Mie Tracteur's remarcable appearance in Oldtimer Traktor Magazine?

'Una Donna Speciale'... Or how Mie Tracteur seemed te recover the world...

My apoligy, for writing this text in English. Hopefully you all can understand it.
The German language is too complicated for me, I am very sorry... Enjoy it!

Mie Tracteur?
It is a fact, not anyone has given this opportunity, to appear in a well known German magazine of old tractors. As being very busy for 16 years with this remarcable hobby, I received at the end of may 2014, an email with a nice request. The redaction was interested to make an article about the Belgium-Sicilian tractorlady Mie Tracteur. It is in all modesty not the first request they have made me, many times I have been interviewed, allways with great honour! Maybe such magazines are interested in nice and female persons, in a great world between men...  Where they out off inspiration at that specific moment, or did they absolutely wanted this 'Donna' in their magazine?  All answers on these questions are very easy te explain: here we have a lady which owns a great passion for old tractors, and last but not least, she drives them herself and has even a remarcable  old 'Mobilhome' which she even takes to all her shows... So many things all about one person, has to deliver a great article! And because all of that, this initiative became true...

Can we make an appointment please?
From that particular redactor-journalist, I soon received a warm and friendly email with a nice request to make an appointment. They wanted to make a portrait about a remarcable lady well known in the world of old tractors in Belgium and Holland. He was so nice that sometimes he made my sheeks go totally red! And believe me, that doesn't happen very often... We made our appointment during the 19th Oldtimershow in Bocholt, organized by Oldtimerclub BTM (Bocholt Tractoren & Motorenverening) There stood the Italian tractor of Mie Tracteur and also her mobile nostalgic Museum, both in all its beauty and for everybody who wants to see it...

BTM 19th Oldtimershow 2014, sunday 1st june...
Nine o'clock, the show has just opend there doors for the big public. A more or less nervous Mie Tracteur, looking out for a journalisttype... Two hours later I even thought this appointment will fall apart, but no... Suddenly there appeared a nice and good looking young man, with a great smile, standing before me and talking German. This moment was super! This person was so enthousiastic, just like me! We stood each other very well, from the first second we both laide eyes on each other. But before we began, between warm coffee and biscuits, we made some, you can call them 'deals'. Deals which would explaine that the article is going te be simpel, but will deliver full respect and be very classy. And so we began on it, at that moment I  knew I will be occupided all day.  Special thanks goes to organizer of this 19th Oldtimershow, Cor Nijsen, thanks for the suberb location and all 'the pampering'...

Be welcome...
To begin with, I always give people a warm welcome, also our  friendly redactor-journalist. Within the first second people come to me, I want to let them feel they are at home! And as usual, also our German friend got overloaded by the charmes of Mie Tracteur's, Italian coffee and biscuits, so far that the interview was even delaided for a while. We both enjoyed it a lot. And at last, the story began... As I can say, my German friend was several times surprised to hear everything I had to tell him. Is it possible he never met such a strong personality? And that the world of oldtimertractors only owns to men? That there is a lady who has been working herself up the past 16 years to prove, ladies can even do better in this world of old tractors? That he has never seen a lady so obsessed by old tractors? The interview was rolling, and my German friend often looked up suprised... During the interview we sometimes stopped to take pictures. Visitors were looking very curious at those moments, I can asure you that. It delivered us both, nice smiles on our faces... My friend was completely under the spell of what I had to offer him. He took several hundreds of shots and even more questions were waiting for answers. He was indeed a professional in the world of journalism, that's for sure! So that day went as nice as it could be, in very warm and friendly company. Many visitors looked up surpised, when they saw the selfmade announcement with the message: 'Here we work very hard on an article for the German magazine Oldtimer Traktor. Please do not disturb'. We even got a bit out off sight of people, so they would't disturb us too often. And life goes on, people were getting in and out my mobile Museum, all harts were filled with the beautyness of it. I can asure you, for this occasion I even have done more then my best to let my infrastructure shine in every way. Everything was present, well worked out in every detail, so the pictures will show my concept to all Germany, maybe even all the world... If you will excuse me for my enthusiasm, but I am so proud on what I do and what I deliver to all people who want to see 'The remarcable world of Mie Tracteur'. Finally all answers were filled in, and all the pictures delivered a nice smile on my German friend's face, that's for sure! We both enjoyed a most bautifull environment, topped with warm sun rays, an excited Mie Tracteur in the company of all things she adores, her beautifull Italian Landini and more then original mobile Museum, and all that in greatest company! Thank you! All day we talked as if our lives were threat, hours passed much too quickly, about 8 o'clock at evening we said goodbye and returned both home with a hart completely filled of satisfactions... Big hugs and kisses followed, as I wished him a safe trip back home. And ofcourse, some gifts were prepaired before and also went home to Germany... 

The morning after...
After this absolutely and moren then fine experience, there are always some doubts... Doubts who tells me if we have not forgotten anything, still so many questions were tumbling in my head. But I am very sure of it, this article is going te be top! Written with lots of respect for my old Landini tractor, my nostalgic Museum, both having the company of female charmes.... And finally it became what we both wanted to be: a classy article with lots of pictures and where people can fill up their harts while explaining and showing how I live my life on this special way... This hobby controlls my life, that's for sure, and I like it a lot! Sometimes, if I have to choose between my familiy and my hobby, it is always a difficult task... 

D-Day!
For several weeks the announcement stood on my homepage, there is something special coming, have some pacience please, just wait and see very soon... This edition was ment for the month october, but many weeks before there was a pre-announcement on the website of Oldtimer Traktor Magazine. That delivered many visitors from all over the world, but especially  German people.  Mie Tracteur's (small) picture stood on the cover of Oldtimer Traktor Magazine, a dream came true. Because of this my website got more then overwelmed by German visitors! I can call them with full conviction 'my fans', I received several emails, some messages in my guestbook and even many invitations!

Respect this way of life!
My message which I wanted to give to people who have read the article, has been as successfull as I can dream about: we do have to once respect for what our ancestors have left us. And if the curiosity of many visitors still be stimulated by my appearance, I can only applaud! Maybe I can inspire some people to undertake the same, so they also can make adults but more important the small children happy on this particular way. It is almost like magic, this expierience I see every time I am on a show, between everything I desire . It controlls my life completely, and I am so happy with it, that I want to let other people taste my special message...

Oldtimer Traktor Magazine in the spotlights...
It is a fact: this magazine owns pure worldclass! Not only the most beautifull and many pictures makes this magazine a pearl under all magazines, but also the different stories full explained, and many information invite people to buy this magazine immediately. I was told they have an edition of 50.000 magazines every month! This is something you have to earn, and as I can see, behind this magazines you will find a great team of specialists in every direction... Remarcable is the complete detailed overview the first second you open the magazine. Once you leave it open, you are captivated from the first page to the very last! Precision widely, it deserved a real compliment! 

Una Donna Speciale 's opinion...?
if you ask my humble opinion about the article: very nice shots, well build true story which shows you everything you have to know. I never knew, even dreamed of that this article was going to be so big, 6 pages full about Mie Tracteur shows us all respect for each other. Thank you my lovely German redactor-journalist, this is more then a nice piece of journalism! The pictures you made are really excellent ! Your presence in Belgium does not just pass by unnoticed, with great pleasure I put you here in the spotlight! I also thank all those who have contributed this article and magazine... Vielen dank! 

You can see the photographes which are published in Oldtimer Traktor Magazine 2014,  here...

Appointment at Holland, Panningen 2015?
Maybe you will ask youself the question, why does Mie Tracteur invites all her  oldtimerfriends, specially het German friends to vist Europeans biggest Oldtimerevent which takes place in Panningen, Holland on 25th & 26th of July 2015, organized by HTM (Historische Motoren & Tractorenvereniging) The answer is very simple: this show gives you the biggest satisfaction you can get in the world of oldtimertractors, old engines and everything which is related to it! It is definitely worth it to undertake this journey, you will not regret it. Also Dutch people speak and understand the German language very well, German visitors are more then welcome on their show! And when you take a look on their website, it is made in 4 languages, also German visitors get full information in their own language.

You are all invited!
Here with I invite every one to come and visit Mie Tracteur, her lovely Landini and nostalgic mobile Museum at Panningen this year! Again a real challenge for myself... I am looking forward to it and will certainly be ready to welcome everyone with my widely and well known enthusiasm!  For our German visitors, as well as all others, a small but very relevant surprise is waiting for you all... Until then ! Bis Bald!