Siri: “Do you really know what a quote is?” Selma: “A tattoo on the lips.” Siri: “Weißt du, was ein Zitat ist?” Selma: „Klar doch, eine Tätowierung der Lippen.“ When I read Rebecca’s celebration of quotes on her marvellous blog ChasingArt I felt the urge to contradict playing the advocatus diaboli. I am surrounded by …
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Northern Mindscapes
Herzlich willkommen! Welcome! Velkommen! Nun sind Masterchen und wir liebklugen Buchfeen bei der lieben Dina eingezogen. Wir haben alle unsere Feensäckchen prall gefüllt mit spannenden Ideen mitgebracht. Now, Masterchen and we dear and clever Bookfayries have moved in at Dina’s blog. We have brought all our fairy bags packed with exciting ideas. Oh dear, that …
On Languages
How good is your English? Na, wie steht`s mit eurem Englisch? “Good English, well spoken and well written, will open more doors than a college degree. Bad English will slam doors you didn’t even know existed.“ Gutes Englisch in Sprache und Schrift öffnet mehr Türen als ein College-Abschluss. Schlechtes Englisch verschließt einem Türen, von denen man …
On the Move
Wonderful news – Klausbernd and our two Bookfayries Siri and Selma from kbvollmarblog are on their way to this blog! All ready and set to move in! 🙂 As from January 2014 the four of us will run this blog together. Why? You can read all about here, also in German for our German readers. …
Hadrian’s Wall
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” I especially thought about the words of Edward Abbey as we where hiking on Hadrian’s Wall Path. It was such a beautiful day and the two bookfayries were so happy to fly next to each other, Siri in Scotland and Selma in England and …
Happy Ending and Good Luck
“The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.” – Proverb Good news arrived in the Lake District; you were all right and I got my money back from the bank! 🙂 What a relief, so it became a happy ending after all. 🙂 “Subconsciously, don’t you think everyone believes in angels, fairies, …
Going North
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Tomorrow we’re heading North to the Lake District in Cumbria. A couple of weeks ago I went to Nikon Repair in Cologne and whilst waiting, saw the Top Ten most desirable landscapes worldwide for a photographer, all voted by …
It’s a Bad World
“Don’t let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you’re stupid.” ― C. JoyBell C. A Hacker broke into my bank account and robbed it. I realized something was wrong the minute I picked up some money from the bank on …
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