Category Archives: Tanja

Birgit’s friend and neighbour Steffi, also mother of Max, who is in Ben and Nick’s class asked a few days ago if I might like to join her in a class called drums alive.  My wonderful Ingrid agreed to mind … Continue reading →

So, this morning I was at Apple and Nils (from Apple) told me that he has to shut the whole thing down and then re-start it all, a process during which everything will be  lost.  So he checked when I … Continue reading →

Croissant Just a quick update on some exciting news. On Sunday morning we did the German thing and went down to the bakery (which opens from 8:00am till 11:00am to satisfy the German need for fresh rolls for breakfast on … Continue reading →

First Day at School When German children start school for the very first time in their lives they are given a big cone to take to school. The cone is filled with things one might need at school like a … Continue reading →

5:30am it was this morning when Tessa and I woke up, Nick had just woken up a little before us and Ben seems unaffected by the whole time change and sleeps until 6:30 or 7:00am.  All good, still heading in … Continue reading →

It is Sunday morning 6:30am, very quiet and dark outside and the children are playing in the lounge next door while I am sitting at the kitchen table updating this blog. We are getting better, three nights ago we woke … Continue reading →

On our first day here in Germany Ben and Nick woke up to their 9th birthday!  Happy Birthday boys!! Thank you so much to those of you who gave me your birthday cards before leaving and those of you who … Continue reading →

A Long Day Travelling So, that wake up call got us out of bed and onto the bus by 6:30am in Tianjin and it took 3 hours to drive to Beijing. (The train takes 30 minutes …it took us a … Continue reading →