Category Archives: General

Solstice, Snow and Faintly Disturbing Antiques

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Cora

Last night might have been the coldest of the year – in fact it got even colder after I posted, the temperature dropping to minus 16 degrees Celsius – but this is the longest night of the year, i.e. winter … Continue reading →

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Frosty Days, Icy Nights

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Cora

This is the coldest night of the year, the coldest night in many years in fact. According to the weather forecast plug-in in my Firefox browser and the indoor/outdoor thermometer, we minus 13 degrees Celsius outside. Here in North Germany, … Continue reading →

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Winter Wonderland

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Cora

As mentioned yesterday, I went hiking today with my Dad. The forest where I usually go, Westermark near Syke, is not very big – you could probably walk all the way round in three hours or so. Nonetheless, I wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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Nothing much to say

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Cora

I don’t really have a whole lot of interest to say. We still have a lot of snow and even got some more overnight. Tomorrow afternoon, I’m heading out to the woods for a hike in the snow. I have … Continue reading →

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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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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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Of Advent Calendars, St Nicholas and Other Seasonal Customs

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Cora

December 6th is St. Nicholas Day, which is still a pretty big deal in Northern Germany and even bigger than Christmas in the Netherlands. I’m too old for Nicholas sweets and presents and have been for almost twenty years now … Continue reading →

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Brief Housekeeping Post

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Cora

I’m still playing about with the look and features of the blog. I added a new haiku to the haiku zone and a new header image. This one is a detail of the Victorian fayence oven in the so-called fireplace … Continue reading →

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