Tuesday, June 30, 2026

T This HoT Week

 

Also got mint in there - yummy:


With this summer-drink I join Elizabeth´s T

The journal:
 

Monday: Oh.... Really... finally it warms up and in the TV-News: Tips how to sleep "in the heat at night". Ja. I sure do need that!
 
And AI... not so intelligent suggesting to translate German to English for me. I really had to laugh about that. It came from WhatsApp where 95% of my friends and their messages are German.
 
"Like the lion in the castle square" - that is the motto how they want to save the brewery Wolters here. I hope they manage! What would Braunschweig be without Wolters (since 1734) and their Märzen?!
Workers after the job done go and get themselves a Wolters on the way home - yes, in Germany this is allowed. I once in Cologne on a hot Summer´s night wanted a beer for watching TV in my hotel-room. Before I could say a word - plop! Open, so I had to drink in the street. Well, like everybody else. And no - no one is drunk!!!!

 

 
Tuesday: 20 minutes early at the ear-doc. Closed doors. After a while we were a group of 7! A man passing by shouted, "hey, all you - get well soon!" That is Braunschweig 😍
One nice dude, Ingo´s age, we had a nice chat - was even earlier than me despite being behind me in row.
He was one month early - and took it with humor. 
I am angry on myself, though. My doc wore a beautiful summer-dress and I failed to say a word. Usually I do, but I was so tense... 
TV-News: We might get 40+C/104+F, huhhhhh scary. No. Yippeeeeeee.... So far 29C/84F! Balcony-time!!!
 

Wednesday: Sitting outside on the camping chair was a BAD idea. Back hurts like hell.
fE had no time today.
They speak of the hottest June in Germany EVER in the TV-news.  And I am stuck inside, buhuu!!! 
Buhuu, Toy Story 3 is done. Still have 4 but 5 will take so long to appear on DVD. 
 
 

Thursday: News: Deutsche Bahn offers free heat cancellation for the rest of June!
Rails are not made for the heat, aircon might fail etc etc.
Not good... 
Other eating gets better.
 
 
Friday: HOT, yippeeeee... But my back and Ingo´s hand.... 
It is very frustrating.
No balcony-time. 
 

Weekend: Saturday: I get tired from all the sitting and lying. And I can´t go on the balcony cause the chair will hurt my back even more. And to top that:
 
 
... "felt 42C/107F". 
That´s not fair!!!
Ordered crates of beer cause... back, hand,...  the dude was happy when I gave him a fiver and even happier when I said we live first floor! But he´d happily bring it up to 3+floor! Did I mention it´s not only hot but due to river Oker nearby HUMID.
It was nearly 5 pm and he said he still has 7 customers to deliver to. Tough job!!!!!  
 
Sunday: I enjoyed the steamy heat inside. Ingo cooled himself down with a dehumidifier - no - I don´t want that! Cold temps will be back soon enough!!! I am thankful for the heat!
 
Munchy:
 

 
 Henry 🦁
 

 If only I could join him...
 
Have a happy T-Day.
 

 

Monday, June 29, 2026

Other Birdies

 

I assume these are by Peter Ryan - so cute (please correct me, Sami, if I´m mistaken - I had Ingo with me...). This is at Hillarys Boat Harbour.
 

"Oh, just keep your beaks shut..."
 
 
 
 
 
 
Have a happy Monday. From 39 it likely sadly cools down to 26C but: Rain, thunder and  lighting - soooo great! The hottest June in Germany (according to the news), sooo good.
 
 

Sunday, June 28, 2026

We Guard You

 

These are some the last ones from the buskers festival!
 
 
Sadly this is too heavy for my ear and will go to another - it will go on a bracelet with the same color.
I contacted them and said, I am Daughter and Sister of goldsmiths and got the answer they will take my advice to make them lighter in the future.

 
These are for...
 
 

 
Henry 🦁
 

 Have a happy Sunday!
 

 

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Are You Itchy (Or Scratchy)?

Isn´t this too cute? 

This Joey is for ....


 ... Eileen.

 


 Our animal today:

This lille fella, a Wallaby, went after me for food, but a) I don´t feed them, it´s not good for them and b) I had nothing, showed my bare hands - came after me anyways so I called for Ingo, who´d just finished his coffee and filled the mug with water. Phew. Everybody happy.
They have claws and are wild animals, just saying... 

Have a crittery Saturday!


 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

A Summer-FFO

 
With these funny faces I join Nicole´s FFO - your´re welcome for the earworm.
 
Meep:
 

 
 
 
And for Gillena´s AFFF I have this:
 

 And now something to smile about:
 

 And some funnies:
 





 This one is funny: I love the series "Young Sheldon" and I hate the one where he´s an adult.
But.... what is "real"? 


 


 


 The chair outside is too uncomfy for my hurting back, darn it.

 Henry 🦁
 

 Hope you can enjoy outside!!! Have a happy Friday!
 

 

 

Ice-Scream, I Scream!

 

 
On February 22, a Sunday, this year I wrote from Perth that we were watching a cooking-show and I thought I´m in a horror-movie as I heard some strange noise that did not fit into that show.
I only saw the truck as he drove away but googled the name and contacted the driver who came right back (thank you, FB!)! 
Next Sunday I had my cam ready, see he stood in the street.
 
Then ... he saw me standing on the porch and as we don´t have a car he drove directly in front our door! Now THAT is service.
Took the neighbors a bit to find him there, so we had a nice chat. 
 

This last one  is by Ingo:

 He went away with the words, "see you in two years!" 






 

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Monkey Me!

This is The Brass in Northbridge / Perth and they invite you to the Fringe Festival.

 
This time we didn´t go, though. We had a proper beer instead: 
 
 

This is for Tom´s Signs2. As the river is a bit far away the Monkey is my good-bye today.