He´s Back!

 

 

Another mural from Braunschweig´s West.

I think this lille skater has his board repaired and is back on track! 

And did he learn? 

 

According to the aghast face above, no.

Still practicing his wild jumps without a helmet, I guess...

 

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals.

 

Henry 🦁

 

 

Don´t come here crying if you hurt yourself!

 

One Day...

  

I do have a very good life. This summer has been no summer and Ingo and I do not get along that well always - I think it´s my fault. 

 

One day I´ll sitting there... by my own. 

Lille Family Time - No Shooting Part I

 

 

Why I picked this pic to show you?

First: In Germany funfairs are still called "Schützenfest", even today, it´s tradition, but has not really anything to do anymore with shooters.

 

Back in the day a parade of them was passing through on the last day.

 

Why I show you this pic is the titles Dad provided:

Left: "Helge with Papi", right: "Helge with 'Winchester'" and below:

 

"Iris was not joining, she was at Garnet´s Birthday-party".

 

He not only mentions me - he knew the name of the friend I was at.

(insert little tear). 

 

 

To The Big Blue

 

 

Pressie from Ingo with which I join Eileen´s Saturday Critters.

Next Friday we´re on the way into that direction, BIL marries again, this time near Leer.

Again nearly 300km for that. I try to see something positive in it and will try to make a "happy face".

In the nearly 30 years Ingo and I are together I´ve seen him not even ten times.

He is totally different from Ingo and we have nothing in common or to talk about, same goes for the future wife. My motivation hence is not the best.

Also as it seems to be an endless mega-event. 

Well, if that is what makes them happy...

At least my dress (and bag) suit the seal :-)

Also pressie by Ingo who will shorten it a bit for me!

 

 Wish us luck we make it to and back without an accident.

I hate driving and especially on German Autobahn where partially people can go a fast as they like - and believe me some like it very fast. Plus all the trucks inbetween, we call it "rolling stock". And don´t forget about construction sites and traffic jam.

It´s plain dangerous, time and money-consuming... 

 

Ingo is a very safe driver, but you never know...

 

Also... still cold. And it´s raining from buckets, TV went to oblivion for a while even. Forecast not better...

Ingo suggested I take my yellow Ostfriesennerz... well Leer is in Ostfriesland after all!

 

Henry 🦁

 

 Since the Evenburg is a water castle, I will put on my crown.

 

 

 

FFO - OFF And Smiles

I join Nicole´s FFO with with what Ingo takes his face off every day, kinda!

Yes, he uses "ABSCHAUM"!!!!

I sadly found no website  or an entry at wiki.

 

That word translated these days means... "SCUM"!

 

Back in the day when the raven wore this hat it just meant  you foamed your face with this solid "finest" soap using a shaving brush. The soap is in a tin - no to all the plastic-stuff, right?

 

Also it´s cool, I love ravens and freshly shaved men!

I know some love that 3-days beard or more.

I am just glad I´m not a man, must decide what to do with my face - or legs for that matter.

2002 I shaved my legs before we went to Cuba.

Ingo said I am dumb - you see no difference. 

Oh, don´t be jealous. My head-hair is so thin it´s a pain. 

 

As usual I also like to join Annie with her Smiles - leaving the week with a smile is just too good, right?

 

 

Henry 🦁

And to a great weekend soon.

Summer In The City (Come Back!)

 

 

There - I peeked over at Rain´s what the theme might be... And had to laugh a tad bitterly. Day ten in a row this song is not heard here...

We´re far from a Heat Wave -  mostly around or even below 20C / 68F - right now 11C / 51F, grey, sometimes thunder, a bit of rain here and there. And no summer-weather in sight.

 

This...

 

 

... feels like a long time ago.

Whilst Greece, Italy, Portugal... are in a real heat-wave with woods burning since days, properties and lives lost. 

What crazy weather is this.

 

Instead of yummy summer-fruits one longs for hot soups. 

Or, Pizza Muffins... I´ll have the last one from last baking galore (can´t remember when that was) for lunch...

 

Recipe here.

When I have a mini-holiday I´ll have to bake big again.

Alas. Hope you do have a summer. 

Glad we can look forward to February/March where we turn our backs to nasty-cold Germany and head to Perth (and Adelaide)!

 

Henry 🦁

  

Bought this set just to find out I cannot crochet - more difficult than I thought.

Ingo finds no colleagues who could help. I think the set is still at Ingo´s workplace, how sad. 

 

Wish us luck summer comes back, I love heat waves - summer for me only starts at 30C / 86F...

 

And here is River´s idea, much cooler, The Lovin' Spoonful:

 

 

 

Don´t Forget About Us Part III - After Work...

 

I like the font he uses.

It sure really suggests creativity.

I never saw an ad in town... I had to walk some 45 minutes to get there, it´s at the "popo" of Braunschweig, far away from "real life".

No idea where this carpenter spends his time off with this...

 

 

River Oker is too small for a boat like this.

This was still taken in the west of Braunschweig.

For Tom´s Signs2, of course.

Henry 🦁

 

Do you love the water, too?

 

 

T Stands For ChrisTmas In July

 

My ticket to Elizabeth´s T - a stupid - but yummy - attempt to overcome the tiredness of the un-summery-time. Our weather is not (much) better as in "Straya" where there is winter right now and hence:

 

To my Aussie-friends, who today (maybe) celebrate Christmas in July!

Henry (as Christmas-ornament) is in the mood for sure.

Ingo said the head is too small.

Now poor Henry looks like a poodle (sorry, Henry!!).

 

 The journal:

 

Monday: My Brother called again.

There was yelling and screaming in the background.

It was wonderful!

 

The happy sounds of kids in a public pool, there was ice cream 🍦 and pommes frites 🍟  - the Nieces had their friends with them and Bro and I had a happy talk for over 2 hours.

 

As if  he´d read my worried-post  on him... a bit weird.

What a wonderful surprise!!!! I am happy he is happy for once!

I said I feel bad being so lucky - he said he is happy to have me. 🥰

 

And funny, too.

Him, 5+ years younger than me:

"When I shave my head I see the hair is grey."

Me: "Not a single grey one here."

Click.

LOL, was not him, connection died. But left me wondering of course! 🤣

 

Tuesday: Work was good, I finished one project, one is close to it and have a prospect for another.

If I want to help. What kind of a question is that?!

4 training sessions as too cold for balcony...

Ingo skipped some meds. Feels better.

Wednesday: MS Teams is great. I cannot remember being in the office being as effective.

I learn to be OK with people watching me working. Not showing, but really working...

Uh-oh. New project likely with women only.

Bro really quit his second job.  Says he feels terrible. Yupp, now you know how that feels...

Later sent a pic from the grave. 

 

For Dad´s day they visited and all the plants were healthy as still, despite it´s 21 years that he left, 12 years Mom left, "people" still go there regularly and water the plants.

Made me cry a little. 4 sessions of training.

Thursday: Nice chat with colleagues.

Condo-cleaning done inbetween so everything is dry when Ingo comes home - working from home and shifting hours is great!

 

Back in my "old job" (Usability etc) with all the skills I learned at ALSTOM on MS 365 - win-win!

Weather: shitty.

4 sessions of training.

WONDERFUL "new" series with Dieter Hallervorden - my hero since forever!

Born 1935 and fit as ever, intelligent (tragic-) comedy, I look forward to each Thursday since weeks, today was TOP! I had tears...

 

Friday: I analyzed the Internet.

Wow, huh?

OK, I analyzed the ESE Internet-homepage. Sounds not as dramatic, does it?

Part one of running project #4 done.

Chimney sweeper was there - brought no luck...

Weather: Still shitty. Summer is on holiday whilst the Southern countries suffer heat-waves, fires etc.

QANTAS-flight Perth > Adelaide is booked (Ingo). Yippeeeeeee....

 

Summer-sketch from last year. I have the model right here.

I think last time we could take QANTAS from Frankfurt was 2006!

Now they only fly from London. 

Or Perth 😍 I hate flying, but like Rain Man I feel safe(r) with them!

 

Put on long clothes. It´s cold.

Glad this can be made in the pan, no BBQ needed:

I love the sound it makes when you chew it, too.

Weekend: Saturday: Darn Health insurance wants a new passport photo and income tax declaration 2020/2021. Nice jobs for a cold, cloudy Saturday.

And then their stupid website does not work properly.

I - knock on wood - am near to never sick and pay and pay and pay. And now stupid trouble on top.

Seriously thinking about changing to another insurance.

4 sessions of training to get rid of frustration...

Sunday: At least Die Maus could enjoy sun and heat - too cold here.

Lesson learned: Take the sunflower for shade :-)

Slow day.

Managed to get "Zurück in die Vergangenheit"  aka Quantum Leap in the original.

Ingo asked: Know what you did or by chance? Sadly by chance, hope I can reproduce it! 

 

Henry 🦁

 

How was your week?

Elizabeth (and late Eileen whom I take after), thank you for this possibility to share, Happy T-Day. 

Mad Love

 

 

This fella is also to be found (maybe) in the West of Braunschweig, where students try their talents overwriting murals.

We really need to change our attitude and make (good) murals legal.

This wall the owner officially put up for murals - nice guy, huh?

 

The title?

See the the heart at the end of the tail?

Maybe he is deeply in love but his "dragine" does not want him?

 

But he keeps fighting - whatever your week´ll bring, follow his example!

 

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals.

 

Henry 🦁

 

 Right, don´t give up, Henry!

Lille Family Time - Get Up

 

 

Dad titled it for once "Brunhilde" not, as usual, "Mami".

Pic(s) taken, according to Dad, in summer 1978 - Bro was born end of October 1977.

Summer. And it´s dark?! Mum (and Bro) are no early risers, that would be Dad and I. In summer the sun sets late, like 10 p.m. + !

Sadly no one left to ask. Bro will not remember.

 

 

He quit his stupid second job. 

Not enough time for details as he was packing.

Right now they very likely are on island Fehmarn and I do hope they have much better weather than we have here! 

 

Wiki says it´s  "an island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is Germany's third-largest island, after Rügen and Usedom."

 

We´ve been on Rügen 2010, Mum, Bro and I.

Our last holiday together.

 

I hope he´s getting up easier and quicker from his job loss than in 1978! 

 

 

Are You Ready To Party?

 

 

HA! I won´t let this shitty summer give me a bad mood, oh, no!!!

16C / 60F...

These pigs, with funny hats and socks, with whom I join Eileen´s Saturday Critters, sit in my window sill and are ready to spread some fun!

 

As you see I sketched them on the balcony table a couple of weeks ago when summer was still here.

 

The Frog I showed you last time told me they are 2.7 inches "tall".

That is some 6cm and the one to the right certainly has a pizza-cake.

 

What is your fav cake?

I kinda bet some sweet one?

If I had to choose it would be an apple cake, I guess.

I googled for the most loved cake in Germany. It´s... cheesecake. Hm. Nah.

 

Neighbor W and also Ingo love Stollen - how about you? 

I even found this special cake  at ALDI Perth, so reckon it´s known world-wide.

Wonder if Perth has it in stock there right now!  I kinda bet as soon it´s Christmas in July over there.

Looks like we´ll have the same temps... Just they have winter-time...

 

Henry 🦁

 

 Henry, LIFE is the party, try to enjoy every day, no matter the weather...

FFO And Smiles With Baby

 

 

I think playmobil is hard to sketch so for in case you cannot recognize these two they´re the main characters from Back to the Future.

 

Ingo not only got the DeLorian but also the playmobil set. And the car-key. And... Star Trek, The Simpsons... the living room could be mistaken for a museum.

Either way, with these "faces" I join Nicole´s FFO.

And now to some smiles for Annie´s, first this:

For in case you have no FB - here is a preview:

Cute, no? 

Apart from the not-summery weather I had some good smiles.

Outstanding was a phone call with my Brother (see next T-Day (Tuesday) for that). 

For now... Since languages was up yesterday I start up with a "German" one:

 

But Buzz does...

 

And with this comes another smile:

Let´s go Back To... 2001.

My Brother was sad cause his weird girlfriend´d left him (again). I was sad  cause I was still searching for my first real job.

He suggested to drive to the next city and watch "Toy Story" in the cinema. 

I had no idea he used me as excuse to eat out at Maccas / The Two Golden Ms and buy the (way too expensive) kid´s menus for as long as he got Buzz!

He gave him to me and said, "he´ll bring you luck to find a good job" - he did, and in no time, too.

You can STILL push the buttons and he makes noise!

 

To Siblings, luck and a great Friday!

Henry 🦁

 

We´re different, but that does not matter!