Did You Know#3

 

#3 from Rosamund Young´s book The Secret Life of Cows! (and other farm-animals)

 

Did you know...

 

 This is for....

 

 Eileen.

 

The  internet-series:

(I´ve learned that some of you think these are my words, my opinion, but it is from the internet and I think it´s interesting. so I share.

All orange text is links, you can click on it for more info, but now, here goes.

This link goes to a German site. I let Deepl translate all there is.

For in case you want to use the link for the others and not hop around on my blog, that´s why I added the link.)

"33 retro dishes that are rarely served today

 

 

 

Bananas flambéed

As we already know, flambéing desserts was extremely popular in the 1950s. We have the Brennan's restaurant in New Orleans to thank for this classic dessert of banana in caramel sauce, doused with rum and set alight - from there it conquered restaurants all over the world. The banana dessert is still a bestseller at Brennan's today."

Too sweet for me ;-)

 

Henry 🦁

Happy crittery Saturday!

 

Addendum: 23 years ago today Dad lost his fight against cancer. 23 years already, feels unreal... 🌻

 

And... white ones are cute, too!

 

 

FFO, Smiles, Cats And ... Ack

This is for Nicole´s FFO and Gilenna - I hope to get the rest of FAT CHUNK #9 done today and can take it easy for two days!

Should´ve done that in watercolors but am to knackered for that.

Funny, though... the "mouth"pops out 3-D-like, kinda, huh? Maybe I picked the right medium after all...

For Annie´s Smiles:

And some... mix....

Like getting thrown back to 2008, that´s how I feel.

Brother saw how sick Ingo was and never cared.

I told no one here cause I needed to stay strong, take care, talk to docs....

But my Brother could´ve called or pop by to support me.

Especially since I was there for him so often.

Well, same now.

And Ingo... yes, most study-stuff I´ll never need, but without this I will not get my job back.

At least a friend and two potential teamleads are there who support me mentally. Kinda...

'Nough of that - we want to smile.

I´m no mum but I´d get the hiccups from laughing, too!

Please, if you are in a similar situation like I am... read it correct...

Irony... my study atm is Typo!

I try....

 

The series:

"Life in the slums of New York in the early 1900s

 

 Lower East Side

Many of these apartment buildings were located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. 
The picture shows Delancey Street."

Very bleak...

Henry 🦁  ´s Wife

Two more studies plus tests today and then I should´ve caught up.
The mentor didn´t answer, so maybe I missed three tests, but I have proof I contacted him
cause I didn´t find any questions!

I´m wishing you a happy Friday.

Listen To The Monkey!

 

 

An order that ironically comes from Hanover!!!

The artist is Zike Monkey Squad. 

The motto is  "I love colors" (who does not?).

 

This is at the entrance to the former market-hall again, where there is mostly graffiti but this is a real artist and why is it I put up three exclamation marks?

 

In soccer Braunschweig and Hanover are "enemies" - see why I don´t like soccer?

In American Football it´s the team they play with (or did, when Hanover was first league).

 

But, I repeat myself: "BE HAPPY 😊" - that´s an order!!!

 

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals. 

We ALL should allowed to be happy - found this at Tom´s and want to spread, too:

1997 fellow flatmate mJ and I tried to learn the guitar and did so with the original song. 

Never ever would I have thought... never.

An ALSTOM-customer, Ukrainian-born, came to Braunschweig at age 6 packed up warm clothes, meds, food, drinking water, supplements for women, kids´-toys, rented a van and drove to Kyjiw again and again, we all gave money to support him. 

That was when "the attack" started.

We thought it was but that, an attack. In 2022.

That was years ago. He sent me pics and videos (of destroyed buildings, no people, of course) - I had to ask him to stop, it was horrible. Then... nothing no more.

Last thing I heard he has quit his job at ALSTOM.

And Ukraine? Still up and fighting.

For their land, for their freedom, for peace.

For OUR freedom. Our values.

There were Ukrainian cars here, quite big cars, mostly. All gone. Reckon it does not mean the people returned "home". Reckon it means they had to sell.

And now? Russia and USA talk about "the future". Without Ukraine. Without Europe.

How the heck can that be.

Are we on the way "Back to the USSR"?

I was 17 years old when in Jolly Joker, Braunschweig, a band played this song, life. I remember the funny shoes they wore.

By now I live in this city, the Jolly Joker is gone, but the fear is back.

 

The new series:

"Not just cars: these things were invented in Germany

 

Haribo

 

Haribo stands for Harald Riegel (founder) and Bonn (foundation location). The company was best known for the “Gold Bears,” which made it famous in 1922."

 

I hope you do not have the same stupid, annoying  TV-ads we have. 

Adults in dumb situations, discussing the newest edition of Haribo, speaking with exaggerated kid´s voices.

I always have to turn off the sound.

Someone had Haribo at ESE - I mentioned the ads. A young colleague moaned, "just shut up!!!"

 

Henry 🦁

 

 To a new week! To a solution. Peace.Freedom and re-building (ha, to think of that!).