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Snow… and some links

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Cora

We did get a snowpocalypse of sorts today. It started snowing at around nine, then stopped briefly around noon, only to begin snowing again at one PM. My county, Landkreis Diepholz, did not close its school and thus my afternoon … Continue reading →

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Snowpocalypse Now

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Cora

Today was another clear and fairly sunny day, though if the weather forecasts are to be believed, the next snowpocalypse will be hitting us tomorrow. Here, it will start snowing early in the morning, perhaps even during the night (though … Continue reading →

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Of Christmas Markets, Snow and Zombie Apocalypses

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Cora

This morning started really nice, frosty but clear. Since I have no school on Mondays, I had planned to go into the city and to the Bremen Christmas market with my Mom. I wasn’t really in the mood today, but … Continue reading →

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Motorbikes, Kids and Gender

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Cora

It started thawing on Friday and the snow is almost all gone by now. Instead, we got rain all day long and horrible sludge and mud everywhere. The air was also surprisingly chilly, though it had gotten almost ten degrees … Continue reading →

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Snow!

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Cora

We got yet more snow today. It snowed through much of the night, then it stopped for a while and started up again around midday. I had to brush the snow from my car three times today, in the morning, … Continue reading →

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Links, Linguistics and Writing

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Cora

We’ve had more snow today. It started snowing in the morning and by the time I had to go to school for my afternoon class, I had to shovel the car free. It’s started snowing again sometime in the evening … Continue reading →

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Random Post is Random

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Cora

We’re still having snow and frost and may actually be getting more snow overnight. It’s supposed to thaw on Sunday, though. Grocery shopping today was truly an exercise in frustration. I had to drive to five different grocery stores (plus … Continue reading →

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Judging Books by their Covers

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Cora

It’s still snowing, though no longer quite as cold as before. And of course my heater had to have a failure in the middle of the night (I have a nifty system that sends me a fax to inform me … Continue reading →

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Frost and a quick post

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Cora

We’re having another frosty night. According to my indoors/outdoors thermometer, it’s minus 7.9 degrees Celsius outside, which is pretty damn cold for Northern Germany in late November/early December. What is more, I’ve got a swollen eyelid, which itches and hurts … Continue reading →

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Flames in the Night

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Cora

We still have snow plus pretty heavy frost (-7 degrees), by our standards at least. However, the snow and the frost and the frozen trees were hidden by some very thick fog, so we didn’t get to enjoy much of … Continue reading →

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