Have you ever tried a Guinness? Luckily the pub back then was nearby - I made it to bed.
Henry smiles to this - and we join Elizabeth´s T.
The journal:
Peanut is back!!!!! With partner/sibling!!!!! Walnuts are out!!!! Sorry for the !!! but I am so happy!
Tuesday: More snow. And a lazy day. Nicole with the Sunday Meme reminded me to take "van Gogh" with me to Perth!
Wrote to Skye to make sure we get cabin #79 for sure. To shock her sent a snow pic along, LOL.
One thing each day, huh.
As everyone showed their art-place and I join with traditional T-Day also with Nicole, here goes:
Sorry, I still have "the Rotz" - handkerchiefs all around.
Wednesday: -5C /23F and I needed to go to the pharmacy. Snow and ice. Usually I cross the street where it is "OK" - I was a good one and took the official way - longer, safer. In the pharmacy the nice lady - in a T-shirt!!! - gave me two packs of paper handkerchiefs for free, LOL. I spent over 300 bucks!
As in I have everything safe for Perth and after. And I need the meds anyways.
One dude in just a pullover (well and trousers and shoes - otherwise would´ve been a real bummer!), a woman with ice-support on her shoes (want!) and people on push-bikes! In ice. My eyes... tearing like crazy in the cold - people looked at me in pity, thinking I cry (no, and the meds help!).
Thursday: Bell. Postman. Ukrainian or Russian*. Studied the name plates and chose... me.
"M, I know, put in front, can you take these?" - in a very good German, he asked, harsh accent but good. As I know both neighbors I agreed and made him really happy. "Name?" (both our names are on the bell) - "Kaiser" (Emperor) - no question, he´d read it outside.
Germans ask "with 'ay'?" - "like König" (king) - "with 'oe'?" Drives me nuts. He knew :-)
Those are migrants that are welcome for sure. In minus-grades doing a good job (OK in their country this is still "warm", LOL). Both parcels got picked up at once. Yippee.
Fireworks :-(
Friday: Schooool´s out for... Friday!!! Really. When I was a kid I walked six miles uphi.... you know see here, if you like. Lower Saxony closes schools down due to snow and ice! Even on TV news... glad Ingo sees our dentist today! As in not driving to Salzgitter.
Fireworks. In.The.Morning.
And Ingo came home with this: On my Birthday 08:00 a.m. I will sit on "the chair"! Actually I had a date in March, but our dentist now wants to see me before we go to Perth to make sure all is OK. I ... noooo.... noooo....
But huh, look - they even help kids!!! Think I count as kid... They ARE the Tooth Fairies!!!
She always says she´s proud of me for braving up and coming by. Meep. She rarely finds anything.
Went outside. Came back in, had to get out of my trousers at the door. Full.of.snow.
Weekend: Saturday: Ingo did: Go to REWE in the darn snow. Did get my dumbphone back to work, ripped some movies AND repaired my Blueray-slot! Man it looked like yuck! We have no carpet so all the dust went in there. And he worked out how to avoid going to the doc to get the very expensive meds against thrombosis: Aspirin 100! I took care of that. Man, it was a workout through the snow!
Sunday: We slept holding hands, it was soooooooo good.
Watched "Lost Places": "NSDAP and everyone listened to 'the greatest German', Hit#er!" - He.Was.Austrian! And no "people". And I had so much fun with my Austrian colleagues. But I hate when I get accused of being responsible of Holocaust just because I am (half-) "German".
*There is no "the Russian" and those who come here say no to war. My hopefully to-be-again-teamlead is Russian. She gave her best to help me.
fK learned Russian and can on the dot translate Ukrainian to me - like Bavarian and German.
I may repeat myself... we are but people.
Munchy:
Henry 🦁
YES!!! Enough! Pics tomorrow as this is enough!
To a happy T-Day!
33 comments:
it sounds like a good week. I'm glad you're taking your paints to Perth -- and you got a lot done! I hadn't thought about meds and the dentist before such a long trip but that's very smart. I loved seeing the photos of your art corner!
Happy Tuesday, never had spinach with mash potato
My Tuesday post is
HERE
🎇much love
Thank you, yes, German meds in Australia would be a challenge - different name etc. I hope I am allowed to get them in! Well, it´s my private corner :-) And ohhh, the dentist.
Oh try, it´s very yummy! Hopping over!
...walnuts for your friend peanuts? You treat him well.
Yes, I read peanuts are not good for them... but the name sticks.
Good morning, you have a nice art space Iris-love your desk. When Larry would have a beer-back in his younger days-that was always his choice of beer-nothing else Happy Tuesday
It does sound like a good week. and you must be so excited to have a trip coming soon. I'm ready to go someplace right now. And yes, I have had Guinness. back in 2007 we visited Dublin and went to the Guinness brewery. The beer was much better there than what you can get here in the US. Nice journal pages, and I'm glad you're bringing your water colors with you. Hopefully you'll get a little journaling time. hugs-Erika
And I forgot to say-Happy T day!!! Or rest of yours.
Your journal pages are always such fun to read and see, Iris. How great that Peanut is back.
i am so excited that you are going on a trip and you are taking your paints with you! Lovely!!! wishing you all the best and have fun and also love your drawings. :)
Thank you - I wished for a bigger space, though!
Thank you and I dunno what kind of "real Guinness" we had here - I got so tired! I think about cutting the pages out as the whole journal is quite heavy...
Oh, yes, Happy T-Day!
Yes, to Peanut (and thank you, RedPat!).
Thank you, yes, Nicole gave me a hint! I nearly forgot about the set! - No promise, though!
Your art corner looks like a nice area for a bit of play, and a lot tidier than my whole room. I'm working on that today. Oh, getting ready for your trip to Perth. Exciting. We might be expecting some snow this weekend. I'm with Henry. Enough now! Happy T Day
Good drink and nice to see your art space! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
Dear friend Iris, I love your sketches 💛
Ingo's potato mash and spinach looks delicious.
Henry looks handsome.
Warm hugs 🫂 🤗 and much love to you.
Hello iris,
I love your art, cute sketches and your art corner looks nice.
I hope your dentist visit goes well. I know you are excited about going to Perth. Take care, enjoy your day!
Spinach with mash potato looks good, I think Kale would too!
All the best Jan
I notice you "want" ice-support for your shoes. So why do you not get some?? You will be much safer when walking. I had mashed potato last night, but with green beans and carrots.
I think aspirin is the same everywhere, we have it here, I have some in a drawer with my other meds and the vitamins. Every pharmacy has it and maybe even supermarkets still.
It´s too small I always have the pencils on where the keyboard is. Aww, well, things could be worse ;-) Snow is melting, yippeee!
Sleepy drink, rather ;-)
Thank you, dear friend Linda. It was yummy indeed and Henry seems to really stand snow! Warm hugs and much love on the way 😘
Thank you, Eileen, oh that place is too small actually. And yes, getting nervous already... but I try to enjoy the day :-)
Right - thank you - I still have kale in the freezer to make chips/crisps!
The snow is luckily melting already! Your potatoes sound good, too!
Yes and that´s much cheaper than the stuff Ingo usually got! Oh, I hate those long flights! Here you only get it at the pharmacy, though. Germany...
I tried guinness once and to me it tasted like liquid marmite, not my thing.
The snow is melting now, but what about for next winter? Get the shoe supports.
Even Henry is out in the snow!
Yes, I have had Guinness when I lived in the UK. I'm not a fan. I thought it rather bitter, but have drank it after my operation, it helps recovery they say.
Yes, it's exciting time now getting ready for your big trip. Great that you remember to pack your paints.
I use low strength Aspirin routinely. I use 75 mg daily to avoid strokes and thrombosis. They don't sell it here but my friend brings it from the UK.
Wishing you all the best for your dentist appointment. Yes, get it out of the way before your holiday (well, don't know when your birthday is..) I am also very fearful of dentist and a dentist appointment will cause me many sleepless nights and lots of nerves.
Sorry this has been so late. (life got in the way)
Lisca
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