Last Sunday I went to The Language Show in London to see what new resources there are for learning and teaching German … and I noticed the arrival of smartphone apps. Unfortunately for me, they were for IPhones and IPads and not yet for Androids but if you have an IPhone you might like to buy them. The … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. On the 18th October 1967, ‘The Jungle Book’ came to our cinemas. I wasn’t aware of this until I received an email about it yesterday. Immediately I was taken back in … Read more
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” Do you remember this quote? It’s from ‘You’ve got Mail’ with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I came across this quote again the … Read more
Did you know it is World Children’s Day in Germany today? No, I didn’t either. It was mentioned on a calendar today and I googled a bit. The first Children’s Day happened on the 14th December 1954. There is an Universal Children’s Day on the 20th November but lots of countries have their own dates. Germany … Read more
I have just got back from a cruise on the river Danube (die Donau) and although our lovely ship wasn’t a steam boat, it did remind me of the famous long German word Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän” – the captain of the Danube steam ship company! Compound words which in English stay as individual words (example birthday card) … Read more
I came across this short article in a German newspaper today and thought it would make a good reading exercise. I will not leave you with a translation, just with the question: What is this article about? “30. Juli 1966 – Fußball-Geschichte in Wembley: Die deutsche Nationalelf unterliegt im Londoner Stadion im Weltmeisterschafts-Finale mit … Read more
Yona & Lucas from the German Saturday School gave me these lovely flowers and the picture. The text on the picture says “Congratulations to the birthday of your work” in German. Thank you so much, Yona and Lucas! On the 4th July 2006 I took the plunge and started to work for myself – Angelika’s … Read more
As part of the 30 Day Blog Challenge, I asked Andreas Wiedow if he would like to write a post on my blog as a guest blogger, and he kindly agreed to write about just having a go in a foreign language and not to worry too much about mistakes.Thank you, Andreas! Teufels Küche in … Read more
Last night I went to a German Stammtisch. If you don’t know what one of those is, according to Wikipedia “a Stammtisch (“regular table”) is a scheduled informal meeting group at a specially reserved tablein a beer hall or other establishment in German-speaking Europe, which can be held on a weekly or monthly basis.The table usually … Read more
I’ve just had my yearly tiring but fantastic weekend – the twinning weekend! 10 years ago I joined the Devizes Twinning Association and apart from one year, when I couldn’t attend, I have enjoyed some brilliant weekends. The Devizes Twinning Association is twinned with Mayenne in France and Waiblingen in Germany and every year members from … Read more
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