Double-Half or One Ten without ham

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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?

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

T STands for... As Always

Let´s go Tutti Frutti! Hihi fun fact from AI:

"'Tutti Frutti' aired on RTL from January 21, 1990, to February 21, 1993. The iconic erotic game show, hosted by Hugo Egon Balder, was broadcast late Sunday evenings." - People bought color-TVs like crazy!!!

This is for Elizabeth´s T :-)

The journal:

Monday: Ummmm... my end is near? E-mail (I didn´t open it): "Burial in the North and Baltic Seas". Hang on - I hope I have a couple more years?!

Next: "Home emergency call system - immediate support in case of emergency" What did I miss??? And it´s only Monday! Hey, yes, my back hurts, but otherwise I´m still fine!

Asked Ingo. He thinks I can do that super-duty job... eventually - will ask mT for further advice. Don´t wanna disappoint people who believe in me.

Why the heck do they do that?!

Tuesday: mT said: "Germany suffers badly. Go for it at ESE, be honest, you CAN learn this stuff." Always good to be able to go back to your teamleader, if the last time he was there was 2018 in this role ("just" friends now). He´s still here!!! Ingo and fK in my back is good, too. On my back? mT said everyone is on holiday now, too. "Wait".

Wednesday: Started 17C then warming up - Summer seems to come back. Everyone signed sick or on holiday and no one can help me out - that darn company who shares ST4-tutorials needs a company-account. Hilarious. Watched Cast Away. Seemed fitting.

Thursday: Bucket List I watched. What´s on yours? "Laugh until you cry"?

"Kiss the most beautiful girl in the world"? - Granddaughter it was.

Other I kept lying down and stood the pain. It warmed up. Wanted to go to the city but just went grocery. We keep a distance - it hurts. Back, heart and mind hurt. I feel alone. Left behind. Not good enough. Job-wise... nothing, fK on holiday - I will not interrupt. My Brother - not a word.

Friday: Slept in again. Good for my back but I think it might be really a depression this time. I hear nothing job-wise. Ingo keeps silent, too. No worries I will NOT fall for any meds!

Please do NOT pity me!

Crazy thing at FB for Braunschweig: BBQs forbitten in the parks due to the dry heat (well, "heat", but dry!). You are to save water, too... 21C /69F is not my idea of "heat"... OK might rise to 27C - "warm".

So I decided to very slowly with my medical corset on walk to the city later - that is my anti depression tool. Didn´t happen. But I went to EDEKA.

Weekend: Saturday: Ingo repaired my TV!!! And got me beautiful flowers. I´m a bit better!!!

Sunday: Die Maus on soccer, gahhhhh. And at Shaun they had the hiccups - hilarious!

Nearly, only nearly forgot Dad passed on this day in 2002 - crazy I´d bought his fav flowers on Wednesday (the Sunflowers).

If you crave Summer like I do, how about this:

Munchy - speaking of Tutti Frutti!

Henry 🦁

I know, things could be worse, but it´s not "easy" anymore.

Anyways, have a great T-Day - enjoy!

Monday, July 20, 2026

I Know?

... at CBD Perth, Forrest Chase, near MYER, "where else?" - is that still their slogan? It was in 1995.

Isn´t it beautiful?

Run by volunteers. Once, years ago, I had a question and in the end solved the "problem", teaching them.

Yes, me, Miss-no-orientation-whatsoever!!!

Our first MYER we found in this crazy shopping mall in 1995:

This:

Kinda a mural, too? This was 1999. I drove Ingo nuts. I WANTED!!!! EVERY!!! James Blish book on Star Trek original series - so we went to EVERY second hand book shop throughout Australia.

I have them all.

You know... sitting in the Outback after a long drive, reading one of his books was like watching the series!

Thank you, Ingo - we have the complete set!!!

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals!

The Black Swan, Perth´s Icon

Have a great start to the new week!

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Your Opinon?

Politician Jens Georg Spahn was against surrogacy in Germany.

Now he and his husband adopted a child from a woman in USA, from surrogacy.

All hell broke lose here, politically. Just another liar, huh. I mean. If a woman is willing to help a gay couple out, why not. But saying no to this "in Germany" and then turning to another country and then proudly presenting the baby is not such a clever idea, is it?

Why not adopting a child that is already there and has no parents???

Of course, Ingo pointed out: He wanted it to be "his" child with "his" sperm.

What do you think. What should happen now. Baby is here, in Germany, with them.

People want his resignation from politics due to "double standards". Yes.

Just because you´re so rich you have different rights than other gay couples?!

From my heart - get happy. But make that possible for everyone then!

Throw him out. No more being rich.

For Nicole´s SITAR just scroll down... that is much more fun! (yet I´d like your opinion).

Balcony Love

I got Jeff Koons "Balloon Dog" as keyholders - aren´t they too cute?

Remember the gigantic red one hopping about at "Night at the Museum"?

I tried to capture them in the kitchen cause this is for Nicole´s...

... but I hope the balcony counts as room, too and gives you for Gillena some...

Henry 🦁

Please do that outside and not in the room above our bed... thank you. Happy Sunday!

And to Dad. You left us on this day 2002.

Hihi.. Erika said to be happy I met Dad. I remember when Ingo and I went to Bremen with him and his "star-friends". I ordered Labskaus at the restaurant and they had the beetroot IN it - just like I by accident did at age 14 and Dad got really upset.