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Butterfly house

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A new Butterfly house opened nearby.

It is beautiful.

32 degrees warm and lots of butterflies.

Butterflies are short lived.

Butterflies which look a bit tattered,

with missing wing scales or even torn wings

have had a long life and are nearing the end.

In captivity they live longer than in nature,

where they are often food for birds etc.

It is rather difficult to photograph them,

they are so fast.

This caterpillar ate a whole Banana leaf

and is now a Pupa ready to come out.


If nothing ever changed,
there would be no such things
as butterflies.


Wendy Mass

Sunset in Alanya, Turkey

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Let people judge you.
Let them misunderstand you.
Let them gossip about you.
What they think of you isn't
your problem.
Their opinions do not pay your bills.
So,
you stay kind,
committed to love,
and no matter what they do or say....
Never doubt your worth.
You keep shining
and let the haters hate.

Good old School days

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A bloggerfriend ladysighs made me get out an album from the past.

With smiles on my face,

I remember fondly the time in my Grammar school in Germany.

It was an all girl’s school, we did have fun.

This was between 1972 and 1980

We don’t have class/year pictures,

that was not tradition in Germany.

We did take pictures of our teachers though.

We made up special names for some teachers

derived from their surnames ususally.

Our Chemistry teacher, Herr Kazmayer, we called him “Katzi Schatzi” 🙂

Our latin teachers Herr Kimmerle ” Kimmi” and Herr Luipold called “Lupo”


Education is not preparation for life;
Education is life itself.


John Dewey

Our Maths teacher 1977, Herr Gumann called “Gummi”

He made mistakes on the blackboard and after we found 10 mistakes

we had a picnic together.

One way to keep our attention.


Education is what remains
after one has forgotten
what one has learned in school.


Albert Einstein

Peter Scruton, called “Snoopy” our Art teacher.

He was from England and became a great teacher.

He retired in Germany, there was even an article in the paper.

Frau Kurz (German and Sports) and Mr Peter Scruton on a school trip.


The beautiful thing about learning is
that no one can take it away from you.


B.B. King

Our three young heart throbs – in a girls school not surprising. 🙂

Herr Gumann, Herr Jeurrisen and Herr Schliphak during a school fete.

We never had lessons with Herr Jeurrisen and Herr Schliphak

unfortunately.

and finally me in the morning break around 1977.

We have no school uniforms in Germany.


An investment in knowledge
pays the best interest.


Benjamin Franklin

I love remembering those days,

we had fun in the breaks, we rollerskated, we played badminton,

we had discussions with good friends.

There were bits we do not want to remember and I don’t,

the good times stay in the memory.

Do you have fun school memories?

Advent Calendar – A thought for each day 17.12.23

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We live in a society

where the little things we do often get overlooked

and it has a way of making us believe

that those things don’t matter.

Compassion, understanding, small acts of kindness,

or a willingness to simply reach out to others in any way

can all make a huge difference.

Gratitude

If someone means a lot to you 
or has made some sort of positive difference
in your life,
it is so important to tell them.
Tell them today.

My latest project – recycling at home

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Finding many old beautiful books

which nobody wanted

I searched everywhere what to do with them.

I found an idea on Pinterest, so I tried it.

I made 2 bedside tables out of the most beautiful books.

Finished with 2 beautiful Piano music sheet books

from my Grandad as table tops.

I’m happy to have still the old books,

we all read long ago

in my present house.

Have you recycled or upcycled something lately? Let me know…

BE YOU – a Poem

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BE YOU

Be like water, keep flowing along,
Be like the wind, blowing soft or strong,
Be like the earth - nurturing, healing,
Be like the sky - open, revealing,
Be like the fire burning bright,
Be like the sun, bringing warmth and light.
Above all, be YOU

This beautiful poem

was written

by my

friend Birgit.

You can find Birgit’s

website here

and Facebook here

I love that poem and got permission to share it here.