R U Hungry? Sporty?

 

 

This is Wanneroo Rd in Madeley, right in front our Caravan Park.

 

Where we are...

 

 ...to go to Warwick (pronounced "Warrick"). And then Perth. Or Leederville... or Joondalup.

 

 

I had a (plastic) skateboard. I went so fast on a road downhill where cars drive, the wheels started to spin and I luckily flew off to the right in the grass.

One reason I have no kids! 

 

Snacks, though?! Make yourself a slice of bread or eat an apple!

 

Gosh. I am old.

And I am thankful for that, too. I am a happy kid of the early 70s. 

 

Would you like to be a kid now?

That would really interest me! 

TV on demand - nothing to look forward to. 

I love my Sunday-ritual with Löwenzahn, Die Maus and the Fairy Tale. 

 

Hello from the old(en) front, this is for Tom´s Signs2.

 

The Black Swan, Perth´s Icon

Back in the day we had no protection whatsoever - you?

 

 

 

Buzz´s Friends Arrived!!!

Woody, Bullseye and Jessie are here!!!!

LOL, doorbell. Now I´m just "Flavia?" How did this happen?

 

 

Yes. Buzz is "too tall".  But he´s from Maccas, Toy Story 1 from my Brother and these three are from Mattel.

 

 

If I was ever to meet Tom Hanks I´d had to pull myself together not calling him "Woody"!!!

Which happens to him often!

 

OK, let´s get started, I brought this from Perth:

 

 

Because in Germany so far I only found sugar and salt!
 

 

 

OK, all ready for the finale!!

 

Because... it´s raining outside Bonnie´s room!

 

 

Let me tell you. This is not for kids.

If I´d watched this as a kid I would´ve cried and at times screamed in fear (de facto I once did "scream"!) 

 

Bonnie drops Woody into her drawer. He´s out.

He´s sad, but when he learns Bonnie´ll have her fist day at kindy, and she is very scared - he decides she needs support and sneaks into her backpack!

And takes secretly care of her, throwing art-stuff on her table where she sits by herself.

She makes a toy.

 

 ...out of a fork that is scared and thinks he´s trash and runs for every bin he finds. Woody really has a hard time to get him back always cause Bonnie LOVES her "Forky"!

It takes Woody ages to make it clear he´s a loved toy!

The family goes on a roadtrip... woah, scary!

 

 Woody in a second hand shop see´s Belle´s lamp and sneaks in and the crazyness begins.

 

 

It´s an up and down, scary, wild, hilarious! Dangerous!

 

 

 Yes. Meet the new sheriff!

 

Woody made a decision.

 

 The former enemies in a deep hug!

 

 

 

And Bonnie makes him a girlfriend.

 

 

Toy Story 4 ends with Buzz driving away saying,,, "To infinity..." and Woody on the carousel finishing, "... and beyond".

I can´t wait till #5 is out on DVD! 

Cause by no means will I watch it without Tom Hanks and Tim Allen!  

Both were with me "always" - I loved "Tool Time" and most of the movies with Tom Hanks. 

 

 Henry 🦁 

 

  

I Just Feel Like It

 

 

A sign summer has arrived, huh... for Tom´s please scroll down, if you like. 

 

 

My Egg Was Bad And.... I´ve Never Been to New York!

 

I made another crumpet but the eggg... huuuu... to the outdoor-bin it went! Instead I had Greek yogurt with fruit which lead me to an earworm of Greek wine and hence to this wonderful song I´d like to share with you! I may have before. 

It´s about freeing yourself. 

And staying. 

Because...actually you are happy. 

We were at a concert Udo Jürgens gave here in Braunschweig, we were... it was awesome! 

 

 

And here is the Greek Wine-Song. 

 

When nasty Germany needed help after WWII people astonishingly from all over Europe came for help. 

 

In this song Udo (from Austria - like the tiny man who started WWII, btw) walks the street at night, it´s cold, but there is a light shining into the street, so he steps in. 

 

There were men with black hair and brown eyes and.... 

 

One stood up!!! 

 

And... 

 

Invited him. 

They drink Greek wine and tell him how they miss home, that they feel like strangers and... alone. 

 

 

Ages ago we were in Greece and it was great.

Sadly I don´t like wine, so.... yogurt with me?

 

For Tom´s Signs2 just scroll down, if you care.

 

 

Alone? Lo...

 

Another look back to our last Perth-visit this year.

This is at The Belgian. 

Note: She has a paper-book with her! 

 

I remember when still working for CGS, local. We went to the Brodocz for lunch sometimes, on Sodhexo. You pay half the price with that.

There was a lady, all on her own and I felt so sorry! I thought she was alone, lonely... I was thinking of leaving my colleagues and asking if she wanted company, but my colleague, Iris K, said, no, don´t.

 

Fast forward and I found myself in Freo, South of Perth, in a pub, the Gage Roads, ordering a beer, on my own.

Not because Ingo was sick or friends had no time, no, because...

 

I WANTED to be there on my own.

 

People looked at me in pity.

Can you read me? Sometimes you are just so content with your life you want to enjoy it - just by yourself. 

 

Next I went to Grill´d, same... oh, hey, how often did it happen that a male stranger pops up beside me and the staff assumes I "belong" to him. I admit... I´m awfully happy in Perth and about and from time to time stroll off on my own.

 

The lady in first pic was happy!

 

Other, still inviting you to Perth, I found a Jerky-Shop in.the.CBD. !!!!

We got some:

 

 

And!!!! Ingo just took some home.

Yes. To Germany!!!! 

I handle it as a treat-treat!

 

Since BSE you are NOT allowed to bring in Jerky from Australia - total nonsense - it is DRIED  meat. And in Australia this desease never hit...

 

Next Thursday I take you through this...

 

 .. stay tuned, if you like!

 

The Black Swan, Perth´s Icon

 

 

 

 I promise it will be "gigantic"!

 

 

 

Recap 2025 ... A Bit Late

 

 

Jeanie inspired me to this - this was January 2025 - I try to recap best moments... (I was so happy to still have my job!) 

 

Let me head to February:

 

 

 It was too cold, though... Take it to Perth? Pressie by Ingo.

 

March... 

 

 Pressie by... Ingo!

 

April... 

 

 

 

My friend´s "wife" thinks .. I dunno - Vegemite you spread very, very thin - the next 5 years I´ll eat Vegemite-sandwich! And if some Pomm pops in, I have Marmite, too - no discussion 😘

I put wife in "" as they are not married. They have twins but would not profit from the system for them, or themselves, just because they are women - Germany, behind the rock. 

 

 

You can help by sending a post card and twice I got one back! Only twice which I think is good.

 

Once I donated to a German institution and year after year I got cheap "pressies" until I told them off.  THAT was where my money went to?! I did not help people in need I helped a German institution - I was young, had my first job, not much money, I was shocked and angry.

No ad, but if you wanna help our helpers... here. 

 

May... 

 

 

Both pair of socks knitted by Ingo´s (late) Grandma - do I miss her - we lived with her.

And when Ingo had to move out every second weekend I visited (Ingo lived still in Rhüden, me in Braunschweig) we popped by and even before we reached her door she ripped the door open and went: "My Children!!!" I´m wearing another pair of her socks right now.

Note my tops differ so there is something left for Elmo... And that became her hobby - I found her on the ground sorting rests of wool so we get:

 

 ... for the whole family.

 

 I think the plant dies - it was too cold!

 

June... 

 

 And...

 

 "We" ... "stole" them from the woods and I rescued some to Braunschweig.

 

July... 

 

 

I hate! to travel without Ingo and by accident they gave me this bed to attend in a crazy city (Dortmund) a very stupid seminar. Did I feel lonely... (only my bed-side lit).

 

 Let´s hop to August...

 

 

 Turns kinda in an hommage, huh?

 

September... 

 

 

Let me tell you... I cried of joy. I cried of joy. The Alstom-laptop was delivered to my door by my teamlead fE even!

 

 

Having my job back - if only as trainee - the flowers traveled from my private PC to work PCs and back again - such a wonderful feeling!!!

To be productive at work and loved at home.

 

On to October... 

 

 

In the 1970´s my Grandma bought detergent Pril because of the flower-stickers - they are back, the stickers!

 

 

 

And I presented myself with a Halloween-calendar and they all piled up by Ingo´s tram and train!

 

Huh, November already! 

 

 

fK asking me for a call and my glue-engineer mSA asks the same! mDA1 just calls. I like to be prepared (having Rexis I need to plan )Rexi is a huge cup of tea and... meep).

How do you do that? Some really in a middle of a teams-meeting say, "sorry, I need to go!".

 

 A crooked tree ended up here and Ingo presented me with a new lamp!

 

 Now finally, December:

 

 

 Henry 🦁  of course was the happiest, having his people all around him!

 

 

I got my X-Mas-Pressie: 98% I get my job back!

Red coat is Gurri on the left, right side fK. All others were on holiday already or working from home (yes I am small...).

 

 2025 had it´s up and downs. Let´s count the ups, right?

 

"Yippeeeee!!!" says this astronaut! 

He´s a key holder and pocket lamp I could not resist - maybe a she, I don´t care even, we are people - also nice: I said to my customer: 

 

"Are you allowed to put on a meeting with others for me, I´m but a trainee!" - 

"You are my colleague!!!" - and he used the male form, "Kollege", not KollegIN". One thing fK and I are of different opinions, but most of my life I worked with men only, was the only "woman" and treated like a man.

 

To let us being PEOPLE. 

 

Have a happy Sunday!