We were encouraged to bring small gifts:  pens, little toys, for the children and seeds for the babushkas.  It was a day out of school in Halbstadt, and when Ginger began to share, she drew a big crowd.

The woman below was also in Halbstadt, selling roasted sunflower seeds for a few kopecks.   Later I was told that this woman was crying.  For this babushka, life was certainly hard, but we will never know the extent of that story.