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...
27 Jul 2015 | craft-projects
Recently I went through a bag with all sorts of matching papers. I decided to take it apart and file the papers according to colour into my stash. However it also had a lot of pretty pattern scrap coming with it: just strips, squares and circles. I can’t bring...
17 Jul 2015 | craft-projects
Some time ago I went for a craft session to my friend Vada. That was quite a challenge for me as usually Vada comes to my place and hence I have got all my supplies on hand. This time I had to pack a bag with things I may want to use. I had a full basket of stuff with...
