not trace him down within her time-limits. Astrid even asked people whether they could give her directions, some people laughed, thought she was joking looking for someone who believed he never had to grow up, others asked her to play soccer with them, and others stated that for a long time they had also been trying to trace him down, but to no avail either. Could he have been out on a trip to Never-Never Land?



Luckily, there was tons of other good stuff to see in London on a day like yesterday:













So no sweat, only on the soccer-players. Today, Astrid is rooting for either England or Holland depending on the time of day.

Astrid & Her Amazing Our Big Gardening Adventure

Main-characters:



Tom-Boy



Rickety Rick



Amazing Astrid

Astrid & Her Amazing Our Big Gardening Adventure

With a bucket, a shovel, and a watering-can, Richard, Tom, & Astrid attacked their backyard like soldiers did in the old days. They ran and ran with all their might and all the courage that could have ever been inside of them, leaving everything behind, like Big Brother-television-shows and rosemary-and-garlic-oven-grilled-potatoes-wíth-thick-and-delicious tomato-ketchup…



When Astrid had arrived at the Northumberland Mansion two months earlier. The garden had been perfectly trimmed. No Tarzans nor Janes could have ever hopped from tree to tree out there without being noticed, but nowadays, times have changed. Whole civilizations of dinosaurs could easily be living in the bush-bush of Tom, Richard, & Astrid. They could be playing badminton all-day-long without any clothes on, polluting the environment by making art-work in day-glo colors with graffiti-sticks, or dancing the Macarena with an outfit on that in our world is just considered to be absolutely un-cool. So yeah, something HAD to be done!



Astrid grabbed the bucket and started building sandcastles, coz she believed that only well-mannered princes and princesses could live in castles and they would make sure that their servants would only serve to those who would smell like lavender or roses and not sweaty from playing badminton in the sun all day long.



Richard grabbed the watering-can and quenched the thirst of two-thousand-and-twelve little bonsai-trees. Oh, if only they could spread the magical powers which they possess in the country of the Rising Sun and also guarantee that our garden would only be inhabited by pure souls who can hold their breath for over 10 minutes.



Tom grabbed the shovel and bravely started attacking the dinosaurs, but in the end just winded up cozily eating nachos and donuts with them.



When Richard’s watering-can was empty, he didn’t refill it, but joined Tom and the dinosaurs with a boom-box and a few bottles of beer with lime and once the castles were build, Astrid joined the crowd as well. She showed off some funky dance-moves and threw in a few weird words in the conversation, like chugalugging and purple cow.



So this story did not actually take place, but another story DID:

Tom’s parents came over and with a little bit of Tom, Richard, and Astrid’s help the garden turned into a combination of Sea World, Bush Gardens, Epcot Center, and Disneyworld.



And ... a big Father’s Day BBQ-Party is about to take place in this SECRET GARDEN!!!

Astrid & Her Amazing Silly Foreigners-Adventure

So Astrid was once again sitting in a train. From the moment Astrid had stepped aboard an old lady had been moaning and Astrid had looked at her in sympathy. Astrid’s sympathetic look must have encouraged the old lady to speak up and tell Astrid all about the problems of her life.



Yes, the weather was hot, and yes, she had aches everywhere, but her main problem seemed to be the foreigners in the city. The old lady hadn’t been to London for quite a while and wow, times had changed! Clearly this old lady was severely frustrated by this fact, so no way Astrid was going to speak up and reveal to the old lady that she was foreign too. So there was a lot of nodding and a-ha-ing going on during the train-ride and when it was time to say their goodbyes Astrid just waved with high velocity, but kept her mouth safely shut and quickly moved home to safely fall in the loving arms of her hungry housemates:



Then Astrid went out again to blow some bubbles with the people you meet in the street:





Yes, Astrid went out on the street on posed all people the following question:

“I have a favor to ask you. Would you mind blowing bubbles for me and have your picture taken?”

Astrid just had the biggest fun! All the funny and not-so-funny-comments she received during, before, after, and outside the bubble-blowing-process! Hillarious stuff! And dome seople didn't want even to return the little bubble-blowing-thingy back to Astrid anymore!!!





Random Phrases Astrid Heard On Her Outing

“Just don’t have kids.”

“Well, if you give me your phone-number … Do you like what you see?”

“Go USA!!!” (but I am from Holland???)





“Sorry, I have to see my friend.”

“There is a pub at the end of the street, go there!”

“Not in my uniform.”

“jvndsiu yv984y5y hiewiyvrut kcnk.”

“I can get my friend out! Hold on!”

“So where are you from? … I used to have girlfriend in the Netherlands. She went to Amsterdam and went to this convent where they help homeless-people.”





“If my picture comes out horrible, can we do it again?”

“Happy Birthday to you!”



Was signed by Astrid & her professional league of bubble-blowers.

Astrid & Her Amazing “Confuse Me A Little Bite More”-Adventure

“Are you alright?” that’s the question that was posed to Astrid when she moved her little body from the post-office to her bike.

Consequently, Astrid thought “Yes, don’t I look alright?” Apparently, it is the way people say “How are you?” out here. Life can be so confusing at times! Astrid also sometimes brilliantly knows how to confuse herself with little questions inside her head, like:

Could this sign be considered an ad? Is it promoting something in one way or another or not?



And what is today’s headline actually saying?



And where does the kid in the bus live?

Kid hops aboard on Astrid’s bus. Tells the busdriver: “Can I tell you where I live?” Starts babbling. The busdriver drives. Kid then says: “Wow, you drive really fast!” and then remains focused on the road without ever finishing her driving-instructions.

And which poem was the man at the train-station reciting when he, when the crowd was moving up the stairs, suddenly stopped to utter a wonderful line from the poem he was currently reading and everyone bumped into him and pulled really angry faces?

And do people actually use ear-cleaning-sticks, cotton-pads, cotton-balls, and tissues when they go to the bathroom in a local pub?



Astrid thinks being confused isn't a bad state of mind though!