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Snow by Day

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Cora

After yesterday’s nocturnal snow with “ghost” photos, here are some photos of snow by day, since it turned out that the snow stuck around. In fact, there’s even more of it now, since it kept snowing intermittently throughout the day. … Continue reading →

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Snow, Crafts and Cora photographs a Ghost

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Cora

Winter returned over the past few days and we also had some more snow tonight. So I took some photos, which was a tad difficult, since it was already dark. Still, I got some interesting results and even captured a … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit – Reenacted by Christmas Tree Ornaments

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cora

Like most everybody else in the geekosphere, my mind was very much on The Hobbit during this recent holiday season. And while decorating the Christmas tree (photos of the result are here), I noticed that we had a whole lot … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day 2013 and a Mad Santa House

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Cora

The new year started with rain and truly miserable weather. Like every year, we visited some friends of my parents who live in Teufelsmoor (devil’s moor), a bog region north of Bremen. We had lunch at a really good Greek … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Night 2012/2013

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Cora

The new year started here in Western and central Europe a couple of hours ago. I no longer do the party thing or the standing around on the market square watching fireworks thing (been there, done that), so I celebrated … Continue reading →

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Bremen Photos: Christmas Impressions

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Cora

Today, I drove into Bremen for some shopping and to take a stroll across our Christmas market, supposedly the prettiest in North Germany, and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. I had my camera with me and so I took some … Continue reading →

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Snow is Gone and Back Again Linkdump

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Cora

Winter is in full swing here in North Germany. On Friday night, the temperatures dropped to minus 9° Celsius, Saturday night we got heavy snowfalls, so heavy that the two little girls who live in the house across the road … Continue reading →

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Gendering and Kinder Surprise Eggs

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Cora

Tonight, I went grocery shopping. Among other things, I also bought a pallet of twenty Kinder Surpise Eggs, because St. Nicholas Day is coming up and Kinder Surpise eggs are ideal for handing out. For more on the North German … Continue reading →

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Snow and Seasonal Cheer… and Klingons?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cora

Today, just in time for the first advent Sunday, it started to snow here in North Germany. Of course, the snow was very wet and it only lasted for two hours maybe, but it was still snow. Photographic evidence may … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos Part 5: Crathes Castle

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Cora

I promised on last Scotland photo post and here it is with photos of Crathes Castle, a 16th century building with a large estate and stunning gardens located some twenty kilometres west of Aberdeen. The castle is supposedly haunted by … Continue reading →

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