Inguna+Bauere

Inguna Bauere is an engineer, a teacher,(educational theory master), a journalist and a writer. Inguna Bauere was born in 1960. She has studied construction in Jelgava. While she was studying she got married and came to Vecpiebalga with her husband. She has been living here since then. After the academy she got a job in the collective farm Alauksts. Later the headmaster of the local school asked her to come to work at school. In Vecpiebalga Secondary School she worked eleven years. Now she works in Ērgļi Technical College. Inguna Bauere is a sociable person. She has always had good relationship with people around her. She is brave and creative, cause when she was a teacher in Vecpiebalga Secondary School she painted her classroom bright orange. Which was quite a shock to many people. She is an optimistic and nice woman. Inguna Bauere started her career as a writer with a novel competition in a newspaper. She won this contest and after that she started writing. She has written quite a number of good books.("Nabassaite", "Sauc mani sniegā", "Kurš viņus sapratīs"). Why are these books good? Because many readers read them and they like them. But I think that the most important book is her book about Vecpiebalga. With this book she shows her feelings, her love to Vecpiebalga as her home. She shows how proud of Vecpiebalga she is. I think she is really good as a writer, because people like her books. I like her book about the Vecpiebalga. Why do I like this book? Because it is a book about the place where I live. In this book Inguna Bauere shows us how beutiful Vecpiebalga is.
 * Inguna Bauere**

My Christmas time starts with Advent wreath. With self-maded, aromatic wreath made from piney and fir twigs with four white candles in it. When I light each candle I see that Christmas is coming closer and closer and I wait for them. During this time the house is made ready for the holiday. At this time I make decorations from paper and with them I decorate my house. I really like doing it. I like making decorations not only for Christmas. My youngest sisters help me. The things we make give joy not just for me, but for people araund me. Some days before Christmas my father brings home a Christmas tree which we all family together decorate. I and my sisters bake gingerbread and pies. These are the Christmas delicacies and we can't forget mandarins. I like the smell of mandarins and gingerbread filling the house. It brings Christmas feelings. When it's Christmas evening all family gather together. I like when my family is together it's relly nice. In my family we are 8 people- I, my mother, father, grandmother, brother and three sisters. At Christmas time we can meet relatives whom we haven't met for a long time. Christmas time is my favourite time of year, because the land is covered with white, white snow, everything and everybody smiles and becomes more tolerant and loving. Silence fells around as well as calm and brightness.
 * How I celebrated Christmas**

Laachux (Sigita)