For a retired person life is unhurried and one is not being crudely torn out of one’s sleep by the alarm clock at a time when body and mind are not yet feeling like being awake and running about. For … Continue reading
Let’s go ahead and cultivate some prejudices. Today, i.e., I had a relapse in good old German car-owners’ traditions: it is Saturday afternoon and the car MUST be washed. But seriously: firstly I’ve never been one of those typical … Continue reading
Normally it’s not that one would be happy about continuous rain, but hereabouts we are. We’ve been having nearly contunuous rain since last night – sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less – and it looks like it’ll be … Continue reading
… real name ist Tippy! Today we had a phone call from her owner, a woman from New Mexico. That’s why it took her that long to get into contact with us. She had only chanced to see our flyer … Continue reading
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Let’s start with Chiquita – that’s our foundling’s name: she has settled in here and made herself at home very well, and sometimes is (quite) attentive … … and sometimes just plain lazy. The vet’s examination turned out positive: she’s … Continue reading
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… when a Mercedes S-Class in a parking-lot looks like a compact car, you’re in America, and when it looks like a subcompact, you’re in Texas. Here’s the proof, with a picture taken in a parking-lot at the harbour … Continue reading
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… coffee is the “favorite drink of the civilized world.” And since I count myself among the members of that world, I cannot but agree to that profound statement. This “old coffeenose” here can be made very happy with anything … Continue reading
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Very likely our “zoo” has a new member again. When Mary drove to town – or should I rather say “village” – shortly before noon last Thursday, she saw a little doggie on the other side of the highway just … Continue reading
how often have we heard this command in all the episodes of Startrek. But last Thursday, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, he didn’t need any transponder but ran – amazingly fast at the age of 81 – onto the … Continue reading
… performed by the Moscow Ballet and the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra in co-operation with the San Antonio Ballet, was what we watched at the Majestic Theatre on Friday, December 28, 2012, a performance which I enjoyed a lot even … Continue reading
