frühling hat gesprengt (spring has sprung) – we are woken every morning by the drilling of the local woodpecker, night temperatures are above zero, &Read More
can you spot me? (more info about the project here: http://www.ineradicablestain.com/skindex.html)
vicki & i were near the end of a long skype chat about our current UpStage funding proposal – it was almost 1am my timeRead More
fine snow began falling this afternoon – well, not so much falling as dancing about in the air. but enough of it made its wayRead More
a week or so ago, we had some very warm weather that made the thick layer of snow vanish before our eyes, after lying onRead More
the slogan “reduce, reuse, recycle” has been around for at least 20 years now, but these days its seems that, at least in terms ofRead More
one thing you should never ask in deutschkurs is “warum?” because you’ll either get no answer, or one that is so complicated you end upRead More
in week 2 of the deutsch course, we have begun to learn “der, die, das”. not that there is anything to learn – it’s generallyRead More
mein deutschkurs hat gestern begann. die erste abend war nicht schwer, ich wußte schon alles. “ich heiße helen und ich komme aus neuseeland. woher kommenRead More
so now it’s 2011. i began this blog two years ago, after emerging from a pitch-black tunnel into 2009, & one year ago i satRead More
