From the monthly archives:

October 2006

The Ghost of Halloween’s Past

October 31, 2006

Officially in Germany, today is Reformation Day (as in Martin Luther), but for me it’s good ole Halloween. I was all prepared. I had a nice carved pumpkin and a boatload of goodies, and not one trick-or-treater stopped by. This was not for lack of trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood, I took Charlie out at one [...]

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Pop quiz: Verkehrszeichen

October 31, 2006

Do you know your German traffic signs? Test your knowledge with this short quiz at german.about.com. Me? I scored 88%. I’ve never heard of or seen the last sign, but now at least I know what it is.

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Der arme Kerl!

October 29, 2006

My readers of the male persuasion and those with queasy stomachs may not want to read this post, and if you do, I warned ya… There’s always complications for poor Charlie. On Tuesday he was neutered. When we went on Saturday morning for his checkup, the vet informed us that when out of our sight, [...]

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It’s my party and… you’re invited

October 28, 2006

We’re having a blow-out Thanksgiving/Going Away Party on November 24th and you’re all invited. Yes, I know Thanksgiving is actually the 23rd, but more people can come on a Friday and if it gets noisy, our neighbors are probably less likely to get mad if they don’t have to get up early the next day [...]

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I’ve been a bad, bad girl

October 27, 2006

After having a nice lunch with Lynn, I headed off to Berlin, more specifically, to KaDeWe. It is a good thing that I live this far from KaDeWe. It is also a very, very, VERY good thing that I live this far from Tysons Corner! Note: you can order fresh turkeys from KaDeWe with one [...]

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My Obituary?

October 27, 2006

‘What will your obituary say?’ at QuizGalaxy.com This was stolen from Grafs, who looted it from Kim C’s site

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Charlie G. is in the house

October 26, 2006

On Tuesday, Charlie got neutered. This is actually not that common a procedure in Germany, where they prefer to leave animals “au naturel” (and the Vet tells me that it’s actually illegal in Sweden… and yet, strangely enough, 4 out of 5 of the male dogs in Charlie’s pack are neutered). Charlie, although not at [...]

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