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🇬🇧 A summer of strategic scheduling 🍓Chapter 1: The Departure of the Famous “Bande Anglaise”Three-quarters of Carole’s legendary childhood crew – the infamous Bande Anglaise – have just boarded their respective flights back to England and Belgium this afternoon. The … Continue reading →

🇬🇧 Wimbledon, wine and weather warnings A Totally Average Week, Apparently I suppose it’s been a fairly average week. You know, the usual: 40-degree heat, central heating on full blast, three airport runs, five women in tow at the market, … Continue reading →

A laid-back and witty take on summer heat, pool therapy, doctor-approved laziness, and a June that vanished faster than ice in rosé.
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🇬🇧 The great hydration hustle – Part deux A few weeks ago, I publicly moaned (yes, again) about how I seemed to be spending my golden years in a relentless cycle of refilling bottles, jugs, and any other container that … Continue reading →

Or should I say nightmare in the snow? Summer has just started. The sun is blazing, the cicadas are doing their best death-metal impression outside, and my weather app is screaming “Feels like 38°C!” in passive-aggressive red. You’d think my … Continue reading →

🇬🇧 There I was, back in the departure lounge at Hannover airport, sipping a Weizen beer and having an unexpected Proustian moment—minus the madeleines, plus a decent head of foam. One sip and boom: the memories came flooding in like … Continue reading →

🇬🇧 Life in the fast lane (literally) If you’re expecting a reflective deep dive or insightful commentary on world events—sorry, no time for that. I’m running on coffee, adrenaline, and the occasional gin & tonic. We made it to Guyancourt … Continue reading →

🇬🇧 There are days when the universe decides to behave. Birds sing, traffic flows, and your GPS doesn’t throw a tantrum. Today was one of those rare gems. At precisely 8am (yes, Klaus and I can be punctual when caffeinated), … Continue reading →

DRAFT 🇩🇪 Stromerfahrungen, Kindergarten und Geburstagsgelage Dienstag — ein ganz normaler Werktag. Also für die, die arbeiten müssen. Wir natürlich nicht. Die Geschäfte hatten geöffnet, das Frühstück war verdrückt, und wir schlenderten ganz entspannt ins Gehrdener Städtchen, um ein bisschen … Continue reading →