Freddie´s "I" & In Summer-Gurri

 

 

Ingo got me the summer-Gurri (darn Blogger refuses to find it, it´s a dress, not my coat).

At the touri-Info I got this key chain, that perfectly describes my feeling for this town 💖

The other side suggests it goes for the town, too!

"I" also stands for I got happy mail!

 

Thank you, dear Kathy!

Freddie (from the book Freddie Mercury A to Z):

 

 

The song was written by John Deacon and the drag-idea came from Roger Taylor, referring to the  British soap opera "Coronation Street".

 I´ll follow his example and have the vacuum out after Brekkie!

 

Henry 🦁

 

 He certainly has to go with Freddie!

 

Addendum: Gurri makes people stop me, telling me I bring them luck and make them happy.

The "Glückspilz" looks like that. One woman once stopped her bike even to tell me, another yelled after me, one grabbed me by the arm.

And so I´m happy to make people happy also in "summer" (this is a shit#y one, though, wore summer-Gurri but twice, 17C now! In the hottest month of the year!).

 

 

Winter-Gurri Is Out

 The baker-lady wanted to see Gurri´s inside, LOL.

She could not believe Gurri is that soft, yet strong to guide me trough Autumn AND Winter.

Yes. August 30th, Gurri had to start her job. 🥶

Henry 🦁

 

He wanted to be a Super-Hero, see last post... if you like.

Gurri To Go

 

 

Monday I found Gurri´s Daughter in a store and certainly had to take her home.

 

 The sales woman saw no connection. I wonder how some people see the world?

I joked, "I HAVE to have this, right?"  - and even then she had no clue.

Bummer.

 

This is how tall mini-Gurri is:

 

Henry 🦁

Yes, two posts again today... "Sorry". Santa in post below is new in Germany with the mail box, btw...

FFO, Smiles, Scares And Yum

 

Another 1970´s optometrist-poster - could nearly be from today, fashion repeats itself....

This for Nicole´s FFO.

And Smiles  to join Annie? A bit tough - other as for Ingo who makes sure I am warm with these Zippos!

And...

 

Also thanks to Gurri (pic from when COVID still nagged on us):

People smile at me, grab my arm, call me lucky mushroom, stop their bikes to turn around to give me a smile (OK,that happened but once)... teamlead went in - I SAW your coat, hi there! Even CEO now seems to know me.

In the dark half of the year (and in summer, Ingo presented me with a summer-Gurri) - wear FUN colors! Make people SMILE.

(The company named the coat "Gurri", not me, she was a cheap oldie back then)

Some funnies?

 Sadly finished my Norway-project, but trains maybe stick with me...

 

 Stairs, huh?

Of course...

And...

 

 

"Everything used to be different: childhood experiences that no longer exist 

 

Paper maps

 

Until recently, no one would have dared to go on a car trip without a stack of cards in the glove compartment. Today, children only know the mechanical voice that reads directions from the Google Maps app on their smartphone." 

The German one was a Falk-map. Once unfolded... DRAMA.

ADDENDUM! I was in Braunschweig with my Mom´s car, number-plate GS for Goslar, not BS for Braunschweig.

Near park garage Schützenstraße, Falk-map in hand I´d stopped cause I got lost.

A man came to the window, knocked and offered help. LOL (see why I love this town?). This was 2001...

Finally for Gilenna´s Lunch Break:

 Henry 🦁

 

Ingo takes care I get my vitamins....

Smile,it´s Friday.

Tomorrow: Off to show Ingo the new ESE-place. Meet colleagues and friend fK, maybe.

And hope to keep the job - and work from home!  

Sugar Baby Love (Brrrr)

So Tuesday I wanted to buy Ingo another inflatable neck pillow as he´ll only find his when he´s got a new one, Murphy´s law etc, right?

And the shop right beside... I "fell in love".
Went inside, had a look, asked if totally rain-proof, they weren´t sure, I left.
I´d crossed two streets already, passed a Café where people had a brekkie. For, say... €7-10? Whereas I had leftovers again.

And then I went back to that shop.
Since it´s spring already Gurri was "down" to €99 (and my jackets are ooooold!).
So, here we are, a jacket/coat with a name:

Ex-teamleader said: Done right, get something for yourself from time to time :-)

And Gurri is not alone, btw:

Really, in good company, actually...

Oh, come on white dots on red make me happy!

And even if I´m maybe a tad old...
I don´t care, I only say wooly hat :-)

The title?
"Sugar Baby Love" was playing in the store, I left mid-song and my brain hence kept repeating it till I heard a jingle, aka "at home" - I hate when that happens!

Even the guy who asked me if I can change a fiver for parking fees (and would´ve accepted only €2,30 for it, but I sent him into the store instead) - even he couldn´t stop that song!

I take Gurri for a walk now - temps have dropped to 2C... will have to walk myself warm...

T STands For Huge Shock

 

With this healthy drink I join Elizabeth´s T.

 

The journal: 

 

Monday: Up at 05, laundry, paper-mail... the day starts, it´s getting light! -7C / 19F, brr, off to REWE.

Dude at the cash-out  tries to pay via cell. Takes forever. Then card, takes forever, unpacks and leaves. After rolling my eyes I think, poor dude, shitty start to the day. No one moaned loudly.

Cash-out #2 opens, I jump after the others. Yelling at me: 

 "hey!!!!... You look like a ladybug! 🥰"

 

Do I love my Gurri (winter-coat).

The guy, maybe in his mid-20s, follows me. Amongst other the tiniest, saddest bunch of Gerbera in his bag.

Tells  me, changing between causal "du" and official "Sie" that he has a female colleague who is always in a bad mood in the mornings, so he wants to cheer her up with the flowers. Cause actually she is really nice. He kept repeating this, because he was very proud of himself, I encouraged him, of course.

Not the brightest, but such a sweet guy, wishing me a good night.... um morning!!! 

And at Tom´s I learn: "TODAY IS NATIONAL RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS DAY." Jupp!

 

Passed test #3. This pressure makes me sick. Sooooooo tired.

 

 

 

Tuesday: -9C/15F, but sunny. Time runs and I fight. WhatsApp: fK: wanna phone?

An hour, but it was good! To hear another voice, to chat and forget about the problems for a sec. And get advice.

Horror-studying again. 5 pages for the last question are lurking.

Evening (07 pm+ done studying) Lucy - a time warp: Romeo et Julietta!!! Ingo smoked those in Varadero/Cuba ages ago!

 

Everything is cold. Mouse, doorknob... earrings... nose.. 🥶

Wednesday: The most shocking news, brought to me by fK.

mM, who is a great guy, fun, full of enthusiasm, who brought 60 people into the company, who organizes and pays for the yearly cinema-Christmas-event from his private money for our whole team - and beyond, who emphasized it´s the railway-team with the spirit, who gave me the guarantee (written as authorized representative) that I get my  job back if I have the certificate (and hence the job center pays for my training)... he lost his position and stubborn as he is... he might leave the company.

How can that be. I am shocked and so sorry.

mK took over, not really happy. He´d told fK once he wants me back (I´d worked for him, too), so not all seems lost but... mM was the heart and soul of our team. I, WE are shocked.

 

 

Won´t happen 😢 

Why he lost his position if he is such a great guy? He tells you the truth.

You did something wrong? He names it, not really always friendly - but! He delivers  a solution with it. The new lady from DB ECO group became the new CEO and obviously cannot take criticism... 

Thursday: -5C/23F. And I have an app, means I have to leave the (cold) house.

Took off my mittens - hands deep red. Doc told me to keep Gurri & Co on!

He´s Greek, he understands what being cold is!!! 

Before I went to REWE.

I got this with a happy smile and a "Happy afternoon!".. It was 07:09 a.m. or such!

 

I was still working on questionnaire #6. Turned out the last ones were optional!!!! For when you want to do teamlead - which I  sure as hell do not want! So: ready, waiting for editorial stuff.

The BIG 2 was on HTML/CSS and done in no time.

Started the BIG 4 as 3 is again with "teacher" and starts Tuesday. Oh, my. German language at it´s finest... 65+ pages, too!

mM had to leave for good. No one knows details.

 

Friday: I had had enough. Studying 11 days in a row, often 9+ hours was enough. Even my doc on Thursday - he is a couple of years younger than me - said, 30 minutes learning and he needs a break!

Cleaned the living room, Ingo came home early, sat all arvo at the new PC, installing Linux and Windows 10 parallel for me, took care of the walking pad, helped me with studying in the sense he HAS such an old jigsaw which solved the "riddle" even the "teacher" could not solve... fK tried to build me up, too. That "teacher" wants me to be good... Hm.  "Wanting" things not declared in the prompt...? I dunno. 12C / 53F - WHAT?

 

Weekend: Saturday: Tired, relaxing. Ingo made horse sausages again, YUM!

Ingo cooked - I sadly was too tired to take pics of all the fine ingredients, but next time I´ll do better and show you! The end result does not give it credit!

News. A 19-year old Syrian refugee stabbed down a tourist from Spain at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin. An anti-Semitic assault is "assumed"..

These "refugees" need our "protection", you get that, huh?

Sunday: We went voting. Of course. Whilst Ingo is still interested in politics I kinda resigned. I voted, but I have low hopes for a change... We have no democracy. Lazy day.

I played the hairy one again:

(Thank you, Tom for the poster!)

Despite a new week starts I am supposed to cuddle up, yippeeee....

The new series:

"Not just cars: these things were invented in Germany

 

 

The name of the drink comes from the German word 'fantastisch'. The soft drink was invented out of necessity. Since the German population had to cope with Coca-Cola's lack of raw materials due to the war, a new drink was invented in 1940. Now Fanta is refreshing people all over the world."

 

Not a fan... you?

Henry 🦁 & weekday-munchy:

 

Have a happy T-Day!

 

T Stands For Thyme.. Time AT The Bay

 

 In case of earworm, here goes:

                            . 

 

Let´s waste...  Waste? WORDLWIDE! USA, Brazil, Japan, Italy, Cuba!!!... We all "waste" time!

Time is what we have, if nothing else. Sad for some.

 

I worked for darn money and WASTED my time like that.

Twice had bad colleagues (mostly great ones) and today have a... hello, Corinna, a phone-job-interview (wish me luck? I feel so nervous and sick already...).

 

What does that mean, enjoy? Let´s ENJOY time cause now...

Now it´s thyme.... (to say thank you, hope you had the sound on on that video and heard LOADS of them, those thank you´s)

... for my friend Grace 😘

Tiger has herbs again and I sure helped myself (I payed, of course!).

 

 Rødekro.. hmmm Røderkro? Just cool.

I wasted my taste-buds on this:

 

 Igitt... That´s what the German says, pronounced like "Eee....." Like in Eeee... "git" (like in "get"). ?

Just say Ewww. That nails it.

Even the cam could not take it!

Had some minutes on the balcony with a great book yesterday till some neighbour started  "cooking" with soooo much garlic, I nearly fell from my chair.

A bit of summer... gone. Yikes. "Igitt". IGITT. 

If you cannot cook... use LOADS of garlic?!

Take lemon instead 😉 (to RedPat)

The journal...

Had a nice chat at the bakery.

And got a great book.

And watercolors (I am at it, promised....)

Sent a pressie to Lille Niece and Ingo saved my cam.

Niece called and it was warm enough for enjoying a book on the balcony.

After I had to get winter-Gurri out!!!

Got another cool book! Shoot, and I´m reading one  - I need time!

Went recycling and KaBOOM. W. right in front of the door! No idea how he does this! Guess at age 80+ you just sense when someone comes out? One time he´ll give me a heart attack! (Ingo announces when coming in for a kiss cause I´m jumpy).

I got lost. My T hates this city. Cause he gets lost. Mimimi. I got lost.

Sewed - after Ingo helped me with the machine. It was so rewarding. I put a cheapy-Gurri to my size. Ironed and then... no needles.. I...

Being small can be a pain, but next summer.. haha!!! 

And I learned... I can sew on the board where I do the ironing. (our condo is small).

Then Baby-Peanut visited me, oh, it was sooo sweet.

Freddie was on TV. 

It hurt. First three words and the German speaker talked him down, "translating" him.

Then Footie - yippeeeee. Same.

Will we ever be allowed to choose?

"Die Maus" wanted to travel. Hahaha, Corinna....

 

This certainly is for Elizabeth´s "T Stands For Tuesday" 

 

Henry 🦁

"... a friend took my pic. She isn´t feeling well so I say 'Hi!' in her name."

Good boy, you.

For screaming out loud - I got the same meds, they´re no good....