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La nuit des merveilles ~ Video

Lyrics: Zoë Straub & Christof Straub

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DANKE

Ronja Forcher ~ Danke Video Wikipedia

Smooth Operator by Sade

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Love a song by Britney. Going way back to 2001. Thinking of all the peeps.

 Britney Spears ~ I'm not a girl, not yet a woman. Video

Gute Besserung Maria !! xx

Стефка Василева saved to зима

My Maria by Brooks and Dunn - Video

I am from Austria

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Monika Ballwein ~ Video

Jingle Bells

Nursery Rhymes TV

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Michelle

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Und wir wollten doch mal fliegen ~ Video

To be, or not to be, ....

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William Shakespeare > Quotes > Quotable Quote

“To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub;
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.--Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd!”

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When will I hold you again ?

 

Andreas Gutmann ~ Dreamstime.com

Barry Manilow ~ Weekend in New England ~ Video

She's a maniac ~ Flashdance

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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

December, 1963 ~ Oh, What a Night ~ Video

From the Album "Who Loves You" 1975

Good Year Blimp ~ Been flying for more than 100 years

Business Insider

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It's Tuesday, I'm in Love, ha. It's Friday I'm in Love ~ The Cure

 

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Sir Elton

Your Song 2007 ~ Video

It's A Smart Good Life ~ LG

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Days of Awe

 American Music Awards 1985 - Video

I Will Always Love You

Whitney Houston Video

"Feather" from Forrest Gump

Chinese Artists Society of Toronto Youth Orchestra Video

Feeling a lil nostalgic of the glory days. So thankful for Facebook to bring us together. Hoping for herd immunity to be able to travel again. We are at peace here in Germany. Praying for everyone's health and safety. Missing you. Missing home. 

Isn't she pretty ~ in pink

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Psychedelic Furs Video

Kenny Rogers, RIP and Sheena Easton

We've Got Tonight Video

Get Closer To Me, ha. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019

Rock Antenne Hamburg

Def Leppard ~ Hysteria Video

More Than a Feeling ~ Boston

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Ellie Goulding ~ Love Me Like You Do

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Elton John and George Michael ~ Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

 

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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, goodbye !!

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Strada del Sole ~ Rainhard Fendrich

 Video Congratulations to Italy for their win for the soccer quarterfinals. UEFA/EURO 2020. 

Kenny Chesney ~ Boston

 

Boston Red Sox Official

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Barbara Mandrell ~ Let Your Love Flow 1976

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Peter Gabriel ~ Classic Archive

 Solsbury Hill Video

Mr. Mister

 Kyrie

Andreas Gabalier

I sing a Liad für di

Notes. Well, we are slogging through the imminent end of lockdown.

Stats still show us at 60. Lockdown starts again at 100. Last week we had a stat of 25. City opened shops and outdoor seating for restaurants, and that stat jumped to 60.  hmm. We enjoyed a meal with outdoor seating, first meal at a restaurant for 16 months. Our last meal out was ironically at a Chinese restaurant in January 2020; and some McDs and BK to carry us through. My approach is cautious. I will continue with the mask till at least 2022.  Preventing Corona and the common cold/flu.  No travelling anytime soon.  Just stay home till the stats are more promising for stable immunity.  Sending luck to our family and friends, and readers for safety during these critical months of vaccinations and hoping for herd immunity. Praying for those countries with lesser means to be able to catch up and be vaccinated. Praying for world peace.

Ok, a favorite song. Happy Birthday to U2-Bono

Jan Karan

Where the Streets Have No Name-Video 

Secret World ~ In Your Eyes

Peter Gabriel Video 

Still on lockdown in Germany, tentatively scheduled till May 9. ugh : *(

Thank goodness my husband is home office. We have each other. 

Be patient, I know; better than being ill with Corona. 

(oh, the memories of the concert, ....)

Yay !! Blue October

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Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

Zillow

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Real Estate - Bonita Springs Florida

I think we agree to disagree - A toast to a lil chicken fried

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Zac Brown Band Video

Thank you y'all for the love. 

Choose wisely !!

Notes on Air Travel ~ Do we miss it?

Swiss Air Landing at Zürich Airport/Fabio Meier

I don't especially care for air travel, but it's an only option to see my family and besties back in the USA. Flying Star Alliance United Airlines from Germany to USA is standard fare, a day flight. I miss most, however, not so much the flight, rather the pre-boarding savoir faire at the Munich and Frankfurt airports, as duty-free shopping accounts for more than half my carry-on; as well, handbags to beget not only by me, but also instinctively by our frequent flier Asians who have unlimited resources, each carrying two shopping bags of high-end handbags back with them to their respective countries. They show their Asian passport and get the golden ticket to board. "Thank You for shopping our friendly German stores; only the sky's the limit here. Auf Wiedersehen !!" ("See you again.")

Return flights are tough: saying Au revoir to Chi-town, and being a night flight, especially if there is a commute through Switzerland, but oh, .... that Chicago O'Hare Terminal 5 matches Munich with eateries and shopping for trinkets that tuck nicely in the carry-on, and delightful Swiss Air staff that make that added commute all the more worthwhile. Maybe it's the sight of the Swiss Alps in Zürich, that could outbeat the landing at Chicago. If, however, it's Lufthansa direct, the Pilot's: "Welcome on board your flight to München," sounding like "munchin'", (as i'm packing in a sandwich just before takeoff to prevent motion sickness) warms the heart. I think the service associated with air travel: be it airport amenities, shopping, gastronomy, airport and flight staff, is what I miss most about air travel; everyone treated as a first-class citizen, and frequent-flier miles, which despite the Corona pandemic lockdown, are still valid for that bonus trip -- Aer Lingus to Dublin anyone?

Man on the Moon - REM and Bruce Springsteen

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Notes from lockdown

Well, lockdown extended again. Surprisingly, they will reopen florist shops and garden stores. Not sure why they would have some special priority over restaurants and hotels and for that matter ice cream shoppes. If everyone is social distancing and wearing masks, why not reopen businesses so people can work again and have some semblance of normality. We are social distancing and wearing masks and still the numbers are not changing that much. But people are unemployed and need to feed their families, pay their housing and government subsidies are not quite enough. hmm. 

At least hairstyling salons are reopening for what they say are hygiene measures.

Well, hoping for a lovely October, vaccinations and light travel again. And back to work !!

The The "Slow Emotion Replay"

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Suzanne Vega - Luka

Video Not Autobiographical. I couldn't resist to post a video for Suzanne Vega's song "Luka" as it's a favorite from yesteryears and is especially meaningful to me as it is the song played on our specialty bus ride from Rome airport to the train station, about an hour travel. I was real nervous on that bus ride, the unknown, and then the song played on the bus radio and my spirit let me relax and just enjoy the night scenery outside the window. My husband seated next to me. My heart sensed everything would be okay. 

And everything turned out fine. A very good memory of our visit to Rome.

Out of Reach - Gabrielle

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Silvie Rider-Young, "La vie en rose"

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Beautyful !!

Snowy Owl NYT

 

The Lively and Enthusiastic Paula Cole

NepaScene.com

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Just bummin' today. Exhausted from a long week of work. And a pup who decides not to sleep the entire night. *yawn*   Cheering up with a favorite, Paula Cole.  

Notes of January 2021

Not exactly at the top of my game today, but no complaints. Walking 40 minutes 3-4 days a week or more. Nicht schlecht for having had a knee surgery. Healing is about 97%. Still working on walking down stairs, and for support I use the railing. But no real pain. 

Busyness everyday. Reading a lot. Some TV. Radio. Our corona curfew includes a 15km limit. Everything closed so far till January 31.  

Waiting patiently for the call for a vaccine. As we are not yet 65 we must wait.  

The pup is a lil more sleepy these days. Walking is not her thing in Winter. And as all non-essential shops are closed, she resembles a sheep, although we are styling her some at home.  

We are thankful to still be healthy. Never has our home been more clean, as preventive measure.

Been cooking a lot. And as a result, the scale is not my friend. Hoping for some promising numbers by Summer. 

Praying for peace and security. Cheers to a healthy new year !!

Liebe ist ein Geschenk - Laith Al-Deen

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