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Christmas reading, writing and selling

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Cora

Boxing Day was largely uneventful. My Mom made something tasty with tiger prawns, tomato, olives and feta cheese for lunch. My parents went for a walk this afternoon, but I stayed in. The weather didn’t really inspire me to go … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2011

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Cora

Tonight – well, last night – was Christmas Eve. And since Christmas Eve is the main event here in Germany, we already lit up the tree and opened the presents. Unlike last year’s very white Christmas, this year’s was wet … Continue reading →

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A Surfeit of Salmon – and some links

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Cora

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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Cora attends a biker meeting and gets a Tiptree

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Cora

Today was the annual Christmas biker meet-up at a local motorbike dealer. I went along with my Dad as usual. The band was pretty good this year (though loud) and the free food wasn’t bad either, though sadly they got … Continue reading →

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I accidentally discover the cure for aphthous ulcers – and another e-book post

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Cora

I have accidentally found out that Sichuan pepper, which has some mouth numbing qualities, is a lot more effective in getting rid of the pain associated with aphthous ulcers than the special tincture I normally use. This is worth remembering, … Continue reading →

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I’m really bloody sick of cake

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Cora

Yesterday afternoon, I had to go to family birthday with coffee, tea and cake. These occasions are always stressful and tiring for me, because I am an introvert, so being with other people is tiring for me, even if I … Continue reading →

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They all go to Walle

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Cora

Since my Mom is on her own this weekend, I picked her up this morning and we drove out to Walle, a neighbourhood in West Bremen. First we visited Walle cemetery where my grandma (and grandfather and great-grandparents, but I … Continue reading →

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Birthday Photos

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Cora

Like I mentioned in my previous post, today was my birthday. Well, actually it was yesterday, since it’s already past midnight. I had a very nice day. The weather was sunny and warm, and because of the Easter holidays, I … Continue reading →

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My Mom’s Birthday

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Cora

March 28th is my Mom’s birthday, so I spent a significant part of the day first at an Italian restaurant and then at my parents’ house. I also got one of those “need it yesterday, if possible” translation rush jobs. … Continue reading →

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Bodily Functions in Fiction and Reality

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Cora

Either I have caught some kind of stomach bug or I simply ate something that disagreed with me. I sincerely hope the culprit wasn’t this recipe from the New York Times site that I tried out on Wednesday, because I … Continue reading →

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