Author Archives: Tanja

Late Thanksgiving and early Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Tanja

For our last day at Ilmesmühle Holger had invited his brother Christian, his French wife Ann and their daughters Natasha (15y) and Jacqueline (11y). Their dog Reglis also came as he is great friends with Moana. Having grown up in … Continue reading →

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The ‘Holger’ Photo was found

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Tanja

And this is the missing photo of Holger when he came and picked us up from the train station when we arrived last Monday…

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Nichtstun in der Ilmesmühle

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Tanja

Unbelievably we have been here at Ilmesmühle for nearly a week now.  We had one outing to a close by town Bad Heresfeld, and other than that we haven’t really been doing much at all, which has been great and … Continue reading →

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The ‘Old’ Map

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Tanja

Dear Blog Readers, Some of you have noticed the new look at the top of the map and some of you (all Germans!) noted that this is an old map of Europe…in deed it is.  Around 1900-10, or so I … Continue reading →

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Norderstedt to Fulda

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Tanja

On Monday we said our sad good byes to the lovely people of Norderstedt.  Birgit, Marek and Jana we will see again in three weeks time when they will come to Munich for Christmas, but Ingrid we won’t see again … Continue reading →

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The Snow!!!!

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Tanja

Dear All, It is snowing really hard and it’s sometimes rain snow which is really  cool …   and  there are secret passages which are like Harry Potter.  I bet you know that I love Harry Potter. Anyway  there is … Continue reading →

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Tessa’s Birthday

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Tanja

It’s Sunday, 2. December and it is Tessa’s birthday.  We had a busy morning packing, but managed to get it all done in the allotted time frame, despite, not because of the children I might help. We went over to … Continue reading →

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Hamburger Weihnachtsmarkt

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Tanja

On Saturday afternoon we took the U-Bahn into Hamburg to go to the Christmas Market.  As the shops were still open it was very crowded which Ben struggled with a little, but he really enjoyed the food and Father Christmas…more … Continue reading →

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Friday was cold…

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Tanja

On my walk this morning I saw a small puddle that was frozen over…Jack Frost had visited over night… the leaves underneath my feet were no longer rustling but crunching… and the sun was only just coming up and visible … Continue reading →

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Arriba Bad this time with photos

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tanja

On Thursday afternoon we did go back to the pool, this time with Max also.  I must admit I spend a little bit of time lounging about in the outdoor pool, then heated up in the indoor spa pool and … Continue reading →

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