18.03.2012

it's been a beautiful week-end, another one for the books. and probably a sign that we're getting old: while everyone is crowding around busy cities to get drunk and celebrate st. paddy's, we run off for a quiet few days amongst seagulls and windy marinas.

17.03.2012

we decided to travel as often as possible, so we are spending the week-end in mystic, connecticut. seen here, timo shares his red velvet cake with fiona in the mystic drawbridge ice cream shoppe.

16.03.2012

another reason why i love the husband... it's not enough that he made popcorn for friday night movie, he also went and got proper movie popcorn bags.

15.03.2012

once in a while an art toy makes me want it so bad i wanna cry. today brandi milne's "go bunny ride" came in the mail and it is so awesome in person. it's also one of only 100 made, so it's double special. daheim!

14.03.2012

today fiona and i spent the day in east village. i wanted to walk around and see the area, as i will do with all of nyc because baby, i’ve got nothing but time. but i also had one place in mind i really wanted to see – the joe strummer mural featured in the „redemption song” video, as sang by him. that video always makes me cry, so it was pretty emotional being there, knowing all those guys from those other bands i love and appeared in the video also stood there. that aside, the east village is fabulously punk. get me a place on st. marks place and i might think about staying.

13.03.2012

there are three college campuses around our house, and today i went to explore one of them. these campuses are the most underrated parks, i tell you. st. elizabeth college is small, but they still have a huge front yard and beautiful stone benches where you can sit under our lady of the rosary of fatima’s watchful eyes and eat a bagel while listening to the birds chirping and watching the baby sleep. also, today it was crazy hot so i could go out in a dress. welcome, spring. stay.

12.03.2012

boy, they really meant it when they wrote „rainbow cheddar fish” on the bag. ah, sometimes chemicals are useful. more chemicals!

11.03.2012

oh, we did a lot today. we drove to philadelphia, we saw the liberty bell, we walked around the old city where we met cleaver-wielding mannequin girl, timo had philly cheese steak from a street vendor and then we drove some more and saw an amazing orchid exhibit at longwood gardens. i really love a day like this, when at the end of it it feels wlike whatever you did in the morning happened a week ago. you know, because of all the stuff you did. that day. i’m so tired.

10.03.2012

i don’t know how this happens, but every time we have to go to a street parade, activity which requires standing around on a sidewalk for hours, it is freaking freezing outside. it was like this in germany, it’s the same here now. i’m talking st. patrick’s day parade in this case, and other than the cold and fiona being grumpy due to said cold, it was pretty fun.

09.03.2012

so it turns out eating sashimi two days after having some sever form of food poisoning is probably not the best idea in the world. i wasn’t 100% anyway, but now i’m all nauseous again. and the funniest thing is we only got sushi for my grandpa and he didn’t even show up in time for dinner. barf.

08.03.2012

my present for women’s day was that i could get out of bed, which is great because my whole body aches from lying down for so long and i’m weak and dizzy from not eating. so i thought today’s picture should be of some flowers, and the only ones in the house are the ones in my dresser. you’re welcome.

07.03.2012

today i was crazy sick. i don’t even know what is wrong with me, but i spent all day in bed and fiona had to stay with me too so i could watch her. i wish i could fit in her dolls’ cot, it’s way prettier than our grown-up bed. please let this be a 24-hour bug.

06.03.2012

i haven’t bought art books, actually any books of any kind since i got my kindle from timo, but today this came in the mail and made me giddy. it’s hard to not tear out all the pages and frame them. i’ll totally end up doing that.

05.03.2012

welcome to my home. shoes off please. yes, it’s abit draughty here, do i look like i care? shoes off i said!

04.03.2012

today i hopefully put the first bricks to the foundation of something really cool, possibly the coolest thing i’ve ever done if i follow it through. and this art is part of the inspiration for it. here’s to sowing guts and reeping glory.

03.03.2012

today my grandfather is leaving for chicago, so me and fiona are on our own until timo comes back tomorrow. i took this picture in the morning when we woke up because i thought it's funny how you can't tell where the baby ends and the sofa starts.

02.03.2012

yesterday timo went to germany for a few days, for work. it must be weird for him to be there but not be able to go home (he is in hanover, not dusseldorf). so i'm spending the evening with grandpa, eating nature's popcorn.

01.03.2012

as the sun sets on yet another martisor-less 1st of march away from home, grandpa plays another game of solitaire, on the computer this time. actually my mom sent me and fiona a martisor each, so it's not that bad. thanks mom!

29.02.2012

timo has a new relaxing technique and he is getting really good at it. i always encourage his hobbies, especially when i get pretty things out of them.

28.02.2012

i bought myself this sweater today, and to say it’s „neon” is an understatement. i can finally glow in the dark.

27.02.2012

this little guy lives in madison, next to a small crafts museum. we drove past it many times and i always thought he was a gargoyle of some sort, but today while walking around with grandpa i finally realised he is a griffin.

26.02.2012

today we went to visit the princeton campus and it was an amazing day. i really envy those who get to study there, i do. timo spent the day making hogwarts jokes, asking where dumbledore’s office is and then bought me a bubblegum flavored lollipop at a japanese toy store. it was truly a great day.

25.02.2012

today we wanted to drive to the coast, so we ended up in the closest bay area, in perth amboy. it was so windy we almost got swept away and ended up walking for only 15 minutes, but it was nice to be around the water.

24.02.2012

tonight it’s apps and wine with nicole, in our kitchen.

23.02.2012

i bought fiona this harness with a leash so i can keep her from falling and from straying too far when we are out walking. it is not only one of the most useful things i bought for her, but it's also adorable (especially when she is wearing it).

22.02.2012

here i am, hanging with alice in central park. i look so smug because i had to fight off about 40 kids that mistook her for a jungle gym to get this picture. god, i hate people.

21.02.2012

tiny solitaire cards on the kitchen table means that grandpa is visiting. my grandpa, that is. he is a feisty one, so we're in for a ride while he's here.

20.02.2012

madison says "happy presidents' day!".

19.02.2012

timo was sick today, stay-in-bed sick, so all our plans went out the window. instead, fiona kept him company in bed and they watched ice age for the 345th time.

18.02.2012

fiona and her next-door boyfriend devon (how convenient!) hang out casually at kohl's.

17.02.2012

ok, i probably also love goat cheese salad with honey vinaigrette night.