Author: Solveig
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If we were having coffee – August 29th
If we were having coffee, I am not sure where I would take you. Maybe go for a walk in the park, go to the big sandbox before it gets too hot? Or maybe watch little one try to climb her favourite tree (she’s there soon)? Or maybe go to…
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It all started very early in Paris
This place prominent in movies and books, visited by tourists and Parisians alike, just looked, just looked well, shabby, run down, outdated.
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Ein Bilderbuch ~ “Das Abenteuer” von Rotraut Susanne Berner
Kaffeeklatsch mit Erwachsenen ist für macht Kinder langweilig. So ist es auch für Tanja, ein Katzenmädchen. Tanja bekommt einen Ball geschenkt, der natürlich in der Wohnung nicht sehr willkommen ist. Draußen ist mehr los, überall sind kleine Tiere, die Tanja beobachten, wie zum Beispiel ein Frosch oder eine Grille. Aber…
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Die Märchenprinzessin und Andy Warhol
Die ersten Jahre meines Lebens habe ich im Rheinland verbracht. Mitten im Siebengebirge, in der Region, in der Schneewittchen lebte. Schneewittchen, ist nicht das einzige Märchen, das dort heimisch ist. Vielleicht kennst du das Buch mit den Zwergen und dem Drachen? Ich weiß nicht mehr wie es heißt, aber ich fand…
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Life in a French small town ~ a book review and recommendation of “Chronicles from Château de Moines” by Evelyne Holingue
After his mother lost her battle with cancer, Scott, his younger sister, and his “hippy” father move from California to rural France. In the fall of 1970, in the small town of Château de Moines a new life starts for all of them, far away from the ghosts of their…
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If we were having coffee ~ 1 August 2015
At the moment time flies… Another week has passed, another month has ended… If we were having coffee, I’d ask you to be nice and quiet, because little one is finally sleeping, and I do not really want her to wake just now. I’d propose some water and some nice…
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Discovering a different side of Paris ~ A book review and recommendation of “Trapped in Paris” by Evelyne Holingue
After a trip to Paris, Cameron, a 16 year old American is on his way back home to Maine. But sometimes natural events make us change plans. Due to the eruption of a Volcano in Island, Charles de Gaulle airport is now longer letting planes take off. After a tiring…
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If we were having coffee ~ 25 July 2015
If we were having coffee, then I would probably propose some tea or water, as I do not have any coffee. We would settle down for a bit, maybe go outside to the Parc Monceau so that we don’t hear the washing machine. If the sun is still low, or…
Solveig Werner 