We are Living a Good Life

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Life is sometimes paradoxical – perhaps not only sometimes. Kb first had to have an accident so that we could all enjoy the good life together without a guilty conscience.

Das Leben ist bisweilen paradox – vielleicht nicht nur bisweilen. Kb musste erst einen Unfall haben, damit wir alle zusammen das gute Leben ohne schlechtes Gewissen genießen können.

Oh dear, from bad to worse …

Kb fell down a flight of stairs, seven steps, cursing in the dark. At first he thought he had only broken his big toe. He consoled himself with the fact that his heroes, the explorers in the polar regions, had lost their toes in droves and were eager to carry on exploring without toes. But as misfortune rarely comes alone, it didn’t stop at the toes. The Achilles tendon on the other leg was torn.

Kb fiel im Dunkeln fluchend eine Treppe hinunter, sieben Stufen. Zuerst dachte er, er hätte sich nur den großen Zeh gebrochen. Er tröstete sich damit, dass seine Helden in den Polargebieten zuhauf ihre Zehen verloren hatten und eifrig ohne Zehen weiterforschten. Aber da ein Unglück selten allein kommt, blieb es nicht bei den Zehen. Am anderen Bein war die Achillessehne gerissen.

Gardening can lift your spirits

The doctor put the leg into an orthopaedic boot, similar to the Spanish Boot of the Inquisition (Kb is undoubtedly a heretic), without tolerating any objections. This monstrosity of a boot, weighing tonnes, had to be worn day and night for ten weeks, even in bed, and the foot was not allowed to bear any weight.

Der Arzt steckte das Bein, ohne Widerspruch zu dulden, in einen orthopädischen Stiefel, ähnlich dem Spanischen Stiefel der Inquisition (Kb ist zweifellos ein Herätiker). Dieses tonnenschwere Stiefelungetüm musste nun zehn Wochen lang Tag und Nacht, auch im Bett, getragen werden, wobei der Fuß nicht belastet werden durfte.


You can’t do much with that. Suddenly Kb and then we had a lot of time on our hands. Caring for him and driving him around in a wheelchair was time-consuming, but basically Kb could only read and write lying on the sofa anyway. He was used to reading a lot, but just reading from morning to night was too much even for him. Although we three had helped him, a pleasant boredom set in, which we were not unwilling to let infect us. We realised that we could afford a good life beyond all puritanical moral concepts. Our greatest luxury is to have an abundance of time and to love and to be loved. What more could we want? It’s a shame that Kb first had to fall down the stairs to realise this.
‘Every realisation has its price,’ said Siri wisely.

Damit kann man nicht viel unternehmen. Plötzlich hatten Kb und dann auch wir Unmengen an Zeit. Ihn im Rollstuhl herumzufahren war zwar aufwändig, aber im Grunde konnte Kb sowieso nur auf dem Sofa liegend lesen und schreiben. Zwar war er es gewohnt, viel zu lesen, aber von morgens bis abends nur zu lesen, das war selbst für ihn zu viel. Obwohl wir drei ihm in Vielem helfen mussten, machte sich eine wohltuende Langeweile breit, von der wir uns nicht ungern anstecken ließen. Wir erkannten, dass wir uns ein gutes Leben jenseits aller puritanischen Moralvorstellungen leisten konnten. Unser größter Luxus ist es, Zeit im Überfluss zu haben und zu lieben und geliebt zu werden. Was wollen wir mehr. Schade, dass Kb erst die Treppe hinunterfallen musste, um das zu erkennen.
“Jede Erkenntnis hat ihren Preis“, sagte Siri altklug.

Now half the time of cultivated idleness is over. Oops, now we’ve done enough for today

Nun ist die halbe Zeit des gepflegten Müßiggangs um. Huch, jetzt haben wir aber genug für heute getan

The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

P.S.
Now half of the boot-time is over and Dina, Siri and Selma love to pack Kb and the wheelchair into the car and chauffeur him around in this beautiful weather. Dina deliberately takes detours to the more agricultural parts of North Norfolk to portrait the hares. We don’t mind.

Jetzt ist die Hälfte der Stiefel-Zeit um und Dina, Siri und Selma packen Kb ins Auto und fahren ihn durch die Gegend bei diesem schönen Wetter, wobei Dina diese Hasenbilder aufnahm.



© text and illustrations, Hanne Siebers & Klausbernd Vollmar, Cley next the Sea, 2025

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    • Dear Darlene

      thank you very much for your kind words. It’s getting better every day. Today was the first day I could do some gardening outside. The big problem was to overcome the doorstep to get out – well, that’s Saturn full power.

      Well, five more weeks … But with the loving help from Dina, Siri and Selma it will go quickly. They are so kind 🙂

      Wishing you a wonderful weekend
      Klausbernd
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

      P.S.
      Today in the Guardian was a longer article about fantasy, you might be interested in.

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  3. Gute Heilung, lieber Klausbernd. Schon seltsam, dass man manchmal erst durch eine kleine Unachtsamkeit ausgebremst werden muss, um sich ein wenig Ruhe und Entspannung zu gönnen.

    Liebe Grüße von der Silberdistel

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    • Liebe Silberdistel,

      habe herzlichen Dank. Da ich eigentlich nie krank bin, zumindest nicht so einschränkend, ist das schon eine Herausforderung für mich. Ich komme da an ganz komische Schichten meines Unbewussten, dass ich ich es z.B. unwürdig finde, so danieder z u liegen. Welch ein Blödsinn! Ich sah diesen Unfall als Kränkung an. Naja, was ich alles für einen Vorstellungsmüll in mir habe …

      Aber gut, dass das alles herauskommt. Es ist auch eine Lehre in Demut.

      Und nun genieße ich Ruhe und Entspannung und die liebevolle Pflege von Dina, Siri und Selma.

      Wir alle vier wünschen dir ein ganz tolles Wochenende
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  4. Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear about this accident. Although the outcome could have been worse, being in a boot and not able to walk at all for 10 weeks is hard. I am glad to know that the fab four are all making the most of the idle time and can see all the silver linings. Get better soon.

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    • Thanks a lot, dear Tish 🙏 🙏 It just takes its time, it’s a lesson in patient.

      Thank you very much for liking Dina’s hare portraits.

      Wishing you a happy weekend
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  8. Fab Four of Cley,
    Sorry to hear about Klausbernd, but I’m sure he’ll bounce back quickly with all your loving care.
    It looks like some over here might call those hares, jackrabbits. Fairly large, aren’t they?
    I was thinking of Dina this morning when I heard our Pacific coastline was having so many dead seals washing up on California beaches? The dead seals are washing up due to the combined effects of toxic algal blooms, bacterial infections like leptospirosis, avian flu, and entanglement in marine debris … leave it to good ole California!!
    Take care and enjoy the good life!
    GP

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    • Dear GP

      Yeah, we will make our dear Klausbernd fit again as quickly as possible. It helps that he is an easy patient, relatively carefree as long as he has books around.

      These hares are quite big. Indeed, you call them jackrabbits. We differentiate between rabbits, the smaller ones, and hares, the big ones.

      Oh dear, no we didn’t hear about these dead seals. There was just a scientific research at the Blakeney Point (where Hanne-Dina is a voluntary seal warden). They looked at the bird and seal carcasses and found avian flu in two seal carcasses. That’s the first time they found avian flu in seal carcasses.

      Have a great time, enjoy life
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • With the help of Dina, Siri and Selma Kb will be as swift as the hares again soon.

      Thanks, dear Peter, for liking Dina’s pictures of hares. Very early this morning she was out photographing hares again. Unfortunately they are most active early in the morning.

      Take care
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Dear Darryl

      We hope that Kb will be off his monstrous boot by the end of April. Then he can enjoy May again.
      He is feeling better a little bit every day.

      Thanks and cheers
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  11. Goodness, Klausbernd, what a nuisance to have such an accident and it so tiring to have to simply sit/lie about for so long. I had a six-week sit about last October/November following a hip replacement but the doctor’s advice is generally well worth following. Resting allows healing and you will soon be galloping about again. You might even run faster than those hares which were so beautifully photographed. Best wishes for full recovery and, in the meantime, I suggest you resign yourself to your fate and enjoy life.

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    • Dear Paddy

      Thank you very much for your encouraging words. Hanne, Siri and Selma are helping me VERY much to get normal again.

      I am quite lucky that I used to sit for hours reading, but having to sit the whole day long reading is different. It’s okay as long as I have interesting books to read. And besides that, I follow your advice to resign myself to my fate and enjoy life.

      Keep well and happy
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Dear Paddy

      I have a Jameson Black Barrel in our bar. That will do – or?

      We have an Irish friend, she is a relative of the famous Irish pirate Grace O’Malley. She gave us this bottle. We haven’t tried it yet. Tonight we’ll do. Cheers!

      All the best
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • WOW, dear Paddy, the Redbreast 15 years costs here around £90 the bottle. For special occasions only. We don’t spend that much money for a bottle of whisky or whiskey usually. Is it that marvellous?

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    • Good to know.

      That’s a true story:
      In January this year, a small group of friends was drinking fine whiskies in ‘The Five Arms’ in Breamar (Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands) one evening long. They ended up with a bar bill of more than £160 000. For some of the whiskies a normal shot was more than £100.
      Hopefully they gave the barman a generous tip.

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  12. My sympathies, KB. Accidents like those are one of life’s extra charges for giving us good, long lives. It will be annoying and irritating, as well as painful, but you have a lovely partner to care for you and drive you around, a good NHS to rely on, and a forecast recovery period just in time for more clement weather. Take care, old friend.

    Dina, thank you for the wonderful photos of the Hares, you are becoming something of a ‘Hare specialist’.

    Love to you all from Beetley, Pete. X

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    • Dear Pete

      thank you so much for your encouraging words. They really help. With Dina, Siri and Selma’s care it’s relatively easy to endure. And I can’t complain about the NHS, they are looking after me very well. I suppose by the beginning of May I am fully recovered.

      Indeed, Dina becomes a hare specialist. Today she was up at dawn, photographing hares as they are most active at this time early morning. When we are driving around Dina always looks for places where she can hide to spot the hares.

      Take care, my dear friend,
      Klausbernd 🙂
      Greetings from the other three as well

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  13. Wow, KB! I’ve been in your situation as a result of surgery to correct a bunion in June 2019. In a cast all summer with no weight-bearing! I bought a knee scooter which saved me from being immobile. Couldn’t handle crutches. I feel for you and hope you are back on both feet soon. Bless you, Dina, for your patience and emotional support. Do the lovely hare pics suggest KB will be hopping around soon? Have a lovely week!

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    • Dear Terri

      You’ve gone through this as well, and I hope you are fine now.

      I couldn’t handle crutches either. I felt extremely insecure with them. For me, a wheelchair is a big relief. But most of the time I lie on the sofa and read. Dina, Siri and Selma are caring for me and making my life easy.

      Keep well and happy
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Good grief Terri. My girlfriend and I are “Bunion Buddies”. Both feet simultaneously, same surgeon, one of us after the other. One night in hospital. Adjoining rooms with shared bathroom. One week on the sofa, the next in a wheelchair, then four weeks in a big shoes like the bottom half of KBs boot. Then back to work for both of us. AND I had three or four toes straightened as well.
      I must say our surgeon is well regarded. From the sounds of your experience, he has earned the reputation

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    • Dear Gwendoline

      That sounds familiar. It’s quite a challenge while your feet are in these boots, especially sleeping with the boot at night.

      I am counting the days until the boot comes off.

      All the best
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  14. Ouch!…but you have to remind yourself that it could have been so much worse! I broke my ankle slipping on ice this winter so that boot looks familiar and the forced leisure was not as good as it sounds. Glad you are healing and we can both soon limp into Spring together. Lovely hare photos.

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    • Sorry to read that you broke your ankle. I hope that it will heal soon and we’ll both be okay in May again. We just need patience. I don’t mind the forced leisure as I can do what I always do that’s reading and writing.

      Thanks for liking Dina’s photography.

      Get better every day
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  15. So sorry to hear about your accident Klausbernd and glad to see you are in such good hands. We wish you a speedy recovery and hope you’ll be able to enjoy the quiet times too. The hares look marvellous and so beautifully captured by Hanne 🐇

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    • Yes, I am in really good hands and that makes everything quite easy now. I can’t complain.

      I can very much enjoy the quiet and meditative moments. And I became aware that I should give more space for them more often. Actually, I am amazed how much this forced not-doing is teaching me. My Gurdjieff teacher asked me many years ago to think about who I am when I am not doing. Now is the chance to get a feel for it.

      Thank you very much for your good wishes
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  16. Well, darn! Good luck with the healing. A sentence in this post caught my attention: “we could afford a good life beyond all puritanical moral concepts.” Being a Franco-American and a Catholic, I am not sure what you mean by this.

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    • Dear Laurie

      Thanks for the good wishes 🙏 🙏

      Well, it’s basic of the puritanical ethics as well as in Calvin’s and Zwingli’s work ethic that you all the time have to work and achieve something. God’s blessing shows in (economic) success. Therefore Max Weber sees in his classic the connection of protestantism (and puritanism) and the capitalist work ethic (Max Weber “Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism”).
      In the respect of work ethics, catholicism is more relaxed – well, I think so. I don’t know much about Catholicism.

      Is that clearer now?

      Keep well
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  17. Kb, ich erzählte heute meinem Bruder, wie ich vor gut 2 Jahren tief in eine äußere kellertreppe fiel und dabei eine große keramikkugel zertrümmerte.
    Beim rückwärts-fallen rechnete ich mit allem, trug aber höchst erstaunlich nur leichte verletzungen davon.
    Irrsinniges glück !!!

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    • Thanks, dear Jacqui, for not wishing good luck 😉 Indeed, I had quite some good luck because falling down these stairs could have caused much more damage. And now I am lucky to have such loving care from Dina, Siri and Selma. I can’t complain.

      Take care
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dear Mermaid

      Thanks a lot for your healing energies. I feel them 🙂 And they contribute to feeling better every day.

      Thanks for liking Dina’s photography

      Have a wonderful week
      Klausbernd
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  24. Da meinem Mann vor 7 Jahren genau dasselbe passierte und er sich dabei die Bänder beidseits oberhalb der Knie riess, kann ich mir den Luxus viel freier Zeit -im Spital -bestens vorstellen! Klausbernd wünsche ich daher weiterhin gute Genesung und Dina danke ich herzlich für die tollen Aufnahmen der Hasen:)
    Lieben Gruss Martina

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    • Liebe Martina

      Da hat Klausbernd wohl Glück, dass nur auf einer Seite die Bänder rissen. So liegt er zu Hause in gewohnter Umgebung, was viel besser ist als im Krankenhaus. Seine Laune ist erstaunlich gut, auch weil wir ihn so lieb pflegen – und weil er viele Bücher zur Hand hat.

      Hanne-Dina stellt weiterhin mit ihrer Kamera den Hasen nach.

      Habe herzlichen Dank für die guten Genesungswünsche
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  26. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 29” includes the lines

    “I all alone beweep my outcast state,
    And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries….”

    Though “bootless” there meant ‘useless, being of no benefit,’ we can reinterpret the word and look forward to a time when the injured foot is once again bootless.

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  27. Here’s hoping the time goes quickly Klausbernd and that you have a full recovery. I will assume the boot prevents pain (hopefully) even if it makes sleep more difficult. Hanne’s hares are lovely – how sweet of them to pose for her!

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    • Dear Tina

      I hope time will fly now. The Doc forecasted that in May I will be fully recovered.
      You are right, the boot prevents pain very well, I don’t have any pain.

      Hanne is a hare whisperer. She knows her hares and they pose for her.

      Keep well
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Thank you very much 🙏 🙏

      Indeed, we are all affected here. But we don’t mind caring for Kb. He is an easy patient and we are lucky to have enough time.

      Wishing you great time and thanks again
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Guten Tag, lieber Bernd

      Danke für deine Genesungswünsche.
      Heute werden wir, Dina, Siri und Selma, Kb ins Auto packen und wir machen eine kleine Rundfahrt durch die sonnige Landschaft. In fünf Wochen soll Klausbernd wieder genesen sein. Naja, die werden auch umgehen.

      Herzliche Grüße vom sonnigen Meer
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  32. Every night you dim the light to sleep the number of days to wait will be down by one! Remember that . . . that wretched heavy boot two of my friends hereabouts are also wearing at the moment will be history . . . and I can see you being very, very careful in the future! And spring will be special in more ways than one 🙂 ! Fun bunny photos . . .

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    • What a great idea, to imagine every night when dimming the light it’s one day less to be freed from this boot. We hope in five weeks this situation will be history. Until then, we care for our dear Kb.

      Thanks for liking Dina’s photos of the hares.

      Keep well
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  33. Oh, goodness, what bad luck. I know how frustrating it can be to not be fully mobile and agree that reading all day can become tedious. I’m glad Hanne has been able to get you out and about KB. I don’t think I would be able to get a wheelchair into my car ( so let’s hope I don’t need to). The hares are fabulous. You must know a good place to photograph them. Love to you all and especially Hanne and the girls for taking good care of you.

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    • Dear Jude

      The situation is a lesson in patience and on another level in humility as well. I try to be an easy patient.

      The problem is not to get the wheelchair in our car as it is foldable but to get me in. To get over the doorstep and one step down and from there in the car is quite an action as I am allowed only using one foot. A kind of yogic exercise. But it’s worth it.
      We hope that you never need to use a wheelchair. Is better than nothing but not more.

      Hanne-Dina is always on the lookout for places to photograph hares when we are driving around. And she is a hare-whisperer.

      Thank you very much, take care
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  34. I’m so sorry to hear about the fall and injuries. No doubt very painful, but how lucky you are Klausbernd to have your lovely Dina, Siri and Selma to help out.

    Hope you manage the rest of your downtime with lots of trips and sightseeing. I agree with you in that extreme restriction can be boring at times 🙂

    After close to 6 years I have been staring at four walls every day and some days I am bored out of my mind as my eyesight and concentration to too poor to read much, interact on the computer much, photograph much and since early last year a severe digestive issue precludes even cooking and eating much challenging.

    But then, a tiny Superb Fairy Wren or Blackbird lands on my balcony fence and sings its little heart out and tears well in my eyes at the sheer beauty of its song. Sometimes I spend hours in a meditative trance watching the wind blowing the tiny leaves of the Japanese Maple in front of my balcony and feel a deep sense of contentment in how beautiful nature is and how lucky I am to witness and enjoy such simple pleasures. Mindfulness and enjoying the simple life has to be one of the extraordinary joys anyone can experience.

    If you learn to enjoy waiting, you don’t have to wait to enjoy

    Kazuaki Tanahashi

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    • Dear Vicki

      In comparison to you, I am quite lucky that I can read and write. I can not walk only and use a wheelchair for moving. That’s all quite bearable.

      We learn to be grateful for the tiny things of everyday life and enjoy them. It’s a pity that I needed this accident to learn what is important in life and enjoy it.
      Thank you very much for this quote

      If you learn to enjoy waiting, you don’t have to wait to enjoy

      What a great Zen-quote!

      Wishing you all the best and that your health is improving
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  35. I had to wear a plaster cast on my foot for several weeks 40 years ago. I’m sure you’re looking forward to the day the boot comes off. Indeed, life could be worse. Perhaps seeing the hares jumping around is reassuring?

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    • Dear Audrey

      You are right, I am looking much forward that this boot comes off. But I agree, life could be worse. I really can enjoy not being active, actually it’s a relief.
      I hope I’ll be jumping like the hares from May onwards again.

      Thanks and cheers
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dear Tracy

      I hope so too that the next five weeks will fly by as swift as lightning. But I can’t complain, my life now is quite bearable. Nevertheless, I hope by May I will be back on my feet again.

      Thanks for liking Dina’s hare portraits.

      Take care
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  37. That is a clever juxtaposition to feature the hares leaping about while KB cannot! I wish him a speedy recovery.
    I had to wear a similar heavy shoe even in bed when I had bunion surgery. It’s not nice, so he has my deep sympathies. I managed to cut and shape a cardboard to keep the sheets off my foot. That helped a little.

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    • Thanks, dear Gwendoline, for the hint with the cardboard shapes 🙏 🙏 Clever!

      Hopefully Kb is on his feet by May, running and jumping like the hares.

      Wishing you all the best
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  39. Hasen gibt es hier, abgesehen von den saisonalen aus Schokolade, nie zu sehen. Dafür recht viele Kaninchen, auch in den Parks mitten in der Stadt.
    Ich kenne viele Menschen mit „Hummeln im Hintern“, die selten ruhig sitzen oder gar dem Müßiggang frönen können. Ich denke nicht, dass du dieser Kategorie zuzuordnen bist. Du liest gerne und viel und ich kann mir vorstellen, dass du auch ohne Beschäftigung im Garten oder am Meer oder wer weiß wo sitzen und deinen Gedanken nachgehen kannst. Nur entscheiden wir selbst, wann und wo wir das wollen. Dein Unfall hat dir diese Freiheit vorübergehend genommen und dir den Müßiggang aufgezwungen, damit ist schwerer umzugehen. Vielleicht drehen sich die Gedanken auch nicht ausschließlich um diese unfreiwillige Auszeit, sondern vielleicht denkt man auch an Menschen, bei denen dieser Zustand nicht vorübergehend ist. Und ja, das lehrt einen Demut! Ich wünsche dir, dass die zweite Hälfte der Zeit schnell vergeht und du wieder völlig geheilt sein wirst. Mit den Hasen wirst du es dennoch nie aufnehmen können 😉

    Liebe Grüße aus dem sonnigen und ungewöhnlich warmen Berlin,

    Elvira

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    • Liebe Elvira

      in den letzten zehn Jahren habe ich schon zunehmend dem Müßiggang gefrönt, aber, wie du richtig schreibst, jedoch freiwillig. Jetzt ist es gezwungener Maßen, es ist anders, aber nicht so schlimm wie es sich anhören mag. Mir wird Vieles bewusst, das ich sonst in den Routinen des Tages übersehe. Und du hast recht, ich sehe nun Rollstuhlfahrer mit anderen Augen – übrigens die auch mich.

      Nun, der Zustand ist nach Auskunft der Ärzte Ende April beendet. Well, dann habe ich meine Lektionen in Geduld und Demut gelernt und kann lustig und fröhlich auf der Erde wandeln, zwar nicht wie die Hasen, aber den Ehrgeiz habe ich gar nicht.

      Habe Denk für deine Worte
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dear Judy

      Kb needs five more weeks before he can say bye-bye to this boot. We will have a big feast then.

      Great that you like Dina’s photos.

      We wish you all the best
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Dear Joe

      We are very sorry to hear that you are used to broken bones and torn tendons. For me it’s the first time. I can cope with it without getting in a bad mood but on the other hand, I very much look forward to getting rid of this boot.

      Thank you very much for liking Hanne’s pictures of the hares. She loves ‘her hares’.

      Take care
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  43. Wie es in einer Redewendung heißt: Wenn dir das Wasser bis zum Hals steht, lass den Kopf nicht hängen!

    So ist es erfreulich, in dem Leid, dass ihr den Kopf nicht hängen lasst und das Beste aus der Situation macht. Ja, und euer Lebensglück dabei nicht vergesst – das ist wichtig und wahr! Ich erlebte und erlebe so viele Schicksale durch meine Arbeit im medizinischen Bereich, dann sind manchmal sie eigenen Sorgen für einen Moment hintenangestellt.

    Weiterhin eine gute Genesung und ein genussvolles Miteinander!

    Wieder tolle Bilder, liebe Dina!!

    Liebe Grüße aus dem frühlingshaften Freiburg,

    Syntaxia

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    • Hi Syntaxia

      die Redewendung kannte ich gar nicht, sie ließ mich lächeln.

      Wir halten gute Laune und ein Schuss Selbstironie für die beste Medizin. Außerdem so schlimm ist eigentlich alles nicht. Ich kann lesen und schreiben und mich jetzt sogar, wenn auch begrenzt, im Haus mit dem Rollstuhl bewegen. In fünf Wochen wird eh wohl alles vorbei sein. Also es hätte wesentlich schlimmer kommen können, ja, erstaunlicher Weise habe ich das Gefühl, das meine Lebensqualität zwar anders, aber nicht unbedingt schlechter geworden ist. Und einiges an Einsichten habe ich dazu auch noch erhalten. Also kein Grund sich zu beschweren – das würde eh nichts nutzen.

      Wir machen es uns gemütlich und leben halt für eine Weile einen anderen Lebensstil, dann erstarrt man auch nicht 😉

      Danke für deine lieben Zeilen
      Klausbernd 🙂
      umd der Rest der Gang

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  44. Ja, es geht den Menschen wie den Leuten. Meine Freundin durfte ich auch die letzten drei Monate auch mit soeinem Stiefel und im Rollstuhl umherschieben : Mittelfußbruch. Genießt die Zeit, danach kommt die Reha. 😉

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    • Was anderes als die Zeit zu genießen und das Beste daraus zu machen, bleibt deiner Freundin und mir nicht übrig. Ich wünsche ihr schnelle Genesung.

      Mit lieben Grüßen vom Meer
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Liebe Uschi, lieber Herbert

      ich bin in allerbesten Händen bei Hanne, Siri und Selma. Sie sind die beste Medizin. Und wir machen es uns auch richtig gemütlich. Ihr braucht euch keine Sorgen zu machen.

      Habt Dank für die gute-Besserungswünsche. Auch euch wünschen wir alles Gute
      Take care
      Klausbernd 🙂
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  47. Ouch! That sounds painful, Kb! Lovely to see you in good spirits, nevertheless.

    I know you love Pratchett. Maybe you should read “Good Omens” by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
    The book is packed with absurd and witty mishaps. While a toe injury isn’t central, the slapstick elements and physical mishaps make it an excellent choice to cheer anyone up.

    Or, what about “A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson?
    I giggled myself silly reading the hilarious travel memoir about hiking the Appalachian Trail. Bryson’s hiking partner, Katz, is out of shape and suffers all sorts of injuries, including Achilles tendon issues, which leads to comedic situations.

    Hanne, your hares look beyond beautiful. Your love for the hares shines through in every image. Stunning!

    Enjoy your reconvalescence, Kb. Let your three girls spoil you rotten.

    Kram
    Annalena xx

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    • Thank you sooooo much, my dear friend Annalena 🙏 🙏 I got both books in our library and haven’t read them yet. I will change this immediately.

      Actually, I live quite a comfortable life right now. I read a lot, write a bit, and I have time for thinking. Having enough time is the biggest advantage. Strangely, I had enough time before too, but I wasn’t aware of it. I needed this accident to become aware of my comfortable situation. Well, I had a vague feeling about it but not more. That’s the positive side of my situation; the shadow side is that I can’t move like I want to and that I am dependent on others. Although they don’t give me at all the feeling that I am a nuisance, I find it uncomfortable to ask others for help. Lesson in humility?

      Anyway, in about five weeks I can start to move around on my legs again. And five weeks is not that long.

      I wish you all the very best
      Klausbernd 🙂

      and the others 💃👭

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    • Yes, maybe regard it as a lesson in humility. Asking for help never makes me feel uncomfortable when I need help solving a problem, maybe something technical.
      Should I depend on others to get to the bathroom or get a meal, well that’s different.
      And you’re right, five weeks is not that long.
      Take care, my friend.
      Annalena xx

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  49. Oooouch, Kb, I’m so sorry it ended like this. I thought you “only” had a broken toe!
    In the meantime, on the way to recovery, keep enjoying the moments of beauty around you.
    What are you reading at the moment? I assume your pile of books to read is huge as always.
    Take care of each other.
    Klem
    Per Magnus xx

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    • Hi, dear friend Per Magnus

      The broken toe is only a minor problem. I am now on the way to recovery.
      What I am reading

      Tom Hindle “Murder on Lake Garda” – a whodunit story in the Agatha Christie style. Very easy to read and entertaining with the usual twists of this genre.
      Thomas Mann “Joseph und seine Brüder” (Joseph and His Brothers) – I read it for the second time. For me it is the best of German literature of the 20th century. The style is perfect, a harmonious flow of words, and then the subtle irony. If you don’t know it, it is a must read. Thomas Mann saw it as his opus magnus.
      Paul Lynch “Grace” – a highly praised book written in an individual style, but I found it partly boring. Some reviewers saw it like “Huckleberry Finn” but for my taste Mark Twain writes much better. I dindn’t finish this novel, stopped after 250 p.

      I got a lot of books, mostly 2024 editions, from Susan Hill. Do you know her? She became famous for her ghost stories (“Woman in Black”, “The Small Hand” and many more). She lives around here. Her partner is our friend. She is a successful screenwriter.

      My pile of books has grown, although I finish a book every second day – that’s perfect for recovery.

      Wishing you all the very best
      Klausbernd 🙂
      and greetings from the rest of the gang

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    • Dear Per Magnus

      Besides nature books Hanne is reding “A Fatal Crossing” by Tom Hindle, a crime story a la Agatha Christie.
      As a nature book she read by Chloe Dalton “Raising Hare“. She was kind of depressed when she had finished it.

      And what are you reading?
      I finished recently “Border” by Erika Fatland. She is Norwegian and as I read it was a mega-seller in Scandinavia. It’s a lesson in history and politics. A very well researched travelogue about all the countries bordering on Russia.

      Keep warm and happy

      Klausbernd 🙂

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  53. So sorry to read about your tumble! As someone who’s done my share of falling, I empathize with the pain and aggravation. Feel better soon, okay? By the way, the hare is beautiful — so alert and long-legged!

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    • Dear Debbie

      I try my best getting better every day. But the doctor says it will take five more weeks now until I am recovered.
      Hanne-Dina loves the hares and tries to photograph them in action.

      All the best
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  55. Oh dear, Kb not much fun for you being “lifted and laid” or for the troops! Hopefully, healing is progressing smoothly and you will soon be back in the driving seat! 💐💐💐💐

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  59. I am impressed you are still gardening! The hares were lovely and so interesting with their different positions and expressions. It was a pleasure to slow down a bit with you and see the lovely surroundings. Raising my glass to your continued recovery!

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    • Thanks for drinking to my continued recovery 🙏 🙏

      Gardening from the wheelchair works quite well. And the weather was so beautiful that I couldn’t stay in.

      Great that you like Dina’s photos of the hares.

      Wishing you a happy week
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Thanks a lot, dear Terry. He is well recovering – due to our loving care.

      Thank you for liking Dina’s hare-potraits.
      Wishing you all the best
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  61. My dear friends, I’m so sorry to hear about Klausbernd’s fall and the injury to his Achilles tendon. A wonderful consolation is to have the time to read. Please let us know what books that you have been able to read KB – you have the best reading suggestions!!! /We are sending you positive and healing thoughts for a smooth recovery. Much love and hugs crossing the pond to our dear, dear friends, The Fab Four of Cley.

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    • Good morning, dear Rebecca

      I am well recovering due to Dina’s and our dear Bookfayries’ care.

      Yes, I have lots of time to read right now, but not really exciting books. A couple of days ago I got piles of novels, 2024 editions, from Susan Hill. I started a highly praised novel written in a well reflected style, but unfortunately, a bit boring, Paul Lynch “Grace“. Some reviewers read this novel like Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” and “Tom Sawyer” but I miss the humour.
      An interesting lesson in politics and history is “Border” by Erika Fatland, a mega-bestseller in Scandinavia. It’s a very well researched travelogue. The author travelled around the borders of Russia from China to Norway and tells us the relationship of all these countries with Russia. I didn’t know much about many of the Asian countries. I found this book very interesting to read.
      For fun I just read “Murder on Lake Garda” by Tom Hindle. Very easy reading. He is copying Agatha Christie’s novels, it’s a whodonit story with twists as we expect them in this genre. “Death in the Arctic” by Hindle I found better.
      And a book I can VERY MUCH recommend: Karl Ove Knausgård “The Third Realm“. The novel is a bit like stories which are loosely connected. The book is exciting, has a slight touch of magical realism and is written in a wonderful style. Although it’s the third book in the Morning Star Series, you don’t need to have read the other books beforehand.
      Susan Hill gave me a lot of USAmerican novels too. But they don’t suit my taste, they are mostly flat to cheesy and much too plot-driven.

      All the best to you all on the other side of the big water, love and kisses and happy reading
      Klausbernd 🙂
      greetings from the rest of the gang as well

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    • Dear Mary

      With the care of Dina, Siri and Selma I am recovering quite quick. And you are right, I read a lot in the meantime. If you scroll two comments up, in my answer to Rebecca’s comment, you find some books I read since I was not allowed to walk.

      Wishing you an easy week
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dear Cindy

      With Dina’s and Siri and Selma’s help I am already feeling better, but unfortunately it takes a while to fully recover. A big chance for reading a lot.

      All the best
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Thanks for this good advice. There is always the temptation to do more than is good, but Dina and our Bookfayries stop me when I do too much.

      Have a happy week
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Thank you very much. We are having a cosy time together (when Kb is not reading). Actually, our lifestyle has improved. We eat and drink better and spend more time together. Everything is fine, we can’t complain.

      All the best to you
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  67. Poor Kb painful and frustrating ….. hopefully you are a good tempered invalid 😊and not too insufferable for your little carers…. i like that you are focussed on what you can do, rather than the things you can’t do. Seems like a strong approach in all situations. Back on your feet soon

    Sending best wishes from sunny Devon. Pete

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    • Dear Pete

      You write it, Kb is a good tempered invalid, exactly. And he is an easy, nearly carefree patient. We can’t complain.

      Kb is trying to do every day a little bit more, but such a rupture of the Achilles tendon takes its time to heal again. We have to be patient.

      With our best greetings from the coast of Norfolk
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  68. Dear KB, I am sorry to hear this, I wish you to get well soon. Dina, Siri and Selma, you are right about having time, When my wrist was broken, I had an amazing time, I remembered this now. The rabbit photographs are so beautiful. Thank you, have a nice day for you all, Love, nia

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    • Dear Nia

      thank you very much for your good wishes. With such a brilliant care it’s getting better and better – but it takes its time to heal.

      We very much enjoying the time we have now together.

      Hanne loves photographing the hares. She photographed mountain hares in the snow in the Scottish Highlands in January and now mad marsh hares at our coast. The hares are bigger than rabbits.

      Wishing you a happy week
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • You are welcome dear Kb, Hanne’s rabbits really so beautiful and now bigger rabbits… I love your blog, always inspirational and exciting. I wish you all the same, Love, nia

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  69. Turn on the light, especially on the stairs. I had the same problem long time ago in the same circumstances with milder consequences. Not good at all.

    Take care and get well. Hopefully, it will be not for a long time and life will come back to normal.

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  70. Lieber Klausbernd, ich wünsche dir gute Genesung so nach dem Motto: Immer das Beste aus einer schlimmen Situation machen. Du wirst ja sehr gut betreut.
    Obwohl es mir im Moment gut geht, bin ich sehr oft im Spital und habe viele Baustellen. Ernst

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    • Lieber Ernst

      ja, ich bin in der glücklichen Lage, dass mich Dina, Siri und Selma vom Liebevollsten pflegen. Und wir machen auch das Beste aus der Situation und verbringen gemeinsam eine gemütliche Zeit.

      Ich hoffe, dass du bald nicht mehr das Spital von innen sehen musst. Wir halten dir gaaaaaanz fest die Daumen.
      Mit ganz lieben Grüßen vom heute diesigen Meer
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  71. Lots of time to reflect indeed. A fall is always rally fast and the healing takes time. Glad you cna do a bit of gardening in the sunshine. good to know you can go for drives and enjay nature and the see the beautiful hares.

    Wishing you the very best for the next 5 weeks, you can do it. We do have a good life and it is good to appreciate it.

    Much love and all the best from Ute xx

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    • Dear Ute

      We try to make the best of this situation. Siri, Selma and especially Hanne are VERY helpful. But nevertheless it takes its time to heal. And there is lots of time for reflection, time I usually don’t take to think about myself and what I am doing. In this respect, the fall was necessary.

      Thank you very much for your kind words 🙏 🙏
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  72. That’s quite a story, KB. I had to wear one of those awful boots once. They hurt to walk in, and mine was a walking kind. You have a great attitude, and some wonderful hare portraits. Thanks for joining us at Story Chat. I am glad to meet you through Robbie. 🙂 Get well soon and continue to enjoy the good life! 🙂

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    • Dear Mary

      Now I have to be patient. That’s not such a problem with the great care provided by Hanne, Siri and Selma – and piles of books to read. Moving around is the problem. That needs another five weeks to be solved.

      Thank you very much
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  75. I am so pleased that you introduced me to Karl Ove Knausgård, Klausbernd. I just placed a hold on “The Third Realm” And I am also looking at Erika Fatland’s “Border”. Right now, I am reading “the Sealwoman’s Gift” by Sally Magnusson. In 1627 Barbary pirates raided the coast of Iceland and abducted some 400 of its people I am very much enjoying the flow, and the theme which is about the eternal power of story telling to help us survive. Thank you again for your suggestions. Hugs and love to our dear dear friends across the pond.

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    • Dear Rebecca

      I loved reading ‘The Sealwoman’s Gift‘ very much. There was a time when I studied piracy and the idea of selkies. I even published a longer article about piracy. Hanne’s best friend is a descendant of the famous Irish pirate Grace O’Malley.
      Reading “Border” I became aware that I know nearly nothing about the Asian neighbours to Russia.

      Keep well and happy, big hugs
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dearest Rebecca

      I just found a book to my taste in a public bookself: “Winchelsea” by Alex Preston – it seems to be just a book that’s fun to read.

      Thank you very much for your kind words 🙏 🙏
      And what do you read just now?

      I heard this afternoon the speech of Trudeau’s daughter and was impressed.

      With hugs 🤗 and kisses 💙💜
      Klausbernd 🙂
      Greetings from Dina, Siri & Selma

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    • I agree Klausbernd- Trudeau’s daughter was brilliant. Canada will not be the 51st state!!! We live in difficult times but Canadians are resilient!! Thank you so much for your support and encouragement!

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  77. Guten Morgen!
    Die Hälfte der Zeit ist um. Uff und Hurra!
    Weiterhin ganz, ganz gute Genesung.

    Ja, es schon sonderbar, dass wir manchmal so stark ausgebremst werden müssen, um die grundlegend “einfachsten” und zugleich wertvollsten Dinge erkennen zu dürfen. Ging mir ganz ähnlich, als ich drei Wochen so richtig krank war und nicht lesen und sonst was groß tun konnte. Auch für mich war es eine ganz atemberaubende Erkenntnis, die mich seitdem irgendwie trägt.

    Wunderschöne Bilder vom großen Feldhaas!
    Frühlingsregenwünsche,
    Barbara

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    • Liebe Barbara

      ja, es ist zugleich erschreckend, dass wir bisweilen solch ein Ausbremsen benötigen. Wären wir aufmerksamer, wäre so etwas nicht nötig. Aber auf der anderen Seite kann man auch nicht ständig aufmerksam sein, was übrigens der Anspruch der Gurdjieff Gruppe war, deren Mitglied ich viele Jahre war. “Versagt”, wäre meines Lehrers Kommentar gewesen.

      Wie dem auch sei, ich werde in ein paar Wochen hoffentlich alles überstanden haben.
      Habe herzlichen Dank für deine Genesungswünsche

      Klausbernd 🙂

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  78. Oh, oh, da ist aber noch viel Geduld und Langmut gefordert. Mit so viel Liebe um Dich herum, bin ich aber sicher, dass Du auch diese Zeit gut überstehen wirst. Ich wünsche es Dir von Herzen.

    “wohltuende Langeweile” – das hat mir besonders gefallen. Heutzutage flieht man Langerweile doch mehr als der Teufel dem Weihwasser…

    Viele Grüße, Belana Hermine

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    • Liebe Belana Hermine,

      habe ganz herzlichen Dank für deine lieben Zeilen. Ich werde wirklich liebevoll gepflegt und so ist alles nur halb so schlimm.

      Die Langeweile empfinde ich als sehr heilend. Ich hätte auch nie gedacht, dass ich die Langeweile willkommen heißen würde. Es ist schon erstaunlich, zu welch neuen Erkenntnissen einen solch ein Unfall verhelfen kann.

      Jetzt werde ich mich mal weiter demütig in Geduld üben. Nochmals herzlichen Dank für deine lieben Worte
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  82. Wishing you a speedy recovery! I know Hanne and the fayeries take good care of you and drive you around when you have had too much reading. The hares are so very beautiful – I can see she is a hare whisperer…

    Warm greetings to you all ♥♥♥♥

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    • Good morning, dear Ann-Christine

      Hanne and our Bookfayries are lovingly caring for me so I feel much better now. But such a rupture of the tendon takes its time to heal.

      Hanne goes out early in the morning when we are sleeping to photograph her hares in the fields. She loves it. Then we have a big breakfast when she comes back.

      With warm greetings from the cold sea
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Thank you very much, dear Amy. Unfortunately it takes its time.
      Hanne is a hare-whisperer. She is up early in the morning having a talk with her hares.

      Wishing you a happy week, take care
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  86. Oh, lieber Himmel. Ich habe mir vor zwei Jahren den Knöchel gebrochen (mehrfach), da habe ich auch ein paar Wochen rund um die Uhr mit so einem Ding verbracht, allerdings durfte ich nach einer gewissen Zeit alles ein bisschen belasten. Keine erfreuliche Zeit. Gute Besserung und erfolgreiche, schnelle Heilung!
    Die Hasenfotos finde ich großartig! 😀

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    • Guten Tag, liebe Christiane,

      ja, das ist einfach blöd, mit solch einen orthopädischen Stiefel seine Tage zu verbringen. Noch blöder ist es nächtens, da ich mit ihnen nur auf dem Rücken schlafen kann. Zum Glück bin ich jetzt auch in der Phase, in der ich etwas meinen Fuß belasten darf, was Vieles viel einfacher macht. Aber wie du es auch erlebtest, die Zeit geht auch vorbei und dann ist alles wieder fein.

      Hanne-Dina liebt ihre Hasen und sie lieben sie auch.

      Ich wünsche dir eine wunderbare Woche
      Klausbernd 🙂

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  87. Ever so sorry to read about your accident Klaus. You’re going to need lots of patience. If I understood correctly, you’re half way through it? Then one word of advice (my older brother broke his leg a few years back and didn’t listen to doctors) you’re gonna need rehab. Physical therapy to help you recover fully. which you shall. (If you follow doctor’s orders…) (One of my daughters is a doc… I know).

    Best wishes for a prompt recovery…

    Tschüß

    Brian

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  88. Gee Whiz!

    Get well soon, KB!

    That’s a crazy happening. Be more careful!

    And about the love you all find, it’s a beautiful thing.

    Also, I love Dina’s hares, a lot.

    Happy First Day of Spring to all!

    🐇🌸🌺🌼🌻🌹🍒💐

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    • Dear Resa

      Thank you very much for your kind wishes. And they help. I am getting better every day. Dina’s, Siri’s and Selma’s loving care help a lot too.

      Dina is a hare-whisperer. She loves her hares. She leaves our house early in the morning to meet her friends in the fields when they are active.

      We wish you a wonderful spring
      Klausbernd
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Hi Resa
      Lots of love from Dina, Siri and Selma. They are busy editing pictures of their hares. Dina teaches them how to edit their pics.
      Have a GREAT weekend
      💫💫🌟✨✨🌟🌟💫💫
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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    • Dear Rebecca

      Indeed, what a boot camp that is. The problem is that I have to wear these boots day and night.

      With the care of Dina, Siri and Selma I will get well soon. But now I have to be patient, which is quite a challenge.

      Wishing you a wonderful weekend and thanks for commenting

      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  91. Ouch ouch and being a patient patient is quite a challenge. I would have read this post sooner, and responded sooner, if I wasn’t also needing to be a patient patient. My nose surgery (to excise skin cancer) ended up being extensive. As you say, reading 8 hours a day is something I always wish for, but once given the time to do that (ie, MADE to sit still) I find it too hard on the eyes and the …. patience. May we all heal quickly and soon be ‘back on our feet’ in many ways.

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    • Thank you very much for your kind words. I am on the way to recovery, which means I can walk a bit better every day.

      I wish you all the best and a very quick recovery. To sit still all day long is quite a challenge. And reading all day long as well. I notice that reading up to 6 hours daily is fine, but when I go on reading, I don’t take it in anymore. For me, it’s a question of lack of concentration.

      May you soon recover and be able to live like you like
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • I do both as well, reading and listening to audiobooks. But I prefer reading. I find it easier to concentrate when I am reading than when I hear. Therefore, I remember much better what I have read than heard.

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  94. Sometimes, a disaster can be a blessing, like the realization after Kb’s incident. I hope kb is doing well now. The photography is gorgeous as well.

    Happy weekend, klausbernd!

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  96. Recover faster, dear Klaus! Calcium & other mineral supplements help to get better faster! Please, don’t lose the spirit! Our diseases like good teachers they make the body suffer to move us to a new spiritual level. 🌺🌺🌺🍯🍯🍯
    Greetings,
    Maria!

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    • Dear Maria

      Thanks for your comment and your hints.
      In a way, it’s not such a problem that I can’t walk for a longer time. I am sitting anyway, most of the time reading or writing. And I do my exercises and have a personal trainer now.

      I noticed that my invalid state makes me more philosophical.

      Wishing you a wonderful week
      Klausbernd 🙂

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    • Dear Klaus, keep it up! You will make it! You’re right. Our illnesses or other health disasters make us change plenty of things!
      Might you be running soon! 🌹🌹🌹

      Greetings to Dina & Fairies!
      💖💖💖😊😊😊

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    • Dear Maria
      Thank you for your kind comment.
      Now I can walk again without any help and even run when necessary..
      With warm greetings from all of us
      ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
      xxxx

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    • Thank you very much, dear Alessandra.

      I do my best and I am getting better every day.

      Wishing you a happy week
      The Fab Four of Cley
      🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  98. I’ve torn both my Achilles. I can attest to the long road back. 10 weeks seems longer than we do in Canada for a boot where it is 8 weeks. I hated the sound of velcro by the time I was out of that sucker! Bernie

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    • Dear Bernie
      I had the feeling that 8 weeks were enough, but the consultant was adamant that I had to wear this boot for 10 weeks.
      Now I can walk without any help again – but not for long. I need to do my exercises and attend physiotherapy.
      Wishing you all the best
      Klausbernd 🙂

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