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Saint Barbara Day Linkdump

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Cora

December 4 is the feast day of Saint Barbara, a martyred virgin and Catholic saint. It’s the only saint feast day that I – not being Catholic – can name without looking it up*, partly because my Mom’s first name … Continue reading →

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Quick Thunderstorm Linkdump

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Cora

The heatwave of the past few days is in the process of giving way to cooler air, to pretty much everybody’s relief. Unfortunately, hot and cool air colliding means thunderstorms and rather a lot of them. We’ve already had three … Continue reading →

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Springtime Views

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Cora

The weather has been clear and warm these past few days, the garden is in full bloom, so here are some photos. Flowers mostly, but also a hot air balloon I captured from my window today.

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Happy Snowy Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Cora

This is the view from my front door at seven AM today. Now, it’s not Christmas but Easter morning. In fact, Christmas was warmer and much greener than this.

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More grimdark fantasy, boring literary fiction, the truth about the Amityville horror and cheese – it’s a Good Friday linkdump

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Cora

We’re actually having snow for Easter this year, though at least the cold means that there’s no need to open the windows and that I’ll be spared the smoke from the annual Easter fire, a tradition I don’t mind, as … Continue reading →

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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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Winter Wonderland at Springtime

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Cora

Since, as reported yesterday, winter returned this weekend for one last hurray, I took the chance to go hiking in the snowy winterwoods one more time. And of course, I also took some photos. The location is once again the … Continue reading →

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The Last Hurray of Winter and a Linkdump

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Cora

On the cusp of spring, winter returned with a vengeance this weekend for one last hurray. I don’t know how long it will lastm but for now we have approx. five centimeters of snow. I took a bunch of photos, … Continue reading →

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Winter Woods Redux

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Cora

We had some more snow this week. And though I was very busy with lots of behind the scenes stuff, I still found the time to go hiking once more. What is more, I also took photos. So here are … Continue reading →

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