Tag Archives: Christmas

New holiday romance available in time for Black Friday: Christmas Gifts

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Cora

I already said that there would be more new release announcements in the near future and now I’m making true on that promise and give you yet another new story. It’s a short and sweet holiday romance called Christmas Gifts … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit – Reenacted by Christmas Tree Ornaments

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cora

Like most everybody else in the geekosphere, my mind was very much on The Hobbit during this recent holiday season. And while decorating the Christmas tree (photos of the result are here), I noticed that we had a whole lot … 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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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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Bremen Photos: Christmas Impressions

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Cora

Today, I drove into Bremen for some shopping and to take a stroll across our Christmas market, supposedly the prettiest in North Germany, and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. I had my camera with me and so I took some … 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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Snow and Seasonal Cheer… and Klingons?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cora

Today, just in time for the first advent Sunday, it started to snow here in North Germany. Of course, the snow was very wet and it only lasted for two hours maybe, but it was still snow. Photographic evidence may … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Cora

I didn’t see yesterday’s spectacular lightshow that lit up the evening sky over much of Germany as well as Belgium and France. However, the streak of light was neither Santa on his sleigh nor the Star of Bethlehem (it appeared … Continue reading →

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50% off Pegasus Pulp books at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Cora

Like I promised, Christmas photos will be coming later tonight. However, for now I interrupt your regular scheduled holiday programming for a special announcement: OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks are currently running a two day Christmas sale and offer 50% off all e-books … Continue reading →

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