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Sick

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Cora

I should probably apologise for the lack of blogging, but I’ve been sick with some kind of stomach bug these past few days. I probably caught it either via dodgy oysters or dodgy tomato truffle pesto, since those were the … Continue reading →

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Views of Bremen at Springtime

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Cora

I had to take my Mom to Bremen today, because it turned out that our local suburban bank cannot procure Malaysian ringgits within four days (which is when my Dad is supposed to fly to Malaysia to oversee the repairs … Continue reading →

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New Year 2014 and photos of Teufelsmoor

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Cora

I hope you’ve all reached 2014 safely. I’ve never been much of a New Year’s person and this year, I was not happy at all on New Year’s Night for a variety of reasons and in fact, I would have … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2013

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Cora

It’s a wet, stormy and way too mild Holy Night here in North Germany. At least we’re not having any power failures unlike the people in France and the UK as well as in the German town of Kleve, probably … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas Update

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Cora

I’m at my parents’ at the moment and have been since the weekend. On Sunday evening, I decorated the Christmas tree, which isn’t all that pleasant, since I am mildly allergic to fir trees, which means that decorating the Christmas … Continue reading →

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Storm Xaver Update

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Cora

We’re still getting wind surges, but in general it is getting more quiet outside. But then, the biggest danger of the massive winter storm Xaver is not the wind (though that’s bad enough) but the flood waters the storm is … Continue reading →

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Posting from the University

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Cora

Just testing whether I can post from the university, now my office computer is actually online (WiFi reception is crappy in my office). Anyway, I already had a class this morning and I have another this afternoon. For lunch, I … Continue reading →

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Freimarkt 2013

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Cora

Yesterday, on the last day before closing, I finally got the chance to visit our annual autumn fair, the Freimarkt, held in Bremen since 1035 AD, which makes this year’s Freimarkt the 778th reiteration. I wrote a bit more about … Continue reading →

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Halloween and American Traditions in Germany

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Cora

First of all, here is a plug: The cross publisher bundle of horror and dark fantasy fiction that Julie of Bards & Sages Publishing has set up at DriveThruFiction for Halloween is still available. The bundle includes Letters from the … Continue reading →

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A Good Cause, Women in SF, the Nobel Prize for Literature and Lost Doctor Who Found

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Cora

I’m a bit tired today, because a quick excursion to pick up a WiFi repeater and some other stuff turned into an extended odyssey thanks to a traffic jam on the highway that forced me into the East Bremen area … Continue reading →

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