Saturday, December 31, 2005
10:15 AM
OMG! Even more snow!
Can you see how much new snow we've got last nigth? How is the little Robin supposed to find his birdseed today?
posted by Carol @ 10:15 AM
Friday, December 30, 2005
6:26 PM
The European Robin
has finally visited my birdhouse today where I've served him a special treat out of oatflakes and hashed raisins and I took this photo:
Isn't he cute?
posted by Carol @ 6:26 PM
9:33 AM
I'm not getting tired
of taking snow pictures of my garden
posted by Carol @ 9:33 AM
Thursday, December 29, 2005
11:09 AM
This is my new Cocoa set
another lovely and nostalgic gift that I've got from my mum :D
and I also love the collage paper which my sis has got me for Christmas:
posted by Carol @ 11:09 AM
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
9:03 AM
My favourite gift
This is a picture of my favourite gift that I've got for Christmas. It's hand crafted by a very talented friend!
posted by Carol @ 9:03 AM
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
9:58 AM
The snow is back again!
And my daughter took some photos very early this morning:
posted by Carol @ 9:58 AM
Monday, December 26, 2005
11:23 AM
I have to show you
my mums Christmas tree too, because I find it beautiful
posted by Carol @ 11:23 AM
I've got these on Christmas Eve. A gorgeous tag card from Shell of "Sacred Heart Arts" from Australia and another x-mas card from Australia with vintage hankie from Maureen. Thanks a bunch ladies! :D
posted by Carol @ 11:15 AM
Sunday, December 25, 2005
11:30 AM
To those who
wanted to know what have been hidden in the gift box that I've posted earlier, it was a silver tea pot for my mum which I've bought from my favourite online webshop "Emily and Ivy" and my mum loved it too :D
We've had a truly wonderful Christmas Eve, the dinner my mum has cooked was yummy, so was the vine and everything else and my daughter has played Christmas songs on her brand new guitar and we all sang together and my Dad even got his 57 years old harmonica (harp?) out and played Christmas songs on it as well. We've been exchanging beautiful presents (oh I've got such nice gifts, will make and post photos later) and I've had the impression of everyone being happy :D
posted by Carol @ 11:30 AM
Saturday, December 24, 2005
10:44 AM
My x-mas tree
So today it's Christmas eve and like it's German tradition we are exchanging our Christmas presents this evening, after a nice Christmas eve dinner. This is a picture of our Christmas tree:
and another one:
and a last one lol
My daughter an I are going to be at my parents house this afternoon and eve to celebrate Christmas with them and my sister and her husband, so I'll take a picture of their Christmas tree later.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
posted by Carol @ 10:44 AM
When I came home from work the day before yesterday I found a surprise on my doorstep
It was this cute Christmas decoration, a delightful decorated broom stick, saying MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'm still not quite sure who has left it there for me, but I hope to find out soon. But to who ever it was, thank you so much, it was a real lovely surprise for me :D!
posted by Carol @ 10:33 AM
This is the last mail I've got from my swap friends before christmas, a funny x-mas card with a beautiful light green hankie with stiched white flowers from Laurie of Rose Cottage Blog (for those who don't know about it, Laurie and her family are living in Ocean Springs Mississippi and they have been hit very hard by Hurricane Kathrina so that they have lost their home and I really look up to her for being so brave and even still paticipating in Robyns swaps. They are currently living in an rv which I think is kind of a big camper, bless) , next is a cute x-mas card with Santa and a snowman from Thea from Australia along with a pink vintage hankie and last but not least a lovely letter and x-mas card from Samantha from Canterbury in England who was my seasonal swap partner and who forgot to add the letter and card to my parcel. Thank you very much Sam for sending it on :D
I also hope to receive my vintage x-mas gift parcel either today or next week.
A huge thank you to all my new swap friends (especially to Robyn for organising all the swaps so well) it was a wonderful new experience for me being part of the swaps and I'm already looking forward to the 2006 swaps! Merry Christmas!
posted by Carol @ 10:10 AM
Friday, December 23, 2005
10:01 AM
Angel time
posted by Carol @ 10:01 AM
10:00 AM
More blog decoration
posted by Carol @ 10:00 AM
9:56 AM
It's time to wrap up the last presents!
So what could be in this present? All I can tell today is that it's something for my dear mum.
posted by Carol @ 9:56 AM
Thursday, December 22, 2005
12:49 PM
It's just a red bauble
posted by Carol @ 12:49 PM
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
10:28 PM
More snow photos
posted by Carol @ 10:28 PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
11:26 AM
Some more bauble and ornament photos
of my x-mas tree, just because these pictures make my blog look so christmassy :D
@ Maria: I'll show a picture of the whole tree on Saturday ;-)
posted by Carol @ 11:26 AM
Monday, December 19, 2005
5:49 PM
I've got more x-mas mail today
I've got 2 more Christmas cards with hankies today. A beautiful hankie with lace from Cindy from California and a divine Christmas smelling one from Wendy (fairycakegirl) from Scotland. Thank you ladies! :D
posted by Carol @ 5:49 PM
2:58 PM
Christmas baubles and ornaments
My daughter took these photos of some of my baubles and ornaments from our Christmas tree with my digicam:
posted by Carol @ 2:58 PM
Sunday, December 18, 2005
12:27 PM
Lots of new snow
posted by Carol @ 12:27 PM
Thursday, December 15, 2005
3:02 PM
Luckily
it was very quiet at work today, after 2 weeks of stress I 'm really thankful for it. Tomorrow will be another stressful workday and in the evening we'll have our office x-mas party and on Saturday I'm off x-mas shopping with my daughter, so I don't know if I'll find the time to post here, I promise to be back on sunday though! Wishing y'all a nice and stressless advent weekend!
posted by Carol @ 3:02 PM
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
10:13 AM
I've got a lot of mail
I've decorated the gifts (the peg snowmen and the wreath of pine cones) from my swap partner Samantha on my fake mantel piece:
And I've got lovely christmas cards from Amy, Naomi and Robyn last week and this week from Maggie Ann, Kali, Barbara, Dixie and Juli and from my friends Anja and Gerlinde too! And a gorgeous letter and a garden mag from dear Wendy. Some are from the christmas card with hankie swap, some from the postcard swap and some from no swap at all. What a lucky mail week :D
Thank you all so much! xox
I've displayed all my cards and took a photo:
And last but not least yesterday I've got another surprise, this time from the lovely organiser of all swaps our dear Ms. Robyn, an Australian country magazine and a lovely tag and adorable collage. Awww thank you Robyn that is so sweet I love it! :D
Hopefully I forgot noone, I so love coming home and looking in the mail box these days!
posted by Carol @ 10:13 AM
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
10:55 AM
Old Christmas tree stands
My mum is collecting old/antique Christmas tree stands, I think they are so much nicer than the new ones that you can buy today. Usually I'm using one as well for my tree that she gave to me, but this year I've bought a tree that is planted in a container, which I have put in a nice big basket. Here are a few photos of her collection: 
posted by Carol @ 10:55 AM
10:39 AM
Seasonal Swap December
This is the content of my seasonal swap december parcel from Samantha. All self crafted by the looks of it, which I really appreciate, I was just a bit disappointed that there was no tag, nor card or letter added, nothing, no personal word, as if it comes from an absolute stranger. So Samantha if you read this, thank you very much, I like the colours of the scarf!
posted by Carol @ 10:39 AM
Monday, December 12, 2005
10:00 AM
Victorian Tags
I absolutely love the "Victorian Times", that's why I was trying to make some "Victorian Style" tags this time. I think they do not look bad as decoration on the christmas tree either, it makes the tree look even more nostalgic. So here they are:
posted by Carol @ 10:00 AM
Sunday, December 11, 2005
10:08 AM
Memories
Yesterday my Dad gave me this old photo. My Grandma used to sell Christmas trees ( fir trees) on their courtyard when I was a child (my Grandpa was a forester in a very woody German region called the "Harz") and my cousin and I loved to play hide- and- seek between the trees. Aww good old times!
posted by Carol @ 10:08 AM
Saturday, December 10, 2005
9:27 AM
Christmas Fair
You might have heard about German Christmas fairs, like the "Nürnberger Christkindl Markt" for example which I think is a very famous one. Well we have a beautiful one here in Bremen too. In fact this year we have two of them in the citycenter. One of them is a historical one. The picture of today is an advertisement for our Christmas fair from 1993, that I hang up on my wall every year at christmas time. I think about going to the historical christmas fair today. It is all about the mediaeval times. People are even dressed in mediaeval clothes. If I go I'll try to take some photos.
posted by Carol @ 9:27 AM
Thursday, December 08, 2005
11:27 AM
As promised
here are a few more pictures of our friends house in the countryside of Schleswig Holstein, that I took during our stay there last month:
posted by Carol @ 11:27 AM
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
10:54 PM
Nikolaus - Santa Clause?
Yesterday on December 6th was "Nikolaus" day here in Germany. On "Nikolaus" morning the kids find some sweets, chocolate and little gifts in their shoes or stockings that Old St. Nik has put in there some time at night ;-) In the afternoon when it's dark outside kids are going "Nikolauslaufen" that means they are going from door to door ringing and singing a little christmas song or reciting a little christmas poem and then they get sweets as a reward. It's a bit like the Halloween trick or treat tradition in the USA, just nicer because you will not get any nasty pranks. That and a lot of work I had to do at the office yesterday (even had to do overtime) made that I've had no time for a Nikolaus post yesterday, so here it is today, a bit late.
posted by Carol @ 10:54 PM
Monday, December 05, 2005
9:17 PM
Another creative afternoon
Seeing that you can't buy blank tags here in Germany *rolls eyes*, I've made my own tags this afternoon out of cardboard and brown parcel paper and have decorated them a bit to use them for the christmas gifts for my family and friends.
posted by Carol @ 9:17 PM
Sunday, December 04, 2005
7:51 PM
Starlights, pressed glass and glass balls
Photo taken at mum's place
posted by Carol @ 7:51 PM
posted by Carol @ 8:33 AM
Friday, December 02, 2005
11:45 AM
New x-mas collage
Click to enlarge
posted by Carol @ 11:45 AM
Thursday, December 01, 2005
10:41 AM
1st of December
It's getting more christmassy every day now! Click on the pics to enlarge!
posted by Carol @ 10:41 AM
Saturday, December 31, 2005
10:15 AM
Can you see how much new snow we've got last nigth? How is the little Robin supposed to find his birdseed today?
Friday, December 30, 2005
6:26 PM
has finally visited my birdhouse today where I've served him a special treat out of oatflakes and hashed raisins and I took this photo:Isn't he cute?
9:33 AM
of taking snow pictures of my garden
Thursday, December 29, 2005
11:09 AM
another lovely and nostalgic gift that I've got from my mum :Dand I also love the collage paper which my sis has got me for Christmas:
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
9:03 AM
This is a picture of my favourite gift that I've got for Christmas. It's hand crafted by a very talented friend!
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
9:58 AM
And my daughter took some photos very early this morning:
Monday, December 26, 2005
11:23 AM
my mums Christmas tree too, because I find it beautiful
11:15 AM
I've got these on Christmas Eve. A gorgeous tag card from Shell of "Sacred Heart Arts" from Australia and another x-mas card from Australia with vintage hankie from Maureen. Thanks a bunch ladies! :D
Sunday, December 25, 2005
11:30 AM
wanted to know what have been hidden in the gift box that I've posted earlier, it was a silver tea pot for my mum which I've bought from my favourite online webshop "Emily and Ivy" and my mum loved it too :D We've had a truly wonderful Christmas Eve, the dinner my mum has cooked was yummy, so was the vine and everything else and my daughter has played Christmas songs on her brand new guitar and we all sang together and my Dad even got his 57 years old harmonica (harp?) out and played Christmas songs on it as well. We've been exchanging beautiful presents (oh I've got such nice gifts, will make and post photos later) and I've had the impression of everyone being happy :D
Saturday, December 24, 2005
10:44 AM
So today it's Christmas eve and like it's German tradition we are exchanging our Christmas presents this evening, after a nice Christmas eve dinner. This is a picture of our Christmas tree: and another one:
and a last one lol
My daughter an I are going to be at my parents house this afternoon and eve to celebrate Christmas with them and my sister and her husband, so I'll take a picture of their Christmas tree later.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
10:33 AM
When I came home from work the day before yesterday I found a surprise on my doorstepIt was this cute Christmas decoration, a delightful decorated broom stick, saying MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'm still not quite sure who has left it there for me, but I hope to find out soon. But to who ever it was, thank you so much, it was a real lovely surprise for me :D!
10:10 AM
This is the last mail I've got from my swap friends before christmas, a funny x-mas card with a beautiful light green hankie with stiched white flowers from Laurie of Rose Cottage Blog (for those who don't know about it, Laurie and her family are living in Ocean Springs Mississippi and they have been hit very hard by Hurricane Kathrina so that they have lost their home and I really look up to her for being so brave and even still paticipating in Robyns swaps. They are currently living in an rv which I think is kind of a big camper, bless) , next is a cute x-mas card with Santa and a snowman from Thea from Australia along with a pink vintage hankie and last but not least a lovely letter and x-mas card from Samantha from Canterbury in England who was my seasonal swap partner and who forgot to add the letter and card to my parcel. Thank you very much Sam for sending it on :D
I also hope to receive my vintage x-mas gift parcel either today or next week.
A huge thank you to all my new swap friends (especially to Robyn for organising all the swaps so well) it was a wonderful new experience for me being part of the swaps and I'm already looking forward to the 2006 swaps! Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 23, 2005
10:01 AM
10:00 AM
9:56 AM
So what could be in this present? All I can tell today is that it's something for my dear mum.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
12:49 PM
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
10:28 PM
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
11:26 AM
of my x-mas tree, just because these pictures make my blog look so christmassy :D@ Maria: I'll show a picture of the whole tree on Saturday ;-)
Monday, December 19, 2005
5:49 PM
I've got 2 more Christmas cards with hankies today. A beautiful hankie with lace from Cindy from California and a divine Christmas smelling one from Wendy (fairycakegirl) from Scotland. Thank you ladies! :D
2:58 PM
My daughter took these photos of some of my baubles and ornaments from our Christmas tree with my digicam:
Sunday, December 18, 2005
12:27 PM
Thursday, December 15, 2005
3:02 PM
it was very quiet at work today, after 2 weeks of stress I 'm really thankful for it. Tomorrow will be another stressful workday and in the evening we'll have our office x-mas party and on Saturday I'm off x-mas shopping with my daughter, so I don't know if I'll find the time to post here, I promise to be back on sunday though! Wishing y'all a nice and stressless advent weekend!
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
10:13 AM
I've decorated the gifts (the peg snowmen and the wreath of pine cones) from my swap partner Samantha on my fake mantel piece:
And I've got lovely christmas cards from Amy, Naomi and Robyn last week and this week from Maggie Ann, Kali, Barbara, Dixie and Juli and from my friends Anja and Gerlinde too! And a gorgeous letter and a garden mag from dear Wendy. Some are from the christmas card with hankie swap, some from the postcard swap and some from no swap at all. What a lucky mail week :D
Thank you all so much! xox
I've displayed all my cards and took a photo:
And last but not least yesterday I've got another surprise, this time from the lovely organiser of all swaps our dear Ms. Robyn, an Australian country magazine and a lovely tag and adorable collage. Awww thank you Robyn that is so sweet I love it! :D
Hopefully I forgot noone, I so love coming home and looking in the mail box these days!
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
10:55 AM
My mum is collecting old/antique Christmas tree stands, I think they are so much nicer than the new ones that you can buy today. Usually I'm using one as well for my tree that she gave to me, but this year I've bought a tree that is planted in a container, which I have put in a nice big basket. Here are a few photos of her collection:
10:39 AM
This is the content of my seasonal swap december parcel from Samantha. All self crafted by the looks of it, which I really appreciate, I was just a bit disappointed that there was no tag, nor card or letter added, nothing, no personal word, as if it comes from an absolute stranger. So Samantha if you read this, thank you very much, I like the colours of the scarf!
Monday, December 12, 2005
10:00 AM
I absolutely love the "Victorian Times", that's why I was trying to make some "Victorian Style" tags this time. I think they do not look bad as decoration on the christmas tree either, it makes the tree look even more nostalgic. So here they are:
Sunday, December 11, 2005
10:08 AM
Yesterday my Dad gave me this old photo. My Grandma used to sell Christmas trees ( fir trees) on their courtyard when I was a child (my Grandpa was a forester in a very woody German region called the "Harz") and my cousin and I loved to play hide- and- seek between the trees. Aww good old times!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
9:27 AM
You might have heard about German Christmas fairs, like the "Nürnberger Christkindl Markt" for example which I think is a very famous one. Well we have a beautiful one here in Bremen too. In fact this year we have two of them in the citycenter. One of them is a historical one. The picture of today is an advertisement for our Christmas fair from 1993, that I hang up on my wall every year at christmas time. I think about going to the historical christmas fair today. It is all about the mediaeval times. People are even dressed in mediaeval clothes. If I go I'll try to take some photos.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
11:27 AM
here are a few more pictures of our friends house in the countryside of Schleswig Holstein, that I took during our stay there last month:
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
10:54 PM
Yesterday on December 6th was "Nikolaus" day here in Germany. On "Nikolaus" morning the kids find some sweets, chocolate and little gifts in their shoes or stockings that Old St. Nik has put in there some time at night ;-) In the afternoon when it's dark outside kids are going "Nikolauslaufen" that means they are going from door to door ringing and singing a little christmas song or reciting a little christmas poem and then they get sweets as a reward. It's a bit like the Halloween trick or treat tradition in the USA, just nicer because you will not get any nasty pranks. That and a lot of work I had to do at the office yesterday (even had to do overtime) made that I've had no time for a Nikolaus post yesterday, so here it is today, a bit late.
Monday, December 05, 2005
9:17 PM
Seeing that you can't buy blank tags here in Germany *rolls eyes*, I've made my own tags this afternoon out of cardboard and brown parcel paper and have decorated them a bit to use them for the christmas gifts for my family and friends.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
7:51 PM
Photo taken at mum's place
8:33 AM
Friday, December 02, 2005
11:45 AM
Click to enlarge
Thursday, December 01, 2005
10:41 AM
It's getting more christmassy every day now! Click on the pics to enlarge!
