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Archive for February, 2010
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Posted in audio, Books, LibriVox, Whatever on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Walpurgisnacht (Walpurgis Night)
Posted in audio, Books, LibriVox, Whatever on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a special treat for all German speakers – Walpurgisnacht writen by Gustav Meyrink and read for LibriVox by Hokuspokus!!! Here is a short summary: In der Nacht des 30. April, der Walpurgisnacht, stört ein schlafwandelnder Schauspieler die Abendgesellschaft im Hause des Barons Elsenwanger auf dem Hradschin in Prag. Für die nächsten 4 Wochen [...]
Fingerless Computer Mitts
Posted in knitting, personal, self made..., Whatever on February 18, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Hey, everybody! Just another short blogpost about my latest knitting project. Since my fingers always get so cold when typing, I’ve done a pair of fingerless mittens. So while I’m at it, here is my latest pair of odd sock: I really like the yarn of those. But they are soooooooooo scratchy, that I’ll probably [...]
This Giddy Globe
Posted in audio, Books, LibriVox, Whatever on February 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is another really funny and super-awesome LibriVox audiobook! Neeru discovered and BCed it, while I did the prooflistening. A perfect day in London It’s called the “Giddy Globe” and was written by Oliver Herford. Actually it’s a geography book, but it’s hilarious. Best read along with the Project Gutenberg text. The pictures are just [...]
Der kleine Lord (Little Lord Fauntleroy)
Posted in audio, Books, Drawings, LibriVox, personal, Whatever on February 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Last week I finally finished my German Solo. It’s Frances Hodgson Burnett‘s “Der kleine Lord“, which in the orginal is called “Little Lord Fauntleroy”. (click booktitle for etext) Here is a short summary: Cedric Errol, ein kleiner Junge aus New York, wird von seinem kaltherzigen englischen Großvater, dem Earl of Dorincourt, trotz der standeswidrigen Ehe [...]
Mr. Snow 2010 ;)
Posted in LibriVox, personal, self made..., Whatever on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We’ve had lots and lots of snow over the last few weeks, but it almost always melted the moment it touched the earth. (I just love it when it snows…. except when I have to get up extra early to remove it ) But this weekend it didn’t melt and covered everything in a lovely [...]
A little princess in graphite
Posted in Books, Drawings, Whatever on February 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When looking through my folder of drawings I discovered that I did the same motive in graphite too. So here it is: Drawing with a graphite pencil Besides this being what I consider a “bad” drawing…. I’ve aged Sarah considerably and if you look closely you can see that I’ve given her a very straight [...]
