For those of you that have been asking .... yes my kitchen is now all fitted and up and running. And for those of you who do not know the deal with renting houses in Germany, it seems that almost any property you rent comes without a kitchen!? Yes you read it correctly, rented properties are rented without a kitchen!? Some of the smaller properties may be rented with a kitchen, but believe you me, I wouldn't call a tatty sink, draining board and a cupboard underneath, a kitchen (and I did see some properties like this on my search for [View Full Entry]

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As my life settles into living in Waltenhofen I have come to wonder if there is some kind of force working against me in the language stakes …. forcing me into uncomfortable situations, pushing me tino tackling my language skills with everyday occurrences. Firstly, Ian and I went shopping in our first week of me arriving here. We brought a chest of drawers for the spare room, we took great pains to ensure we didn’t buy the black one on show and brought the white one (as it’s to go into what we call “the white room”). However, we struggled with [View Full Entry]

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Tuesday 13 October - The removal men arrived early and it was like a whirlwind of packing and moving. By lunch time they had packed most of the downstairs and made a start on the upstairs. I thought I'd be nice and leave out a kettle, mugs, tea and coffee to keep them supplied with hot drinks as they work away, but no sooner was my back turned and the whole lot had been wrapped in paper, thrown in a box and then put in the van!! Oh well, no drinks for them for the rest of the day. While we [View Full Entry]

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