Tag Archives: Living in Germany

People ask me how I manage it, but evidently, I don’t…

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

Yesterday, I sat at the table and I cried through lunch. Not one of those snotty, bellowing, heart-wrenching cries. No. Silent tears dribbled down my face and plopped into my lap – I was tissue-less. Yesterday, one child after another … Continue reading →

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Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment. The house looks like a bomb went off in it. Yesterday, I was away the whole day. Doctors in the morning. Pick up the littlest kid from Kindergarten and then take said kid, … Continue reading →

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I’ve made the decision, now it’s just the sticking to it

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Friday, really was a truly hilarious day. One of those days in fact, when you just think: It doesn’t get better than this. It went along something like this: I thought I had it covered. I had a list and … Continue reading →

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NaNo No-No?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

I have spent the day stuffing myself with Cadbury’s Whole Nut. (This is not an advertisement,  Cadbury’s did not give me any free Whole Nut. They have never given me any free chocolate, which is probably a good thing. Anyone … Continue reading →

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Marbles loser

Posted on September 3, 2012 by

My fourteen-year-old just asked me if my watch works. I glanced down at the many-moons-old, radio controlled device, which always tells me the exact (as in to the second) right time, which quite clearly then, was a present from my … Continue reading →

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A weak week

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

It’s funny to think that just over a week ago we were building up pavilions (that a few short hours later were to be dramatically felled in a storm), we were rehearsing the Gay Gordons (which we wouldn’t need because … Continue reading →

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A one woman disaster zone

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

I had an accident at the weekend and I’d love to tell you what happened, but I can’t. I can’t tell the doctors either. It’s not that I was knocked unconscious. It’s not that I was drunk and had a … Continue reading →

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Pigeon English

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Let me tell you, it’s hard growing up as a bilingual when you are only five years old. You have double the amount of words to remember and the grown ups need to suspect expect that there will be mix … Continue reading →

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A Monster Challenge

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

I have to make this update short. For two reasons. The first is this beautiful bamboo: Isn’t it gorgeous? NOT! Well OK, it was until yesterday. Until yesterday, we were so proud of something growing so beautifully in our garden. … Continue reading →

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I am my own worst enemy

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

I’ve had a strange couple of days. Not least because the sun’s come out to play again, which means starting to have contact with real people after a forever lasting winter of illness and cold and grey. I say real … Continue reading →

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