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Archive for December, 2009


In between the years. Or: becoming a grumpy old woman

Wednesday, Dec 30th, 2009 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
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‘Between the years’ is a German expression for the days in between Christmas and the New Year. It nicely describes the feeling of where I am at the moment. We are not completely over and done with Christmas, but neither are we in the midst of it. The same counts for the New Year. Time to sit back and reflect

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, Dec 23rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
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Thank you Anetta, for the lovely singing teddy bear!

Merry Christmas!

Malnourished Monday #6 – the Christmas break

Monday, Dec 21st, 2009 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
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Just in case you have magically managed to miss it: It’s Christmas time! It is the season to be spent with family and friends; it’s the time for making presents and receiving gifts, and most importantly: the time to indulge in food that only comes once a year with said season of comfort and joy.
Our [...]

So this was Christmas

Friday, Dec 18th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
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Well, actually it was St. Lucy’s (Lucia) day. But as the whole family will be scattered all over the globe for Christmas, with one brother-in-law with his wife and in-laws in the US and the other one with my in-laws in Switzerland, we decided to bring forward the feasting and feting.
So this was Christmas

Dreaming of a white Christmas

Wednesday, Dec 16th, 2009 by Met Mum | 16 Comments
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So it’s snowing again in London. Remember last year’s snow chaos? London went into freeze (literally) with no buses and no trains running during a few days. Just like thousands of other people, Big M got stuck on one of trains that were stranded somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
The amount of snow that had fallen [...]

Malnourished Monday #5

Monday, Dec 14th, 2009 by Met Mum | 18 Comments
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The headline of this Harrods promotion in Grazia reads ‘DRESSES TO DIE FOR’. And the weapon of choice in this case is starvation, I reckon.

It’s Yuletide! Or: a recipe for cinnamon stars (Zimtsterne)

Friday, Dec 11th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
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Finally, it’s the season of comfort and joy again. Time to go overboard on Christmas decorations, buy presents for family and friends, write Christmas cards and wish lists, sit together around the table and feast (have I mentioned that there will be the whole family sitting around our table this Sunday, hoping to be fed? [...]

Christmas in an hour, wrong assumptions and positive examples

Friday, Dec 11th, 2009 by Met Mum | 8 Comments
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Only a few months ago, I felt completely housebound. It seemed I would never again make a trip into town, as little L would start crying in her highest pitched voice, as soon as a stranger would come too close. Which happened about every 5 minutes. Add to that the fact that I never mastered [...]

Making the most of it

Wednesday, Dec 9th, 2009 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
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Not too long ago, my life was far from rosy. I remember feeling being caught in an impressionistic painting: when you looked too close, the whole thing appeared to be quite messy and didn’t make sense at all.

Malnourished Monday #4

Monday, Dec 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 21 Comments
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Grazia Magazine is by far my favourite glossy pastime. I particularly like the mixture of celebrity gossip, fashion trends, beauty tips and issues that move hearts or at least make you think about problems that go on in less wealthy parts of our world.

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