Category Archives: Personal

A Birthday on a Snowy Holy Thursday

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Cora

Today was Holy Thursday. It was also, coincidentally, my Mom’s birthday. And, as the weather forecast had foretold, it was snowing intermittently, though the snow didn’t stick until temperatures dropped below freezing in the evening. We celebrated my Mom’s birthday … Continue reading →

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Back from Halle

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Cora

I’m back from my excursion to Halle on Saale. Unfortunately, I missed the last three presentations, since I had to leave early, considering I had one of the longer trips home. The return trip took four hours rather than three … Continue reading →

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Off to Halle

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Cora

I’m putting on my linguist’s hat again, because tomorrow I’m off to Halle on Saale for the North German linguistic colloquium at the Martin Luther University, which happens to be one of the oldest universities in Germany. I’ll be presenting … Continue reading →

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In the Winter Woods

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Cora

I’ll comment on the Lower Saxony state elections tomorrow, once they’ve actually figured out who won and where things are going. My reaction is pretty “meh” anyway. I already voted by mail-in ballot some time ago. So instead of going … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day 2013 and a Mad Santa House

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Cora

The new year started with rain and truly miserable weather. Like every year, we visited some friends of my parents who live in Teufelsmoor (devil’s moor), a bog region north of Bremen. We had lunch at a really good Greek … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Night 2012/2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Cora

The new year started here in Western and central Europe a couple of hours ago. I no longer do the party thing or the standing around on the market square watching fireworks thing (been there, done that), so I celebrated … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2012

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Cora

Our Christmas was wet, mild and quiet. My uncle came for lunch on Christmas Day, otherwise we were among ourselves. We had a minor uproar, when my Dad incinerated a mincemeat tart. My parents had bought a package of mincemeat … Continue reading →

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Decorating the Christmas Tree

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Cora

I’m at my parents and spent most of tonight decorating the Christmas tree and wrapping presents. Since there are a lot of ornaments, some of them dating from the 1960s, that took a while. And even after I was finished, … Continue reading →

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An Attack of Hives and Reflections on Global and Local Writing

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Cora

Sorry for the lack of posting in the past few days, but I’ve been sick. On Thursday afternoon, I was itching at several parts of my body and that small hives had formed in the itchy spots. At first I … Continue reading →

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Snow is Gone and Back Again Linkdump

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Cora

Winter is in full swing here in North Germany. On Friday night, the temperatures dropped to minus 9° Celsius, Saturday night we got heavy snowfalls, so heavy that the two little girls who live in the house across the road … Continue reading →

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