Every year, when Little T had a birthday I would calculate how many childhood years I still had to cherish before the day he turned 18. Well, that day has come. Tried as I could to press the pause button year after year, he quietly slipped into adulthood right before my eyes. Feeling a mix … Continue reading My baby is 18
German customs
The long week-ends of May
May is known in Germany as the month with a lot of public holidays. But the difference here, as opposed to Canada, is when a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, that is the day it is celebrated. So, no Friday before or Monday after in lieu of. The 1st of May is … Continue reading The long week-ends of May
New Year, New House, New Routines
Happy New Year! There is definitely a lot of “new” going on in this household. Without having Internet at home for the last few weeks, I have been feeling rather disconnected from the outside world. Then again, moving in general can leave you feeling rather disconnected until your home is arranged and new routines established. And … Continue reading New Year, New House, New Routines
Schulanfang
The first day of school. In Canada, the first day of school starts with Kindergarten. Here in Germany, Kindergarten starts around age 3 and typically lasts 3 years and is kept separate from school (similar concept to daycare in Canada). The real deal here starts when you are 6 years old. They call it Schulanfang … Continue reading Schulanfang
The Long week-end
Last year, my mom had a recorded phone message that went to the tune of “It’s summer, and the living is easy”. Well, it isn’t quite summer yet, but this week-end of sunshine and 23ish weather is making life quite easy. And, a long week-end to boot (Pfingsten). It doesn’t get much better. Oh, I’m … Continue reading The Long week-end
Karneval
Karneval has been over for a few weeks now, but the decorations are still hanging all over Little T’s room. Personally, I just can’t get into the whole Karneval festivities (if you don’t know what Karneval is, think Mardi Gras or visit this link to read more: http://german.about.com/library/weekly/aa020501a.htm) A friend of mine asked if Hubby … Continue reading Karneval
frische Luft
Fresh air. Germans have a strong attachment to the concept of “fresh air”. Windows here generally don’t have screens (which took some getting use to for a spider fearer like me) and over time I observed that Germans like to open a lot of their windows, wide, all year round. The first year here, I … Continue reading frische Luft
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