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Today is Ascension Day, which is a holiday since 1934 in Germany. As the weather at this time of year is usually fine, it became a custom for men to wander in large groups of only men and drink quite lot of alcohol. What a fitting custom for Father’s Day, which is celebrated on the same day in Germany.
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Mother’s Day which we celebrate today was invented by the us-American and English womens’ movement. Beginning in 1865 Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis organized mother’s day meetings where mothers could discuss their needs i.e. that their sons would not be sacrifieced in war any longer.
Continue reading “Of the luck on Mother’s Day”Today 100 years ago German women for the first time were allowed to vote. On the 19th of January 1919 the long fight was over after the decision of the Council of People’s Deputies on the 12th of November 1918 at the end of World War I.
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I really do love the contests by FruBlomgren in her Facebook group as they challenge me and the work of the other participants is so inspiring. Winning is rather secondary to me but of course I was so happy when I won third prize last year with my cat dress.
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The other day I saw a free design by Orange Elephant Embroidery. Obviously a design for a War Remembrance Day, but Flanders Fields I did not know. So I started to reseach and learnt that Continue reading “In Flanders Fields”
During my schooltime I never would have believed that I ever would take a look into the dark chapter of the late German history – the second world war. Because in my time there was no other topic in history lessons and at every school exchange it was said that we did these to make amends for that war. Then I thought to myself, why I as a daughter of a child born after the war was troubled with this and why history was not left alone.
Since then the world has changed, I have changed. And so I Continue reading “Tell it noone – November 9th a turning point in German history”
By now we are home again, but the holidays on Malta continue having an effect on me. On the one hand, there is the laundry waiting for me to be done. But with the cute laundry bag it is not bad at all. Since I decorated Continue reading “Packing my suitcase and taking with me … a laundry bag”
Fast a week of holiday is over, but I will not forget my Marilyn Monroe moment wearing my new dress (pattern by pattydoo: Marie with sleeves from Chloe) – sadly without picture. When I went up the stairs to the red tower of St. Agatha the wind turned my skirt up. Fortunately we were the only visitors and so only the children had fun, when Mum Continue reading “Packing my suitcase I take with me … a selfmade dress”
For the absolute necessary – camera and tissues – I have made an ITH-backpack (design by Dekoland). But it did not stay long as my daughter thougt it perfect for her mobile phone. A very good idea, hopefully with that Continue reading “Packing my suitcase and taking with me … a small crossbag”
Before I had a machine the children painted T-Shirts in every summer holiday. But since my machine moved in, I have to embroider T-Shirts before we go. And we are happy to Continue reading “Packing my suitcase and taking with me … embroidered T-Shirts”