Happy February to all my Friends and Readers
New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Frank Koebsch
New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Frank Koebsch
"Schneemann bauen im Park"
"Winter Flowers"
Frank says to this picture:
"... there are fewer and fewer days on which such a winter dream really comes true. The question keeps coming up: When will it really be winter again?"
"… es gibt immer weniger Tage, an denen so ein Wintertraum wirklich in Erfüllung geht. Immer wieder stellt sich die Frage: Wann wird es wieder richtig Winter?"* * *
I remember a German song from the Seventies: "When will it be a real summer again?" And that summer was scorching hot. So, who knows what Frank's wish will bring us. Though, we haven't had a real winter here for ages.
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Which reminds me of a good joke:
What do you call a very old snowman?
What do you call a very old snowman?
Puddle
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January is supposed to be the longest month of all. I mean, we have seven months with 31 days, so December, for example, ought to be as long as January. It just seems shorter because there is so much going on and we all try to be ready for Christmas and then we feel the month is over before it has even begun.
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This month, I have two German words/expressions for you.
"Morgenmuffel" and "bis in die Puppen".
If you stay up "until the dolls" (bis in die Puppen, i.e. you don't go to bad early), you will certainly become a "Morgenmuffel" which means you are grumpy in the morning. However, if you are like me, you can be a Morgenmuffel any day, no matter when you went to bed the night before.
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And here is a great Christmas present I received from one of my sons: Hitster. We played it several times already and love it. You have to guess songs and where they fit in the timeline. If you like music and games, check the link here.
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My favourite book of last month was
Tartt, Donna "The Secret History" - 1992
Tartt, Donna "The Secret History" - 1992
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* You can also have a look under my labels Artist: Frank Koebsch and Artist: Hanka Koebsch where you can find all my posts about the two artists.
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Happy February, Marianne! I always find it a bit of an 'odd' month - not quite winter, not quite spring.... But the weather is (apparently) improving here and the rain seems to be holding off a bit more.
ReplyDeleteOh, I had thought I'd posted something on your Dickens alphabet post but it hasn't appeared. Did it go to spam or an I imagining things??
Totally, Kitten. February has always been weird. It's not even a "proper" whole month with its 28 or 29 days.
DeleteThanks for letting me know about the Dickens comment. I check my spam folder regularly and just did so yesterday, but I went back after your question and there is nothing in the spam, either. So, you might not have published it?
I'd love to hear your comment.
Happy February! I will be looking into Hitster for Eleanor and I. We love games and music. Is it a cooperative game or a competition? we are VERY competitive, lol
ReplyDeleteHaha, Sarah, yes it is competitive. I heard from a friend that they played it in groups but we played it as suggested, so each for himself!!
DeleteThey have several editions by now so I am sure there is one you can play with Eleanor. The one we have goes back to the beginning of the last century, so that might be a little hard. Or you sort out the really old ones.
I was looking into it this week and I think we would have so much fun. But we tend to get rowdy - think Monica and Pictionary, lol
DeleteOh, yes, it can get like that. LOL
DeleteHappy February! And I love that watercolor. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lark. I'm a big admirer of art, as you know from your posts, and I am so glad I got to "meet" Hanka and Frank, their paintings are just wonderful.
DeleteHappy February to you too! We are expecting snow tonight so I have put my car in the garage (always a bit risky in case the door won't open the next day but at least I can take the bus and subway to work, if necessary).
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely an advantage, Constance. We wouldn't get very far without a car. But then again, we are retired and don't have to get to work.
DeleteGood luck with the snow, I hope you won't get too much.