Fabulous tagged me and so I obey… so here’s my list of things I can’t do without in the summer: 1. Ice-cream I am a real sucker for ice-cream. No summer without ice-cream for me. This is why I have already stocked up in my freezer :)… Read more
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We joined a German meetup group a few weeks ago and we had our first meeting last night. I was really thrilled that someone had finally started a new German meetup group here. I was hoping to meet some new people, possibly Germans :) There was a huge response for this...
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  I finally treated myself to the long-anticipated and longed for Canon Rebel XSI. I received an offer that I just couldn’t refuse… 15% off the regular price. Awesome! You probably think that I have too much money to spare, which – I assure you – I don’t… but sometimes...
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Kristine’s task for this week: If you do NOT have a child…you lucky bastards; Get down on your stomach or knees, about the height of child or baby and see what you see from there point of view. So here’s my take. If you click on it, you’ll get to...
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June seems to be a good month for visits from Germany. Last year, a good friend of mine came to LA to see me and J for a couple of hours before heading to a conference that he attended through his German company in Anaheim. A few days later, my...
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So, I have kind of an odd question for you: what language do you speak when you’re around other Germans? Your answer is probably going to be: German. Duh! But this is a serious question and I’ll tell you why. It has happened to me several times that when I...
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The “worst” things of living abroad are the uncontrollable cravings that I get every once in a while for food that I cannot have. Cannot have at all, because I can’t even have someone send it to me. Today it is Langnese’s Cornetto Bottermelk Lemon. Ah, how I long for...
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Kristine asked us for this week’s SPF to make a tribute to someone. My tribute goes to my hubby. This is him at his best, singing at one of the “Open Mic Nights” in LA. Back then, everything was still right with his world. I dedicate this SPF to him,...
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