Berlinfusiontag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-941193915649615482012-09-07T10:12:42+02:00From sushi to sauerkraut - moving from Tokyo to Berlin.TypePadGymkhanatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834017c31b38ea5970b2012-09-07T10:12:42+02:002012-09-07T10:12:42+02:00On Sunday we all got up at a ridiculous hour to attend Rhiannon's first gymkhana. I'd spent the previous couple of days baking cakes to sell in order to raise money for the pony club and with these safely packed in the car, we set off. Autumn is showing its...Carole Hallett MobbsClimbing the Wallstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834017c316425b0970b2012-08-22T19:19:00+02:002012-08-21T16:09:40+02:00Not really a reflection of a mother's mood during the summer holidays! No, this is about an indoor climbing centre in Exeter. I don't do reviews on this blog, partly because I don't belong to the group of bloggers who get asked to do them and partly because I think...Carole Hallett MobbsBumble Bees, Dead!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a4288588340167683413ae970b2012-07-06T12:32:49+02:002012-08-07T12:39:48+02:00If you found this matchbox, clearly labelled, what would you think? What it says on the box! Obviously. What would you do? OK, a bit more information: this matchbox belongs to my Mum. My Mum is a very talented artist; she's won medals, including gold, at the Royal Horticultural Society...Carole Hallett MobbsInsomniatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015391171249970b2011-08-29T03:42:24+02:002011-08-29T03:42:24+02:00It's past 3am and I cannot sleep. I have tried. I went to bed at about 1.30am, read a little and turned out the light. And just lay there, mind whirring. It didn't help that I was cold. I can't sleep when my feet are cold - I think I...Carole Hallett MobbsI Drove, She Rode!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a42885883401538ef05768970b2011-06-04T14:41:15+02:002011-06-04T19:52:45+02:00It's been a busy few days. But when written down it doesn't appear so. Thursday was (yet another) public holiday and the start of half term. Rhiannon had her first riding lesson and Tim had the day off. I had to drive here for the first time as I need...Carole Hallett MobbsPony Club Mum - Venturing into Unknown Territorytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015432ac0ce6970c2011-05-31T18:58:10+02:002011-05-31T22:45:40+02:00Still reeling from the shock of discovering that half term starts the day after tomorrow, I set about planning what to do to keep a demanding child occupied. In the midst of preparing to move here, I'd rashly promised Rhiannon she could take up horse riding. She's not one of...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 MobbsIn Which I Find A Farmers' Markettag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a42885883401543222234f970c2011-05-05T20:34:54+02:002011-06-02T01:28:31+02:00Went in a different direction for today's dog walk. I was actually heading towards what Google Maps said was a supermarket. The map was wrong. No supermarket was there, but instead a rather nice farmers' market lined the street selling delicious fruit and veg, a few clothes and the ubiquitous...Carole Hallett MobbsPass the Parceltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015432077552970c2011-04-30T11:09:47+02:002011-06-02T01:10:33+02:00Hah! You had two blog posts yesterday due to me accidentally not scheduling the Broken Cat post correctly. Anyway, this one continues from my rambles about unpacking our "everything". I believe house adornment should evolve, not be forced. Tim believes otherwise. Mind you, he's probably right because if I had...Carole Hallett MobbsBoxes and More Boxestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015432026c20970c2011-04-29T10:01:03+02:002011-06-02T00:59:57+02:00Yesterday we received our "everything" - all our possessions that were so efficiently packed and sent from Tokyo to Germany by boat. At 8am on the dot, a large lorry with two shipping containers arrived. Surely we didn't have that much stuff? No, only one container was ours. Tim went...Carole Hallett MobbsBringing You Up-To-Datetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e553a428858834015431fc9b34970c2011-04-28T07:35:59+02:002011-05-01T23:29:52+02:00I'm now going to round up the past couple of weeks now so I can start blogging in real time. It's confusing my readers to have all this retrospective stuff going on and it's frustrating to me too. My Japanory blog is still missing two years worth of memories, but...Carole Hallett Mobbs