tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67498242945308533282024-02-19T11:19:56.570+01:00Frau Welle- The Life of a Finnish Mum in GermanyFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-15658452200636984832014-06-15T12:07:00.001+02:002014-06-15T12:07:23.362+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-61295508424003513372014-05-18T12:10:00.000+02:002014-05-18T12:10:34.551+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-43417250386873564842014-04-13T10:34:00.000+02:002014-04-13T10:34:11.255+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-40323278449336007172014-02-23T19:01:00.002+01:002014-02-23T19:01:48.196+01:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-47627798507382152142014-02-14T14:24:00.000+01:002014-02-14T14:24:53.939+01:00Happy Valentine's DayIt has been quiet here, I know. And I have explained that to you earlier.
But I just thought I should stop by to say Happy Valentine's Day! I haven't forgotten about you all! :)
Last year, I spent the Valentine's Day in an operation, and this year I wasn't able to avoid the doctors either... I have been down with pneumonia for a couple of weeks now, but in today's check-up I got better Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-20468203962853096192013-12-06T11:51:00.001+01:002013-12-06T11:53:25.859+01:00Believing in NikolausToday Finland is celebrating Independence Day, but here in Germany the day is all about Nikolaus.
I wrote about Nikolaus two years ago in my blog post Odd German Way No. 4, but I have now learned something new. Even though Nikolaus looks like Santa Claus, he is not the 'Weichnachtsmann' after all. You can check the details *here*
I had thought about doing this Nikolaus tradition with Fräulein, Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-16104714521307826812013-11-24T16:54:00.001+01:002013-11-24T16:54:23.420+01:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-43064279597725097452013-11-10T23:35:00.003+01:002013-11-10T23:35:42.286+01:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-38442590176791637242013-11-03T10:06:00.002+01:002013-11-03T10:06:34.086+01:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-27397172330605409132013-10-29T13:06:00.002+01:002013-10-29T13:06:33.554+01:00The Long-Awaited Guests: The VisitWe were lucky to have some long-awaited guests last week. I wrote before about our plans and thought I'll share with you some of the things we ended up doing.
When you see good friends after a long time, you don't want to fill their visit with millions things to do. But even though we spent a lot of time just enjoying each others company, there was still many things on our agenda.
1. shopping, Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-41289601838631207492013-10-28T16:12:00.002+01:002013-10-28T16:12:39.864+01:00Windy Day
It has been storming around Europe and it is very windy here in Wiesbaden, too.
I took Baby out to the balcony for her morning nap, and all of the sudden it was very windy. The wind became dangerously strong in just a couple of minutes. I had to take Baby back inside and decided to record the view from our balcony.
But as Blogger hasn't been very cooperative today, I had to upload Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-11863438472361171822013-10-21T13:36:00.000+02:002013-10-21T13:54:47.858+02:00The Long-Awaited Guests: Planning Their VisitThis week, we will get some long-awaited guests: my good friend and her family.
This friend of mine was my bridesmaid at our wedding and she and her husband are the godparents of Fräulein. After three years of us living in Germany, they are finally coming over to visit us!
For many people Wiesbaden is quite unfamiliar, but everybody knows Frankfurt. So, it is not a surprise that they are very Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-38864718197830772522013-10-20T22:08:00.000+02:002013-10-20T22:08:06.872+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-6767310838484351562013-10-18T11:56:00.001+02:002013-10-18T11:56:30.816+02:00Home Hunting - What I Have Learned So FarOK, maybe I do have a 'blogger's block', but there is one thing I thought I could share with you.
In May, I wrote about my new hobby: apartment hunting. Our landlord had decided to sell our apartment. That does necessarily mean that we need to move, but if the new owner wants to move in, he or she can end our lease. Fortunately for us, it is relatively difficult to get rid of tenants in Germany.Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-91000207562132675722013-10-16T11:46:00.000+02:002013-10-16T11:46:26.961+02:00A Blogger's Block
Fräulein has learned to draw her own letter and many more*
Oh, it has been a while. Again.
I must admit that I have had a bit of motivation problem. I have nothing to write about.
Or on a second thought, I might have too much to write about. But I don't know what I should write about.
... and to ride a bike.
I guess I'm having a period of uncertainty in my blogging 'career'. I'm not Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-20154423304380692012013-09-18T11:26:00.000+02:002013-09-18T11:26:57.290+02:00Hanis - Mixing Finnish And GermanFräulein has now been in the German Krippe for one year. She has learnt the language quite well. Actually so well, that I noticed earlier that we are raising a bilingual child!
I was a bit worried, what would happen during our seven weeks in Finland. And yes, Fräulein's return to Krippe was a bit difficult. But it was not only the language - most of her friends had moved to the Kindergarten Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-1571919818132848142013-09-09T12:43:00.000+02:002013-09-09T12:43:30.786+02:00Yoo-hoo! Are You Still There?Oh, how the time has passed...
We spent seven weeks in Finland and I haven't told you anything about it, expect for those Silent Sunday photos.
And now we have been home for a couple of weeks. Keeping quite busy, I might add.
And the more time passes and the more there are things to tell, the harder it is to write a new blog post.
So, I will now skip the past two months and just say: 'Hello!'Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-14542470102824497222013-09-08T22:18:00.000+02:002013-09-08T22:18:34.414+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-78280851767245670582013-08-25T13:26:00.000+02:002013-08-25T13:26:43.992+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-35291052943351757452013-08-11T11:34:00.002+02:002013-08-11T11:34:44.842+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-22237720518952478082013-07-21T22:41:00.000+02:002013-07-21T22:41:11.534+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-71979508196773994872013-07-14T11:59:00.000+02:002013-07-14T11:59:50.128+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-29076182231759252932013-07-02T13:57:00.001+02:002013-07-02T13:57:11.774+02:00Big SisterMe: "What two toys would you like to take with you to our holiday in Finland?"
Fräulein: "My teddy and Baby's own toy!"
Very sweet and thoughtful from the big sister! I guess this won't last for long...
"Please, come here, we'll take a photo of you and Baby together.... NO! Not in her lap!"
And yes, we will be flying to Finland later today, so it might be a bit quiet in the blog for the fewFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-38054493195393262072013-06-30T10:37:00.001+02:002013-06-30T10:37:40.630+02:00Silent SundayFrau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749824294530853328.post-54667513224900911132013-06-27T12:57:00.000+02:002013-06-27T12:57:23.630+02:00Oh Dear, We Are Raising a Bilingual Child!
It should not have come as a surprise. We are a Finnish family living in Germany and our daughter spends her days in a German Krippe.
And as I have wrote here before, spending some time daily in the Krippe seems to be the easiest way to learn German.
Unrelated photos from last week, when it was 20 degrees warmer than today
But still, I have only now come to realize that we are actually Frau Wellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07415296406716073015noreply@blogger.com2