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Cancelling Christmas 2021

I always loved Christmas. I had to spend it by myself a few times, but it didn’t dampen my Christmassy spirit. I would decorate the tree and send cards long in advance. I would go around shops, look at decorations and listen to carols, buy gifts for friends, cook Christmas fare, dress up my dogsContinue reading “Cancelling Christmas 2021”

My dog Lucy

Lucy came to me through Facebook. I found the organisation in Thailand called Soi Dog which saves street dogs (soi = street in Thai) and finds them homes around the world. Dogs travel to Europe or Northern America with volunteers who can take a bigger number of dogs in hold with them on certain airlines. Continue reading “My dog Lucy”

Mosquitoes, house renovations and the end of summer

I never experienced the number of mozzies that we had just until recently. When passing shady areas big clouds of them raised from grasses and attacked humans and dogs. My dog Lucy has a very silky and soft fur, and they settled on her mostly and not on wirehaired Linus. I was bitten a lotContinue reading “Mosquitoes, house renovations and the end of summer”

People

I’ve been living in Mecklenburg Vorpommern for 2 years only, so don’t have much experience with local people yet. My excuse is that my German is very basic, and we were in the lockdown for a long time. My views can be considered as educated despite of it; I lived long term in a fewContinue reading “People”

Heat wave and the swallows nest

The very definite summer is here and I love it; its’ greenery, flowers, birds singing and bringing their babies to my bird feeders. I love sitting in the garden, listening to our local nightingale while drinking sundowners. Dipping my feet in the lake, walking dogs in dappled shade, watching sun going down (or coming up)Continue reading “Heat wave and the swallows nest”

Summer is here and the story of baby raccoon Ricky

I know that summer officially starts on 21 June, but it is already here, and it definitely feels like it. Temperatures are in high 20s Celsius, grass is growing with the speed of light (almost) and birds are singing their hearts out. I pay attention to their songs; July is only around the corner whenContinue reading “Summer is here and the story of baby raccoon Ricky”

My dogs – Charlie

I saw Charlie on Facebook, advertised by the rescue centre Friend in Ukraine. A few volunteers were driving past the place where he lived, took photos, arranged to get him out and I saw the story. I have decided to get him and find him a nice house in UK. I have just sold myContinue reading “My dogs – Charlie”

It is sunny, warmer and everyone is busy

I am happier these days. I was vaccinated 12 April, which made me more relaxed. It was a very well organized operation in the old movie house in Pasewalk. Once we were shown inside the building by Budeswehr soldiers, all went very smoothly, polite and professional. The set up inside was designed very sensibly andContinue reading “It is sunny, warmer and everyone is busy”

Spring is finally here

I wrote here two months ago, which is hard to believe. We had incredibly cold spring with almost nightly frosts until recently. Luckily the world is finally turning into a warmer, brighter self and all will be well again. It is very cold inside my house right now because I have decided to get ridContinue reading “Spring is finally here”

The kitchen

I love cooking, so kitchens are always important to me. When I moved here I have decided that I will live in the part of the house which was unused by the previous owner. There was no heating here, it smelled of dampness and all in all looked depressing. The original 1857 kitchen which wasContinue reading “The kitchen”