It’s nearly my birthday, which means it’s mincemeat making month 🙂 Originally I planned to spend Sunday afternoon chopping apples and peeling lemons and squeezing oranges in a yearly tradition of stickiness. Then a phone conversation happened and I ran out of afternoon before I ran out of things to say. When I got home […]
I’m not sure why 1337 is considered a cool number, but WordPress has just congratulated me, so I’m guessing it must be. I am a bit of a lot bewildered that so many of you luffly people read what I write, and a lot of a lot more amazed that you like it enough to […]
If you ever happen to find yourself invited to a German party, remember to turn up at least half an hour before the time on the invite. It doesn’t matter what kind of event it is. Birthday, Barbecue, Leaving do. In the last couple of weeks, I have been late to 3 different “occasions” despite […]
The girl I looked after when I first moved to Germany has just finished school. Not for good – she’s going back after the summer to do the German equivalent of A-Levels – but the compulsory part. When I first met her she’d just turned 6, and wasn’t due to start school for almost a […]
Here’s to the year 2016. Let’s hope it’s a good one, not only with plenty of cheer, but also a whole lot of: laughter (the ‘with’ kind rather than the ‘at’ kind), good conversations with interesting (and interested) people, love, time for the things that are important to you, clothes that fit well, and look […]
Thank you for all your prayers and good wishes – please keep them up 🙂 Here are the most important updates: – My eye is responding well to all the eye drops (4 different sorts last count) – I am going to be released in the morning, assuming the head doctor says things are ok. […]
Sometimes, I think I should just stop making plans. I mean, I know they never work out the way I intended them to, so I could save myself the bother of making them in the first place. Also, maybe God would stop laughing at them/me. *** This year, the company I work for closes between […]
…or the second day of Christmas for anyone who doesn’t know what boxing day is… Once upon a time, about 20 years ago, DB and a crowd of friends decided to go [10-pin] bowling on the 26th of December. Since then it’s become a tradition. This year was the first time I went with them. […]
J’ai fini! 🙂
Every Christmas, my family does a jigsaw puzzle. This year they’re doing one without me, so I’m doing one without them… 🙂 DB is helping, but hasn’t had nearly as much practice…
Happy Christmas luffly peoples 🙂 Or “Bah Humbug!”, whatever you want…
Folding a Bascetta Star – pictorial instructions 🙂
Go and visit Claudette. She’s one of my bestest blog-friends, and it’s her birthday today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLAUDETTE! :)). Also, my blog is 3 years old. And it was my birthday on Friday. So. Everything points to having a Blorthday Party. I’m not really sure how Blorthday Parties work, so you’ll have to help me […]