Sealed

 

Braunschweig, 2001 - September 26th, late arvo. Internet broke down. 

What to do???

 

Call Ingo!  (He still lived in Rhüden)

And I said, "Hi, internet broke down, can you help me???"

 

Silence.

Grumpily he did and then... it dawned on me...

 

WEEEEEEE.. it´s his BIRTHDAY!!!! 

 

The man did marry me anyways  (for in case I die first) - and I said, on the plan, "OK, if we have to marry, then in Perth!""

It was something!

 

That was today in 2013 and I can proudly say: I did NOT mess up again, I remembered!!!

 

 

Seesh. I am small.
 

 

One had a Grandkid´s birthday to celebrate in Sydney and one had her own wedding-day in Adelaide - in my mind I add four more nice friends. 

And no. No family.

A bit much to ask to come to Perth for this, Mom and Dad were long gone anyways.... 

 

Well, Ingo.

Here we are. Thanks to you Flixbus and hotel is booked, I have the cabin safe and we are ready to go!!!

Soon... 

 

12 years now. Plus all the others... that makes 31! 

 

Henry 🦁 

 

 

To the next!

I mixed it up in another way yesterday.

Try to get a visa for Australia.

Which address to give???

 

German one? The Aussie one? 

Help?

None available. Found a German site  - I am ... Ingo understood I am but tired.

 

Just.So.Tired.

From February on I was studying and then was cut down three times in the presentation, 7 sorries - then I stopped counting - and I have no idea if I have passed. 

Wait For It

 

Maybe you say, "woooah, I´ve seen this already!" - I´ve not and want to share...

 

A cub slips into the lion enclosure – what the zookeepers capture on camera is unbelievable!

 

German source here - translation by google.

"It was a typical Thursday afternoon at the city zoo. School classes crowded around the enclosures, snapping photos and excitedly pointing at the animals. But all the excitement quickly turned into chaos when a small Shiba Inu puppy broke free from its leash and headed straight for the lion enclosure.

 

The puppy had wandered in unnoticed by its handler from a visiting primary school class. In seconds, it disappeared through a narrow gap in the fence near the lion enclosure. The visitors screamed as the puppy trotted into the enclosure without hesitation.

Everyone froze. A fully grown lion lay inside the enclosure, just a few meters away from the small intruder. The zoo staff rushed to the scene, bracing themselves for the worst. But what happened next astonished everyone.

 

 Instead of rushing at him, the lion slowly raised his head and looked into the puppy's eyes. The little Shiba Inu wagged his tail and came even closer, as if meeting a new friend. The zookeepers shouted and prepared to tranquilize the lion.

But the lion didn't move aggressively. Instead, he stood up, calmly approached the cub, and sniffed him curiously. The cub then licked the lion's nose, completely without fear. The crowd fell silent.

 

Then the lion did something that left everyone speechless: He lay down next to the cub and gently nudged it with his head, as if he wanted to welcome the cub into his kingdom.

 

 The zookeepers didn't intervene because they didn't know what to do. The lion showed no signs of hostility; in fact, he seemed to be calming down. One of the zookeepers immediately recognized the behavior.

Just a few weeks earlier, the same lion had lost his only cub to illness. Since then, he had been quiet, depressed, and had lost his appetite. The staff were worried about his health and morale.

 

Now, for the first time in days, the lion was active, calm, and even affectionate. And all because of a stray Shiba Inu puppy that had wandered into his enclosure.

 

 The zoo decided not to separate the two immediately. Cameras were installed, and the veterinarians closely monitored both animals. What they saw over the next 48 hours astonished them.

 

The lion and the cub became inseparable. They ate together, slept side by side, and even played together. The lion would gently roll around when the cub climbed over his fur. It was something the staff had never seen before.

 

The story made headlines. Videos of the two unlikely companions were viewed millions of times. But no one knew the real reason why the lion had accepted the cub until a zookeeper revealed the quiet truth.

 

 

The lion had been grieving. According to staff, the loss of his cub had left a void in his mind. The sudden appearance of the cub had reawakened a protective and nurturing instinct in the animal.

 

The zoo has made arrangements to keep the cub, now named Chance, as part of the lion's daily routine. The two continue to share the enclosure, albeit under supervision. Their bond has become a source of joy for all visitors. 

 

What began as a terrible moment turned into something unforgettable. A lion found healing, a cub found shelter, and the world was reminded that even the most unlikely creatures can become a family."

 

Isn´t this an amazing, sweet story that teaches us a lot?

 

This is for...

 

... Eillen.

 

To Henry 🦁 Who is enjoying the people at the Christmas Market, see here, if you like!

We´ll give it a go at daytime, though, not as crowded. 

 

 

Merry Christmas

 

fK & family went today - we´ll pop in, too, soon and Henry 🦁 you just saw in the video.

 

 

FFO - Pippi!

 

Here is Pippi Longstocking, kinda - I had to go to school as her for carnival.

 

 

 

I remember the fake hair I got for that... who´d guessed I´d end up with hair like that for real - well, Dad did, hence my second name, Flavia. Red hair...

 

But. Since Nicole wants a photo for the self-portrait and there is none I tried something else...

 

 

This was the best I could do....

 

And yes. I´m from a family of optometrists and have several glasses for different uses... Right now I´m wearing red ones - monitor-glasses... the dark blue ones are for going outside and the first ones for reading a book/kindle, but I can do without now.

Aging, you know! 

 

So, with this I join Nicole´s FFO ....

 

 

 and Gillena´s Lunch Break. Christmas-Plate - go over and enjoy the Christmas-music!

 

Now, after the drama, let´s laugh, shall we? 

 

And...

  

 

And....

 

 Also...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And, last that is how you survive:

 

 

 

Henry 🦁 

 

 Have a happy one.

 

 

Crescent Moon, Oh Yippeee

Today I join  Rain´s Thursday Art and Dinner Date with "Crescent Moon".

 

And for the dinner part ... grapes and...

 

 

To our Swiss neighbors!!!! It´s a dream indeed!

 

The internet series: 

 

"Our everyday objects and their unusual origin stories

 

 Play-Doh

 

The idea for the colorful children's modeling clay began with a soft compound from the Kutol company that homeowners could press against wallpaper to remove soot, since most homes before the 1950s relied on coal. When electricity arrived, Kay Zufall, a preschool teacher and Kutol's sister-in-law, had the million-dollar idea – the rest is history!" 

 

Addendum: Whilst you, who are in the United States, might enjoy a stuffed Turkey for Thanksgiving, here fK and I take Acerola as we feel a flu or such might be on the way.

Crappy times! Over here. And yet, yes, I give thanks I got to know all of you... in many a country! Am I thankful there is the blogger-world!

 

Henry 🦁 

 

 

 

On The Litfaßsäule

 

 

On my way home this caught my attention.

 

 

I am a lousy person! I didn´t even know Louis Spohr was from here!

But then, this isn´t my genre, either... 

 

But.. who is lousy? Pic taken last Wednesday... the event was October 19th! 

 

How about this?

 

 

Well, Frankie, you´re history, too!

Oh, Braunschweig! Use your Litfaßsäulen properly for your signs!

And yes - this is for Tom´s Signs2.

 

The internet series: 

 

"Our everyday objects and their unusual origin stories

 

 

 Bubble wrap

 

This packaging material is said to have originated as an idea for an artistic, textured wallpaper by Alfred Fielding and Marc Chavannes in 1957. They folded two plastic shower curtains together and ran them through a sealing machine. Three years later, they discovered that this wallpaper was best suited not for walls or insulating greenhouses, but as packaging film."

 

And don´t you love to "plopp" these?
 

Henry 🦁 

 

Frankenstein? Rather afraid of failing my prompt today, Henry... It´s "presentation-day".

Please wish me luck...

Luck my voice will not tremble, luck I do not look weird.

 

We are Germans.

7 minutes introduction, 13 minutes presentation, 10 minutes questions.

I feel very insecure. 

 

Anyways, have a friendly Wednesday!

 

 

T This ProducTive Week

 

Pic from summer days.... and with this (2C / 35F right now) I join Elizabeth´s T.

 

The journal:

 

 

Monday: Went grocery shopping after I was cold all day. My legs were nearly numb already - Bea was at the self-check-out as supervisor. I neared her from behind and said hello, without seeing me she replied, "Hi, Iris!" - now I wonder is my voice that strange?! We had a nice little chat - I said my good-bye, went outside and nearly got killed by their huge sign that the mean, cold wind blew over. Boy, that was LOUD!

"Against the Wind" - ... I remember 1999, Darwin, Lake Andrew, a sign: "No nude or female topless!" - here a topless Aborigine-woman - I never expected that! Everything on TV is rated in Australia and the DVD is aged 15+.

"It will be a great day when the people in this country find out what a good drink beer is!" - and they did!

 

 

Tuesday: Wonders happen!!! I called authority Braunschweig to make an app for Ingo to get my "big" travel-passport for Perth (it´s hard to reach via public transport)..

A woman - supernice and funny! Certainly the e-mail to confirm didn´t reach me as she understood "w" instead of "f" - so I corrected her as we waited and sad, "no, f like fly"....

made her laugh. Read to her the confirmation, she, "yes, even our program is polite :-)!"

Wished her a nice evening, "thank you, only 32 minutes to go!". 

 

Sadly "Against The Wind" is but a mini-series and I am done.

Mary and Jonathon Garret, two convicts in the 17-1800s died leaving 5 children, 23 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and now 8 000 Australians are related to those two.

 

 

 

Wednesday: My Scarf and Bonnet are out again with coat Gurri (name by the company), wee was it cold! But I sure walked myself warm.

My teamleader had to let me in and later bring me to the "Brown Bag Day"-date. 

mM explained the heating to me, you can only flip 2C up or down, man it was cold.

4 other guys worked in the open area - nobody said a word! 

The date-room was even colder and we were but 4 people!!! But... I showed my face. The only female one. I could help mSA  and he later wanted to take more pics for me but the tram was in test-mode. He´s such a nice guy.

Thursday: mSA and I talked about raising kids in the 70´s (us) and now and inbetween - his daughter is 3 years old and needed to see the doc with him for a vaccine. A funny talk!

teams is like being in the office - great technology. 

  

After driving to Salzgitter, working 8 hours, driving back, searching 45 minutes for a place to park the car at the end of the world, grocery shop on the long way home Ingo did book the hotel in Frankfurt and the Flix-Bus to and fro - THANK YOU! I´d need... forever.

And I am so blocked having that darn test so soon. 

 

 

Friday: -4C / 24,8F in the morning ... 

 

 

On the way home saw a very small elderly woman with a very crooked back, walking slowly in mini-steps in a way too thin jacket, bag nearly on the ground. Stopping every few steps and looking to the street. Asked if she needs help - "the bus stop is gone!". Those darn construction site barricades she could not look over. I told her how far it still is and with a nod the lady with her nose and cheeks red from the cold went on. How the heck will she get on the bus? Must find out about "Crisis intervention teams" and ask what to do... Even if I was willing to give my Gurri to her... she would´ve stumbled over this for her way too long coat.

Hope the bus came in time for her and brought her very near to her home...  

 

Weekend: Saturday: Bea at the self-check-out, we had a nice, long chat. A friendly face to talk to.

Other.. by myself. Stupid, but I feel no joy, just pressure.

 

Sunday: Die Maus is in prison!!! HA, I´ve been in some, too. As visitor - in museum-prisons.

Other: Luxury trains on TV! The Transcantábrico Clasico - they explain also the technique! A treat!

Munchy: 

 

 

The internet series: 

 

"Our everyday objects and their unusual origin stories

 

 Chain Saw

 

Warning, this story is gory. Until the 18th century, there were no Caesarean sections, so doctors assisted with difficult births by using a knife on the pelvic bone to create space for the baby. In 1780, two doctors created a hand-operated, cranked blade on a chain, which first became popular for cutting bones before being used on other materials such as wood."

 

Brrrr......

 

And... at Tom I found out... "TODAY IS NATIONAL PLAY DAY WITH DAD", so...

 

 

Oh, the 1970´s....  the colors... the wallpaper, the sofa... LOVE.

 

Henry 🦁 

 

 To a good week.