17 Dec 2023 | stories-from-my-life
As every year, I am starting my review with Christmas of the previous year: December As you may remember from last years review, I had a hip replacement surgery on the 6 December. After a few days in hospital I was sent home. For the next 6 weeks, my best friend was...
16 Dec 2023 | stories-from-my-life
East Coast Holidays In February my good friend Petra arrived from Germany and stayed with me for 2 weeks, before we flew out to Sydney for a 3 weeks trip. First stop was Sydney. We had a hotel very central and could walk everywhere. It was my first real test for my...
1 Dec 2022 | stories-from-my-life
As every year, I am starting my review with Christmas of the previous year: Christmas Eve 2021 I spent Christmas eve at my friends Tahereh and Melvyn’s place with almost 30 people. Their patio was beautifully decorated and the table was set in a festive design...
30 Nov 2021 | stories-from-my-life
Last year I said: “it was a strange year and hopefully we can tick it off as a one off” but looks like we are going to be stuck with COVID for a long time to come and continue to have to live with it. Hearing the news about the 4th wave in Europe, I am...
27 Nov 2020 | stories-from-my-life
Regine’s review of 2020 As you all will agree, this was the strangest year we ever had. Hopefully we can tick it off as a one off. Here some highlights from my year: Christmas 2019 Christmas day 2019 was spent with my dear friends Vada, Ben and Charlotte and later in...
27 Nov 2019 | stories-from-my-life
This year again time has flown by. Here my highlights: Bavarian and Australian Christmas Last December I had Verena and Michi visiting me from Bavaria. Due to my busy lifestyle I didn’t get around to decorate my home, but Verena – with help from Michi...
15 Dec 2018 | stories-from-my-life
This year couldn’t go fast enough for me – at least for the first 6 months – but lets start with a review of my last Christmas. I stepped on a plane to Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania 5 days before Christmas to visit my friends Jude and Jon. All I had to...
3 Dec 2017 | stories-from-my-life
Another year gone by in no time and still lots has happened. Lets start with Christmas 2016: I celebrated my first Christmas back home with my family in Germany since I migrated to Australia in 2002. Of course my visit was jam packed with spending time with family and...
9 Dec 2016 | stories-from-my-life
This year gone by like a whirlwind and had a couple of interesting surprises in store! I clearly can remember the idea I had at the end of last year: Between Christmas and New Year I will fix the corner of the ceiling in my living room, where paint is hanging down! So...
28 Nov 2015 | stories-from-my-life
I can’t believe it, we are already in December again und of course I am in “Christmascardcreationstress” like last year! But let’s start at the beginning. The year started quiet and relaxing. Just the usual activities like going to the outdoor...
13 Jan 2015 | craft-projects, stories-from-my-life
Last year in September I submitted some cards to a magazine for publication. I had already forgotten about it when I got an email back, that they wanted to publish one of my cards! I was very excited until I realized, that the card they wanted to publish was sold to a...
11 Jan 2015 | stories-from-my-life
It’s been a while that I have been blogging, but my plans to be finished with creating and writing all my Christmas cards by 1.12.2014 as well as having all gifts wrapped and ready to go was simply not happening. I can’t say that I was lazy, the opposite,...
