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Tag Archives: weather
The Return of the Snow
I just looked out of the window, because there was a rather noisy car out on the street with people (well, actually just the party-going son of my neighbours) getting in and out. And what did I see? It had … Continue reading
Still Frosty Linkdump
We’re still stuck with frost, though the weather is less extreme than it has been these past two weeks. Tonight we’re experiencing “only” five degrees below zero. I haven’t blogged a lot at this place of late, but I blogged … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC Buhlert, e-books, frost, grammar, judge a book by its cover, linguistics, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, romance, steampunk, urban fantasy, weather
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An Interview with Cora and a frosty linkdump
Tonight is shaping up to be the coldest night yet ever since the extreme frost period began more than a week ago with temperatures of minus 15 degrees Celsius. I already got out my flannel pyjamas and ultra-warm fluffy socks … Continue reading
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Tagged Bremen, celebrity deaths, frost, genre bashing, genre vs. literary, inspiration, interviews, Jane Austen, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, regency, weather
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Some Rivers Freeze
Taking advantage of the gorgeous if icy weather, I went hiking in the woods yesterday. Driving past Warwer Sand, a popular hiking spot in the area, I noticed that plenty of other people had the same idea. But my own … Continue reading
Frost, Ice and Snow
Over the past week or so, much of Europe has been experiencing extreme frost. Yesterday night, the temperature dropped to minus 13 degrees Celsius, at the moment it’s minus eleven degrees. And I’m in North-Western Germany which rarely gets extreme … Continue reading
Report Day Links
Today is report day, i.e. the students get their report cards, which also means a long weekend, because school doesn’t start up again until next Wednesday. And since today was the last day before the reports and the last session … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Doctor Who, e-books, epic fantasy, inspiration, Pegasus Pulp, romance, school, snow, superheroes, weather, writing craft
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Snow 2011
Today we had the first snow of the winter. That is, we had some snow on Friday and Saturday as well, but it melted as soon as it hit the ground. Today, however, the snow actually reached the ground and … Continue reading
A Surfeit of Salmon – and some links
There are two things we’ve really had enough of this December. One is storms and rain. Here in Northern Germany, December is always a stormy month. I don’t even put any outdoors Christmas decorations up anymore, because in past years … Continue reading
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Tagged food, linkdump, short fiction, St. Nicholas Day, wacky German customs, weather, writing craft
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A sudden temperature drop and a linkdump
Once again, our North German weather seems to have skipped an entire season and plunged us from summer right into winter. Last weekend, we had warm and sunny temperatures of 26°C. This weekend, we have rain and daytime temperatures hovering … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s child, cartoons, characterisation, e-books, fashion, gender, genre versus literary, Jem, linkdump, Pegasus Pulp, politics, science fiction, US TV, weather
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Of Thunderstorms and Deceased Comedians
Amazon finally sent me an e-mail that they are on the case of my missing e-book. So maybe I will have an official announcement later this week. Meanwhile, the story is already available at OmniLit/AllRomance ebooks and XinXii. I also … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1970s child, avalanche, celebrity deaths, comedy, funny, German TV, stats, translation, weather
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