Category Archives: Personal

Easter 2025

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Cora

This year, the long Easter holiday weekend began with my birthday on Good Friday. The fact that there are so many birthdays and wedding anniversaries in March and April in my family is also why Easter was never that big … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2025

Posted on April 19, 2025 by Cora

April 18 was my birthday and also Good Friday. So my initial plan to go out and have lunch at a nice restaurant somewhere was scuppered, because Good Friday is the one day in Germany, where almost everything is closed. … Continue reading →

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Easter Branches 2025

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Cora

So what are Easter branches? Easter branches are a North and Central European tradition, where you cut (or buy) bare branches in the run-up to Easter, put them in a vase and decorate with painted eggs or other festive decorations. … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Cora

2025 is already three days old by now and so far, things don’t look too bad, though I am apprehensive about the general election coming up in February. Now I have to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2024

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Cora

It’s been a while since I did a Christmas post, because in the past few years I was either busy with work and holiday preparations or sick on Christmas or both. Initially, it seemed as if Christmas 2024 wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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A Baffled Guardian Writer Discovers the Autobahn – and the Best German Roadtrip Songs

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Cora

In the Guardian, I came across a piece entitled “‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn” by one Tim Jonze, associate editor of culture. It’s a long and rambling essay about Jonze travelling to Germany … Continue reading →

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The Obligatory Birthday Post 2024 – with Bonus Skeletor

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Cora

April 18 was my birthday. And it was a somewhat weird birthday this year, because last year for my birthday I had lunch with my Dad at a local restaurant and then visited my Mom at the care home where … Continue reading →

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My Mom, Barbara Buhlert (1942 – 2024)

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Cora

Once again, this isn’t a post I wanted to write today or any other day. But as some of you may already know, my Mom died February 12, only four and a half months after my Dad. Mom’s death wasn’t … Continue reading →

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My Dad, Addy Buhlert (1938 – 2023)

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Cora

This is not the post I wanted to write today or indeed ever. But on October 1, my Dad died. It was very unexpected, because in spite of some health issues in the past, he had always been very healthy … Continue reading →

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Look What the Mailman Brought Me

Posted on October 22, 2022 by Cora

And yes, our current mail person is a man. Anyway on Thursday, the mailman brought me a padded envelope, which contained the following: It’s my 2022 Hugo finalist certificate, Hugo pin, badge ribbon as well as the invitations for the … Continue reading →

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