On missing milestones
2000 views! And I missed it!! That’s just what you get for being AWOL I suppose…
Jesskawrites
On improvisations on a swede
I found a swede in my local supermarket last week. That is a big deal here in Berlin where people generally don’t eat them. Anyway, I didn’t eat it last week because I wasn’t home in time to peel, chop, boil and mash it before my DB died of starvation. Yesterday was my chance. I […]
On early busses
Me: “If the bus is scheduled to leave at 12:57 then it ought to leave at 12:57, NOT at 12:55..” K: “We should have left 2 minutes earlier, then we’d’ve caught it.” Me: “No, we were there at 12:56, that’s early. The bus should leave when it’s supposed to!” K: “But you can’t rely on […]
On hot water bottles and heroism
“ Greater love hath no man than this, that a man getteth out of bed at 3am and refilleth the hot water bottle for his girlfriend “ – Slightly adjusted from John 15:13 King James Version (KJV) 😉
On getting back on the wagon…
..or train, depending on preference. I am back on the train to work after nearly two weeks sick leave. I’m not sure how much better I am than before, but anyway. Here I am. Not much has changed. Getting up early is still awful. The train is marginally less full – I have a seat […]
On love and [lack of] money
DB put his* latest bank statement down, looked at me with his big puppy-dog eyes, sighed and said: I still love you, you know, even if I am broke .. Well that’s a relief.. 🙂 [Edit: *as opposed to ‘our’ or ‘my’. This is brokeness I’m not responsible for…]
FROGS!! :)
  Added later: DB told me to remind anyone thinking of making/having their own barrel pond, that they have to get the frogs out of it in autumn before it freezes and take them to the closest lake. Thank you for being kind to the wildlife near you. Â
On decorative pillows/cushions
You know, the sort that people arrange on their beds in pictures of fancy bedrooms. Can somebody tell me what they’re for? Please. And what they do with them when they want to sleep.
On sleep and buttermilk
I went back to the doctor (a week after being prescribed iron tablets) because I had no energy – less than before – severe constipation and was falling asleep at work. A quick urine test later and I was written off work for a week, prescribed antibiotics and told to see a kidney specialist for […]
On taking the doctor’s advice with a pinch of salt
I don’t eat a lot of salt. Approximately 15 years ago, my dad was diagnosed with high blood pressure and told he should cut down his salt intake. My family had always made a point of cooking one meal and eating it together, so it was something like a group sentence: we no longer used […]
On the destruction of the town library in Leipzig in 2003
I saw this in a vending machine yesterday and thought it had potential, even though I didn’t want to buy the one, rather specialised book they were offering (“The destruction of the town library in Leipzig in 2003”).
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On falling in holes
I spend quite a lot of time falling into holes. Sometimes I dig them myself. Sometimes other people dig them. And sometimes I’m pushed.
On being stood up by a doctor
(or on doctors and DBs – part 1) No. Chew chew chew. You chew definitely don’t chew chew have an appointment. Chew chew chew chew chew. We stared at the chewing-gum-man in disbelief. Turning slightly, we looked at each other, looked back at the man and shrugged before making our way to the car and […]