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Archive for February, 2010

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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This Giddy Globe

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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