Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Time Runs



I just found these pics again.
Weee, this sign is from September - we have December now!
A bakery letting you know they´re taking a time off.

I took this pic on the way to our bakery.
Which is in Dürerstrasse.

This sign is in Karlstrasse, where we lived till 2010.
Empty, that place!



Why we left the beautiful Easterly Ring area?
The landlord rang the bell. Ingo was 20 cm over the line with his vehicle (guess he really measured).
Our neighbour didn´t sort her rubbish correctly (the landlord opened her rubbish!!!).
When we lit the BBQ they slammed their doors and windows shut.

I am glad they did.
Some places aren´t meant to be yours.

I take a big "timeout" now, too, for several reasons.
This Lion proofs me right:



Well, we´re more into billiard than into Table football, but, what the heck, both is fun.
What´s your liking?

This is for Tom´s "Signs 2".

Addendum: No timeout from blogging, blogging helps me through... and you help a lot, too!

23 comments:

Sami said...

Strange to see an empty bakery.
A very picky neighbour...

We all need time-out once in a while, get away from it all, rest, look at the stars at night, breathe fresh air... and come back at least slightly renewed :)
Enjoy your time out Iris.

Small City Scenes said...

We all need time out occasionally. I like American football or ice skating
MB

Iris Flavia said...

Sami, it really was the landlord, a retired, bored man. Oh, and mean.

Well, yes, that timeout is too long actually, I hope for proper help next year!

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YES, American Football! German and European Bowl Defender here (well, not me, certainly! ;-)...)

Valerie-Jael said...

Leere Geschäfte sehen immer traurig aus. Hier in Düsseldorf leben viele Schwarze Schwäne, meistens in Hofgarten. Sie sind immer so elegant. Dir eine gute Zeit! GlG, Valerie

Iris Flavia said...

Was, ehrlich, schwarze Schwäne in Düsseldorf?! Das ist ja ein Ding!! Wie kommt das? Irre! Schön :-)
Unser Bäcker hat nie Urlaub. Planung... GlG, Iris

River said...

Are you taking time out from blogging? for Christmas/New year?

Iris Flavia said...

Sadly since a while from work :-(
Bureaucracy sadly got me.

Ella said...

I bake my own bread, but an empty shop is so sad.
What do you mean by "take a big" timeout "?!
Do you take a timeout from the blog?
Will you leave me alone in these dark days ?! LOL
What you will decide I will understand, Iris ... everyone sometimes needs a "timeout"!
Hugs for you …
P.S. I am in Breda again, but this is the last day!

Iris Flavia said...

Ella, no, just a timeout from work, bureaucracy is an ugly thing...
I won´t leave you alone, blogging helps a lot, no? :-)
Hugs and enjoy that last day in Breda!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Always sad to see empty bakery baskets, be it temporary or permanent 😉 I'm really more an arty person than sporty, although I'm sure when people see me hobbling in my boot they think I surely hurt myself playing sport 😁😁 I will definitely be taking a break over Christmas when my Sydney family are here, I want to concentrate fully on my gorgeous grandchildren 💙💜

Iris Flavia said...

I suggest a helmet, Grace, you know, Astronaut-like ;-)
Great your family is coming over!!! xox

Tom said...

...with Christmas coming up, it would be hard for a bakery to take time off. I hope that you will enjoy sweet times in the day ahead. Thanks Iris for stopping by.

Iris Flavia said...

They are open again, Tom, but I don´t shop there anyways. Thanks for hosting a good times for you!

Alexandria said...

Hope the new year will give you all that you are hoping for Iris.

Iris Flavia said...

Thank you, Alexandria, that would be just perfect!
And to you, too, btw!

Lois said...

Glad you are in a better place! That landlord sounds like a bully.

Jim said...

Good post.

XmasDolly said...

Hello new friend, How are you today... fine I hope! So, you are in Germany? My grandmother was born in Dusseldorf, Germany. So it's really cold by us today... only 19 degrees. brrrrrrrrrr So are they taking your carnival down or putting it up. Those are very cool. Well, thought I'd stop and say hello, and have a great day!

William Kendall said...

A dismaying thing to see an empty shop, even temporarily.

peppylady (Dora) said...

Table football we call fooseball

Iris Flavia said...

Lois, yes, he was, too! And the balcony was ugly.

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Jim, thank you.

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XmasDolly, thank you, I´m OK, hope you, too? Yes, Germany, Braunschweig , CIty of Henry the Lion :-)
I was about to "laugh" about 19 degrees being cold, but reckon you mean Fahrenheit, which would be -7C and, brrr, that is cold indeed!
I didn´t understand what you mean with carnival?
Thank you for stopping by and I´m wishing ayou a great day, even if cold!

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William, well, they seem to have few staff and sometimes you need a holiday, right?

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Dora, "fooseball" is a funny word!

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Here in America, businesses don't close at certain times of the year, the way they do in Europe. I like the lion.

My name is Erika. said...

How did I miss all these posts? My computer isn't letting me know about posts like it used to. Let me go read the others. Hugs-Erika