Category Archives: General

More Snow in the Forest

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Cora

We had even more snow last night as well as temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius. And guess when the main heater decided to have a hiccup. Luckily, the service technician is coming in tomorrow. Apart from the cold, the … Continue reading →

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Snow 2014 by Day

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Cora

And this is what the snow looks like by daylight, when I went out to shovel the driveway free. We’re supposed to be getting even more snow on Sunday, since we’re right at the borderline between freezing dry and warm … Continue reading →

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UFOs over Bremen and cocaine at the supermarket: This day in WTF? news

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Cora

The first full January week of 2014 seems to be shaping up into a period for WTF? news items. For starters, Bremen experienced an UFO incident on Monday evening, when a flying mystery object was spotted by the air traffic … Continue reading →

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New Year 2014 and photos of Teufelsmoor

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Cora

I hope you’ve all reached 2014 safely. I’ve never been much of a New Year’s person and this year, I was not happy at all on New Year’s Night for a variety of reasons and in fact, I would have … Continue reading →

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In the Misty Winter Woods

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Cora

Since the days between the years are spent mostly cooped up inside with the occasional shopping excursion, I used one afternoon to go hiking in the Westermark woods near Syke (the same spot where the photos in this, this, this … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cora

First of all, my short holiday romance Christmas Gifts is currently featured at the Short Story Symposium, so drop by to read an excerpt. And just in case you’ve been wondering about the reading order of the Silencer series, wonder … Continue reading →

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A Foggy Christmas Morning

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Cora

More Christmas pictures coming tomorrow, but for now enjoy this dreamy shot of a foggy Boxing Day morning:

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Christmas Eve 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Cora

It’s a wet, stormy and way too mild Holy Night here in North Germany. At least we’re not having any power failures unlike the people in France and the UK as well as in the German town of Kleve, probably … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas Update

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Cora

I’m at my parents’ at the moment and have been since the weekend. On Sunday evening, I decorated the Christmas tree, which isn’t all that pleasant, since I am mildly allergic to fir trees, which means that decorating the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Views of Vechta

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Cora

Yesterday was my last day at the university for 2013 and it was at least partly consumed by trying to place the last remaining students for their teaching internships in February. Though I also found the time to attend the … Continue reading →

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