was wondering what had happen to Auntie #1. Have you ever met kirjava?

Which TV-film was it? Must have missed it...[unsure]

[]Poor animal - a bit too big these horns -what do you think 30s?[]

... and MMK?[unsure]

curious for that pic![ph34r]

hello aunties []

excuse me going back to some things from ages ago but I'm catching up after my week away... [rolleyes]

oooo, sounds good. I've never done anything like that, but I did have to be on the 'other' side once. I did marketing for a year at uni and we had a project to do one semester (for Reebok). So we had to run focus groups and things and get people to tell us what they liked about their trainers and things (and we had some samples for them to try on). Not quite as exciting as chocolate or perfume! [lol]

teehee

calm?! hahahahaha [ph34r] []

fiddle [] (no idea why!)

I got to feel some stubble yesterday
myself (although not Jamie's [lol]) *sigh*



oh and I'm late (been away [rolleyes]) but hello Susan! []

...or trolleys

Welcome back, FB! Great to see you here![]

Probably because of the nice alliteration[] we say Turnschuh=Trainer[8-|] 

Tell us more.... [ph34r][]

hmm, calm, that would the build up of months of working out what to say and just being so relieved to see him, like you wouldnt imagine, next gig is gonna be not so calm.....stuff to say, but what exaclty, im thinking about it now!! Christians unite for me[]

[^o)]I'm sure the aunties could help you out with some detailed messages and questions![]

i can think of enough stupid questions and messages of my own, but i try to be a bit more sensible around him, but if i get stuck i'll be happy to ask[]

oh it's nothing that exciting really. I just got 3 goodbye cheek kisses from someone who I don't normally get them from... but just because it seemed to be a general cheek kissing goodbye, not for any other reason (sadly) [rolleyes]

It's very confusing with friends here. The local custom is 3 kisses as hello/goodbye, but only one of my friends is Swiss. She tends to give/get them the most. Most of us are British, so don't bother too much, with each other at least, and just go for the general "hello" *wave* [lol]. One is American and seems to have decided to adopt the local custom and does it most of the time. Her boyfriend is a mixture of things (mostly Italian, I think, but also a bit Austrian, and has spent time in the States) and his greeting of choice seems to be the hug! So we all do different things with different people and it can be a real mishmash [lol]

It´s been "Meine bezaubernde Feindin", SAT1 produktion, HL.......mit dem schnuckeligen RV[][:$]

oh, thanks, FB.....you´re a walking dictionary[]

helllo atroi... sleepless friend how are you?

Love this pic of the nephew from Oct. 6 DC

can you post pic in the thread jazzione?

I guess Jazzieone may mean her new avatar ..............something to do with the Guinness can [] 

Sounds confusing and fun!  Reminds me of when we had my French cousin and family (2 adults, 4 kids) stay last Christmas with us.  Saying good morning and goodnight to everyone seemed to take forever.........kiss, kiss, kiss []

Oh, didn't see it, because on Tuesdays "Dr. House" is a "must" for me...[]

My uncle's wife is Swiss and she does this kissing ceremony very slowly and careful every time.[lol]

Yes Brinky.....Kirjava knows me well  the pic is my new avatar.....I am rather fond of that can of Guinness that the nephew is holding.....it now resides in my home......

Sadly he wasn't turkish.... turkish greeting habits are really close.... I'm always a bit surprised seeing men or even teenagers in the subway kissing each other twice at the cheek, but not the same place as in Switzerland, France or the Netherlands, but rather about a tiny little bit besides the lips. To me it always looks very intense ...nice if you really like someone, but I can imagine many odd situations as well.

Goodness! And I'm going to Turkey soon as well! [lol] [huh]

You don't see men kissing each other here (or in France) much, only if they're really close friends or family I think. Handshakes are the norm.

At least you know now that if someone kisses you like this, it's supposed to be just polite [lol]

yes that's what I was thinking..but it's so small [ph34r] and I,m a bit late on cathcing with all the thread right now [ph34r] that's why I thought it would be nice if she could post it in the thread

and what kind of special appointments does Dr House make? []

[lol][lol] I love this stealing of Jamie's left over items [lol]

just quickly getting away from work for some Pn and PM time[ph34r]

I,ll be back after work tonight [:-*]

Nothing much exciting, only a rendezvous on TV, sort "morbid fun" [ph34r]: Dr. House

Those too.  I could only think of different names from around the Midwest.  I'm sure there are several more names for them. [rolleyes]

OHAH!  Holy crap... there was a squirrel right outside the window... staring at me.  scaarrrryyyy....

Alright, no one is at work and I'm screwing around.  I guess it's time to go.  Catch y'all on da flip side.

Good morning, Ladies[]
Just a short visit today as my daughter is celebrating her birthday today.....and I´m going to make Americans for her......
This afternoon she and her friends are going to be in the glasspainting-museum nearby (her wish, as she is a little artist[]  ).......and tonight Schalke is playing in Cologne....so you see.....litttle Atroi is mega-busy today.
Hope you behave......till tomorrow then

you're going to "make Americans"?? [unsure]

[] 21 and already planning baby no 6

These are "Americans":  or at least this is one of them






and i also put on some chocolate-???(Guss) 

Yes, funny name, isn´t it???  Well when there are "Berliner" why not "Americans" as well?????

Little history lesson: As far as I know the "Americans" are built from incredients, which American soldiers brought to Germany after the war in their care packages. They told the people to bake something like pancakes of eggs (or egg-pouder in this case), sugar, milk-pouder, water and fur but then the incredients have been mixed in other relations and so this came out of it.... the regular "American" has to be half white and half brown on the backsite, because the Germans saw people with brown skin the first time when they came from the US Army. It was a kind of welcoming gift to bake this when American soldiers visited German families.

Like this? 

In the US that's called a black and white cookie, they're mostly sold in New York.

ahhhh great history bit karen! thank you!

Happy bd to her then!

Yes it looks like this, but it's not only a cookie... it's really huge, about as huge as a dish to put your coffee mug on. And it's soft (at least when you eat it fresh, what you should do).

Real "auntie-chat" combined with a history lesson [](didn't know that btw [:$], thanks Karen!),

Did you also notice that good old Lawrence is thinking of us even though he's not here every day?
 

Maybe he could explain what he means with "thread knitting"? []

 

I see our stories woven together as a quilt.  We never discussed quilting here, but knitting was certainly covered so I used that image instead....by Christmas we should all have enough material for a crazy quilt that will warm all of us...OK...I'll stop now...I see MMK getting physically ill at my schmaltz.

Hey, Brinky, did you see Dave's request for a picture of  a bathing beauty on another thread?  How do I know you'll be able to provide the perfect picture to help our boy out? 

Since she's not here, I'm happy to help him out!

I actually do some quilting[ph34r] It's nice to know that you still follow the tales of the Auntie's Lawrence.

Where is that thread? I,ll go and post something savory [ph34r]

I didn´t know the Americans-story either.......and what about the "Berliner", Karen?? Is there a story behind them as well?  I only have to think about the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner", whenever I see them[ph34r]  One of those unintentional double meanings[rolleyes] )

Today is going to be busy here.........so , take care

The Berliner's full name [teacher's hat] ... is "Berliner Pfannkuchen" (Berliner pancake).... that's why it's is only called "pancake" at Berlin itself while the "real" pancake there is called "Eierkuchen" (eggcake) . It's just a recepee by a baker from Berlin. And people outside Berlin made the whole name shorter to "Berliner" while the people from Berlin shortened it to "Pfannkuchen" ...*lol* I know that only because I read an article about why some food has names of countries or towns some years ago.

It is in "What Jamie's doing today? []

Jazzo, that picture is perfect!  Just what I was hoping for!  Haven't checked the "What's Doing" thread to see if Brinky has made a further contribution.  Too much fun here...

Thanks for the history lesson on Americans......would you consider those a biscuit? They make Americans at our famous little bakery here in Colchester Connecticut. So I will have to ask them if they know the story about Americans....and how they got their name....they will be so interested...not.

Oh I must go and make dinner for my son and his girlfriend who are coming to dinner.....gee it is for my birthday so why am I cooking????  Makes no sense to me....

Time to open the wine.....

Last time they came my son came in and asked where the Guinness was....his father said ask your mother.  I had a sheepish grin....well I had put it on ice and brought it to a concert where I was able to park right next to the tour bus....so I gave it to Jamie after the show....Oh well. I had always wanted to put a Guinness in that man's hand....besides it got me another kiss.....[wub]  One from Jamie and one from Danny....[wub][wub] 

 
Hey!  Happy birthday, Sweetheart!  and yes!  WHY ARE YOU COOKING?!  Somebody should be in the back room putting a bow around Jamie for you.  Well, even if he doesn't jump out of your cake, I'm sure you'll have a great day!  KISSKISSHUG!