Berlinfusiontag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941193915649615482011-11-01T17:22:38+01:00From sushi to sauerkraut - moving from Tokyo to Berlin.TypePadTrick or Treat!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a4288588340154368ec3df970c2011-11-01T17:22:38+01:002011-11-01T17:23:07+01:00Last night we went Trick or Treating. For most of you this won't be a big deal, but it occurred to me that it was my first time celebrating Halloween in this fashion. Why? Well, for a start when I was a kid it wasn't heard of in Britain. Instead...Carole Hallett Mobbs"I'll have a 'P' please, Bob"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834014e89b51570970d2011-08-01T17:43:00+02:002011-07-09T01:46:45+02:00Public Holidays. Japan had squillions of public holidays - but at least the shops never closed. I truly cannot get used to everything closing on Sundays and public holidays. I have never lived anywhere where I can't buy an emergency pint of milk on these days. It means that Saturdays...Carole Hallett MobbsB-b-b-b...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a42885883401538fb727b3970b2011-07-12T17:00:00+02:002011-07-09T03:14:31+02:00Continuing Berlinfusion's A to Z rambles. is for... Lots of things! Blog. And Berlinfusion, natch! I like the design of this but I may have a fiddle with the layout at some point. Well, as much as I can with Typepad. I like the pictures down the right of this...Carole Hallett MobbsBerlin Rules!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a42885883401543276faec970c2011-05-22T18:56:36+02:002011-05-22T20:33:45+02:00There's a saying: "In Germany everything is forbidden until it is permitted". This continues with various other country's variations - I'll put a list at the end of this post, I'm sure many people can add to it. One rule that particularly annoys affects me is "Everything Must Be Closed...Carole Hallett MobbsWhat Makes a House a Home?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a42885883401538e6f667b970b2011-05-12T16:09:07+02:002011-06-02T01:42:44+02:00I seem to have spent the past week or so constantly tidying up, cleaning, putting things away and doing far more ironing than is healthy. But the house doesn't look any different. Yes, all our boxes are unpacked. But stuff is still all over the place. I can't find homes...Carole Hallett MobbsWhat a Difference a New School Makestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834014e885c64e6970d2011-05-11T11:32:52+02:002011-05-11T18:08:28+02:00I am amazed at how quickly and well Rhiannon has settled into her new school routine. I'm immensely proud of her newly found confidence and she is thrilled with the school. Whilst I agree it's still early days, she seems to have got off to a great start. Rhiannon's School...Carole Hallett MobbsKaffee und Kuchentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834014e8817d48e970d2011-04-27T11:24:43+02:002011-05-01T23:31:55+02:00Saturday 16th April was when the sun finally came out and boy, did it make a difference. I took my camera with me on my morning dog walk. This is a statue we pass on the way to the lake - Hubertussee. There are some great bird-watching opportunities around the...Carole Hallett MobbsGerman Lessonstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015431f20e6d970c2011-04-26T18:18:41+02:002011-06-02T00:46:48+02:00Not the language kind of lessons, they will have to come later. I failed my German O level with an ungraded mark. Not something I would normally admit to if it wasn't for the fact that I believe my entire class got ungraded marks too (obviously our teacher was not...Carole Hallett Mobbs