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The British Tag
Rule Britannia… Via a whole load of blogs I dabble into, I found the originator of the British Tag – John. I loved reading his (and many similar) blog posts and thought I’d give it a go as well! Question 1: How many cups of tea do you have a day and how many sugars in your tea? I’m actually a bit of an odd English Lady, as I don’t drink tea unless I’m having afternoon tea, in which case I will have a dash of milk to change the colour of the water and absolutely no sugar. Question 2: Favourite part of your roast? OMG the roast potatoes –…
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Friday Links
And she’s walking back to me… Photographer spends 11 years documenting families around China with all their belongings. Can drinking tea turn you into a whore? Here’s What’s Happened to the Netherlands’ Solar Bike Paths – this is actually amazing!! Some absolutely hilariously fun German words! THIS Is What That Extra Shoelace Hole Is For! MMMMM – breakfast ramen! Rock-Paper-Scissors is Deeper Than You Thought… Tom’s Live Election Results can be purchased – but you gotta be quick!! Signs you’ve gone native in Germany – not quite yet for me then… Favorite Streets in 12 European Cities. And lastly a bit of fun: When and where would you die in a Zombie apocalypse?
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Homemade Sewing Machine Cover
Wind the bobbin up, wind the bobbin up… I recently went to Hueco – a massive material store in Berlin. I will post about the shop soon, but I absolutely fell in love with this England material and just had to buy it. I had no idea what I would do with it until I looked at the ugly plastic covering on my sewing machine. It’s been annoying me since the day we bought it and I thought it would be a relatively simple job to make a new one. So I winged it and I LOVE it! I cut the plastic cover up carefully along the fold lines and…
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The naked Germans are out already!
You can leave your hat on… Well, first bit of nakedness spotted today by Jason on the way to work at Wannsee. The sun is definitely shining brightly but it’s still a bit chilly here, however in true I’m-German-and-gonna-get-naked fashion, here is male number one: I’ve told you all about how Germans are a lot less prudish than us Brits in terms of getting naked and well, here is some proof. Us Brits are almost as bad, with our tiny bikinis in the park as soon as a sliver of sun shines through the clouds, but at least we cover up a tiny bit more than this man. If you…
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Friday Links
I’m all about that bass… Although this is in German, it’s a clever way of making homeless people ‘seen’. I’m currently following Cheryl on her life in Berlin – great blog and the photos are STUNNING! Here’s another fun new blog I’ve come across – Adam travels all over and has some great information on so many cities!! Japanese people crying en masse (just realised a friend of mine wrote this!) It’s all about SUSHI! My wrist still hurts so I’ve been trying not to move it by watching documentaries like this one: Berlin and Potsdam 1945 – aftermath. There is no commentary but it’s fascinating to see what these now familiar…
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Piazza Michelangelo Restaurant
It’s a-Mario… I’m not sure we’ve even told you about Jason – he has a foot injury and can barely walk. It’s been almost two weeks and an X-Ray, MRI scan and various doctors have told him to keep off his leg and rest. Difficult when you’re hungry, so we tried out the closest restaurant for dinner last week and it was delicious. While in England the restaurants seem to be mostly Indian or Chinese, here there are Italian restaurants littered on every corner. I think it’s expensive and so easy to cook at home, that Ristorante Piazza Michelangelo was actually one of the first Italian restaurant we have been to…
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Cyril the Squirrel
Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce… …Cyril the Squirrel. What a cutie! The first time I saw a red squirrel was in Germany many many years ago and the next time was in our garden here. We have a family with three babies that just run up and down the trees and balconies all day long. Absolutely adorable. It’s actually cuteness overload! Our friend here wants to get a chair and just spend a whole day watching them. At the moment, the parents are teaching the fluffy little things to jump and how to look for places to grab on to. It’s interesting watching them learn these skills…
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Friday Links
And it keeps it… out of sight… Serious bummer dude: One of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been killed off. Why Judging People for Buying Unhealthy Food Is Classist. They spent millions trying to sell their product to girls. They only needed to change 1 tiny thing. 60 Powerful Social Issue Ads That’ll Make You Stop And Think. How cool is this? This Tiny Vertical Garden Has A Built-In Composter, So You Can Feed It Food Waste. 18 Incredible Places You Won’t Believe Are Actually In London. Learn how a family grows 6,000lbs of food in LA on just 1/10th acre – this is my dream!! Did you know these 13 Weird and…