So. I’m late for work. Running for the U-Bahn (even though it goes every five minutes) – get to the crossing, which is red.
Now in the UK I would just go if there weren’t any cars. Here in Germany however? I wait, just like the locals do. What is happening?? I’m late for school [...]
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I, Len, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 2 months. I pledge that I shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I [...]
I got all dressed up for you and you didn’t beat the Frenchies!! I’m beginning to think that Wales has better luck when I’m not paying attention to the game, as they scored twice when I wasn’t watching, and won in Cologne when I was too busy being a Mime to really pay that much [...]
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To use a word that is oft in the casual conversation of Team Fabelhaft – I’m CHEESING that Angela from Sew I Thought nominated me for this award! (Cheesing means that you’re chuffed to bits… no wait, is that a British term too? I’m really happy anyway!)
The rules of the award are as follows:
1) [...]
Tags: fun things·sewing
Short and sweet today.
I love German bread. I really do. I bought a loaf today and I’ve eaten almost half of it already. No, I don’t miss sandwiches or pasties in the slightest, it’s all about the belegten Brötchen thank you very much. Salami with cream cheese is my favourite, OM NOM NOM
Loving the [...]
Tags: food·german wednesday·Germany
Been listening to a lot of Eins Live lately while sewing, and this was one of the songs that came on as I finished this project last night. Thought it would be an appropriate title, the song talks about a house by the lake, orange trees and the sun shining – I couldn’t help [...]
Sorry it’s a day late!
I thought I’d use this edition of German Wednesday to talk about my sewing course at the Volkshochschule (community college).
It’s been really enjoyable so far, though I am moving at a snail’s pace, or so it seems! I’m creating View C of Butterick 6582, and I think it’s going [...]
Tags: german wednesday·Germany·music·sewing
So I’ve signed myself up for a 2 month pledge over at Wardrobe Refashion…
For those of you that don’t know about Wardrobe Refashion, now’s the time to find out! Wardrobe Refashion is about giving up buying mass-manufactured clothing in favour of crafting your own clothing and refashioning preloved items. A few of the bloggers [...]
And I’m ILL. FANTASTISCH.
For those of you that don’t know, Rosenmontag is the highlight of the German Karneval, when all the floats ride down the streets and Germans *shock horror* DRESS UP. I have to say, I have seen very little fancy dress since living in Germany; in the U.K it’s pretty normal to see [...]
Tuesday is Cinema Day at Dortmund Cinestar, so I went with a fellow assistant to get some German film watching on the go.
I’ve made a pact with myself for the duration of my stay here in Germany; that is, to only watch German-language films, and I’ll tell you why.
Dubbing. The god-damned dubbing. I understand [...]
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