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English - Random, Teacher, Artist
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Charliefarley's · 2Y ago

Beware Conifers Crossing!

I love our language. Not only have the blindingly obvious statements captured my attention but my overactive mind can make the most mundane things become a source of amusement (to me at any rate). As a child I had no idea that plant could also mean heavy work vehicles so, yes some of you can [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Denial

This is not my last post here in Germany and I am not going home tomorrow. I will admit however to blubbing like a sissy when the a-ha video came on and to being completely pants at Jakkolo. So many memories attached to songs from long ago. Amazing also to think that I have made [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Eutopia?

There will always be those who do not fit the mould society has created. The reasons will vary, some will make a conscious effort to go against the grain, others will not be able to see past the end of their nose and their own needs while others will struggle a whole life time to [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Brit joins Germans in Mayor’s Office Heist.

Today Nette and Charlie took part in a virtual raid on Bonn’s Mayor’s Office. Cunningly disguised as washer women, they joined the throng first thing to get prime positions (in front of the TV). As the other party goers fell to the lure of beer, Glühwein and sausages, the two fearless women remained
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Excuse me while I pass out

Well actually it should be sorry for passing out. What an evening. I was so full that after the film Ein Mann, Ein Fjord my bed called and it felt rude to refuse it’s kind offer!! So – yesterday. I managed to get some more paining time but the purple dried too dark so I [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Time for reflection

Having the week here is giving me time to reflect on the crazy world that we live in. I’m either up or down, seemingly never in between. The seven days I have in Bonn are allowing me to step off the treadmill and assess the damage. Until I became a parent I never really understood, [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Warning, may contain nuts!

(photo courtesy of monproductions.com) To find some such blindingly obvious statement on a packet of nuts makes me want hold the packet towards the sales assistant, pointing to it saying – ‘I should bloody well hope so’. It leads one to ask the question – what it more worrying, the guy that came up
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Can someone please explain

As Duran Duran would say, the reason for this strange behaviour…… Back to the question in hand. After chatting to Nette about her converstaion with Graham regarding the disabled toilet that never gets used at his local ‘coffee house’ it reminded me about the time when… …..I lived in America (Florida
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

A Day at the Races

Who said anything has to make sense (including the title)? This German keyboard doesn’t for a start and I have to keep looking down at the keys and editing what I type – and I’m only on the second line! With this in mind I have ‘random photo de jour’. In the age when everyone [...]
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Charliefarley's · 3Y ago

Yawn…

So my coffee cup is nearly empty and I’m just about getting used to this German keyboard!!! (I’m on holiday in Germany visiting Nette) In an attempt to promote myself and my work I am finally sorting out my blog account and have registered on ‘Twitter‘. Who am I? I’m a wife, mother, teacher, artist,
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