5th Blog Anniversary and 500th post

Five years ago I started blogging. It doesn't feel that long at all. My very first post was titled Eraser Mania. Back then I wrote: "I have collected erasers for a long time. They all found a new home in a big glass bowl -- much like one of those glass bowls in which people put a poor, lonely goldfish."

I didn't mention though how this eraser collection started. As a child I went on a bus trip to Italy. One of the ladies in the group was hunting for erasers -- blame the beginning of my collection to her! She was searching for erasers in the form of candy which are forbidden in Germany since kids can easily mistake them for the real thing. So I bought the chocolate eraser below -- and the rest is history...

I would have never thought in how many colors and shapes eraser come. I recently looked through all my erasers and took some photos which I will share in the coming weeks. Here's a whole gang of Halloween cat heads.

And -- ACTION!

Now wouldn't that be a cool color for a racing car?

Over the years I found some really nice pieces. I will now show you five of my very favorite erasers. The details are amazing. That piece of chocolate cake looks good enough to eat.

Ice-cream anyone?

Or do you rather fancy a sandwich with tomatoes and lettuce?

I can also offer French fries.

And here's a strawberry milkshake.

If you want to see more of my erasers, be sure to come back in the next few weeks. I promise that I have a few really odd ones, too. 

Finally, let me thank you for making my first five years in Blogland such a great experience. I am happy to call many of you friends! Be sure to check out my two 5th Blog Anniversary giveaways -- you could win an  I ♥ Oktoberfest T-shirt or a Bavarian package.