Private Stuff & Protected Posts

Upon finishing a post containing too much private stuff for the general public I had to notice that blogger again tries to put a spoke in my wheel (imagine breathing exercises at this point) in that it doesn't offer to protect individual posts. After having spent almost my complete morning trying to outwit blogger, I'm giving up and offer family and friends to send me an e-mail request with the title "Happiness and Satisfaction" to my newly established e-mail account plaueplume at yahoo dot de (yay!). I will then use the old-fashioned way and send you a carrier pigeon with an envelope containing my post send you the text via e-mail.

I am not too happy with blogger - if you have any tipps or alternative ideas, please let me know!

Autumn & Me

I have very mixed feelings regarding autumn.
In theory it is a very nice season. Even here in Germany where it tends to be rainy and cold, we have beautiful, sunny days with a crisp air. Leaves do change in wonderful colours although most years we have only a few days to enjoy it before rain washes them down from the trees and turns them into brown mush. Still, I would enjoy it, if…

I didn’t have to work all.day.long. I’m only exaggerating a little bit! Today I left home when day was just dawning. I would return shortly before dusk (if I hadn’t an appointment after work). Doesn’t make for a lot of sun or even light to enjoy outside during my day. And it’s only beginning of October so in two weeks time I will be whining that I only see daylight trough my work windows.
Plus! Even though temperatures might still be pleasantly warm, it’s already quite cold during the night – and when I’m leaving for work! (And dressing is already another touchy subject of mine.)

My packed schedule doesn’t allow for many (parts of) days to enjoy a hot drink on the couch with my blankie, watching the weather or reading a book. (And if I do so it’s rarely guilt-free.)

But I hope to be able to enjoy what I can get now, because it will only get worse for about four to five months before we can hope again for improvement.
And I’m working on de-stressing my life. Unfortunately I cannot tell you anything about it because I don’t know who’s reading along on here. But as soon as changes are coming about I’ll let you know.

Happy autumn for you!

Read: Oscar et la dame rose

“Voici les lettres adressées à Dieu par un enfant de dix ans. Elles ont été retrouvées par Mamie Rose, la « dame rose » qui vient lui rendre visite à l'hôpital pour enfants. Elles décrivent douze jours de la vie d'Oscar, douze jours cocasses et poétiques, douze jours pleins de personnages drôles et émouvants. Ces douze jours seront peut-être les douze derniers. Mais, grâce à Mamie Rose qui noue avec Oscar un très fort lien d'amour, ces douze jours deviendront légende.“

Translation (by myself) :
These are the letters of a ten year old child. They are found by Mamie Rose, the “Lady in Pink” who visits him in the children’s hospital. They are describing twelve days of Oscar’s life, twelve funny but also grave days, twelve days filled with both comical and heart-warming characters. These twelve days may be the final days of his life. But thanks to Mamie Rose who deeply bonds with Oscar these twelve days are becoming phenomenal.


Oscar has leukaemia. And because the bone marrow transplantation wasn’t successful, people don’t know what to say to him anymore and pretty much stop talking with him.

It is so sweet. Of course also sad, because this subject only can be, but it’s so sweet.
And I can’t tell you much more I just highly recommend to read it. But please always make sure to have some tissues handy. It’s so touching.
If a little knowledge of French still remained, try to read it in French. It’s very easy to read and so well written that even continuous looking-up doesn’t prevent you from continuing to read. There’s also a German translation which seems to be very good. They kept the simple style which makes it feel very different for me. But as far as I can I always prefer to read a book in the original language.

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