God put me on earth to accomplish a certain number of things.  Right now
I am so far behind I will never die.  I didn't write that, but that's the way
it is.  I have become an addicted Lactnet reader because I so enjoy "hearing"
you speak when I so rarely hear Americanese, your humor, and the things I
learn and many which I can use for my classes.  Now that the art exhibit is
over I can start reading again and put my 2 cents into Lactnet.  Sorry it's
so late.

    First, the art exhibit: We displayed 52 artists, (21 men) on 3 floors of
the library.  Pieces well arranged but in surprising places.  We even have a
"Quiet Corner" with rocking chair.  We used a double entendre since
breastfeeding in German means "to quiet." There the pictures with nursing
animals were hung.  For the opening, I spoke, covering the issues of BFHI and
BF Week which we are celebrating next week in Germany.  A young mother danced
a modern dance she choreographed, after her "life partner" read a poem she
had composed.  Another woman read short poems.  That was a success.  The
ambience of the evening was very nice and I had lots of pos.  feedback.  See
what the press has to say!  We even had a radio station interview.  If anyone
wants to undertake a similar project, be prepared for much work!  If I
didn't have the professional and volunteer help from an expert to hang the
show I don't know what would have happened.  We transformed the hectic of the
library.  Disappointing was that only one dr.  was there - the head of the
OBGYN of our local hospital.  So far there have been no purchases, tho there
is interest.

    Positive Images of BF: 1.  Time International ad for a Turkey stock
exchange company: "Probably the world's most "user-friendly" stock exchange."
over a soft orange-pink foto of a nursing baby - and perfectly positioned to
boot!

    2.Found in a catolog advertising new books:" Picture Books: Mothersmilk
for the smallest children." That's nourishing.  At the art exhibit a table of
books portraying BF was set up too, but none of the children's books were
attractive.  Who's heard of the English book, "Emily's a Guzzlegut!"?
Lovely!

    3.  Probably most of you know this, but Roseanne comes here late.  One
scene showed her sister breastfeeding during her wedding ceremony.  She had
to change sides before doing the kiss.  Lots of leaky let-down scences on
other days.  (We were on vacation in the mts.  of Austria, otherwise I don't
see Roseanne either!)


Anne C.Kaeser BA, IBCLC           e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
Ulmenstr.4                        phone:   +49 8191 65617
D-86916 Kaufering                 (Germany)