Comments for Angela Dunn Weblog

Comment on Pumpkins vs.Prayers by Olivia F

Olivia F — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:41:04 +0000

I feel really sorry no kids came to our door to “trick or treat”. As a Romanian-German couple, Halloween doesn´t mean much to us neither, but I would sure open the door for kids in costumes and share some of my husband´s plentifull chocolates with them.

Comment on Pumpkins vs.Prayers by sevensisters

sevensisters — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:15:57 +0000

We got lucky in the subdivision where a lot of young families live. We were out with Cat who was wearing a dagger through her head

Comment on Pumpkins vs.Prayers by charlotteotter

charlotteotter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:01:05 +0000

I saw some kids trick or treating in Rohrbach this evening, and I know my lot would also have loved to have been out there, but there’s no point – just doesn’t happen here.

(As South Africans, we don’t do Halloween either, but who can resist the opportunity to wear vampire teeth and paint blood-stains on their faces?)

Comment on An Observer Abroad Goes Househunting by Michael Dunn

Michael Dunn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:16:48 +0000

As Angela has said, the Doctor’s House was known to us as the Ice Palace for a second reason:starched linen sheets. We’d have to crawl into a bed sheeted with these sheets and endeavour to warm up a small space out of which we dared not venture.

The other memory I have of this house was the installation and the removal of storm windows. As readers of this blog can see, the house has very large windows – about 2.2 metres high and 1 metre wide. They were made of wood and weighed about 25 kg. We’d have to slide them up a ladder, wiggle them over the lintels and slide them into their grooves. Somewhat strenuous and dangerous work. The process was reversed each spring. The present owner leaves them on year round.

Although I know the owners and could tour the house at any time, I prefer to preserve my childhood/teenage memories. Sometimes, I have found, you should never go back.

Hope you find a close approximation, Angela.

Michael

Comment on School’s Finally Out by sevensisters

sevensisters — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:50:18 +0000

That was a pretty depressing end of the school year post, but this year things are definitely looking up! He actually enjoys history lessons.

Comment on An Observer Abroad Goes Househunting by sevensisters

sevensisters — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:49:28 +0000

Wasn’t it a beautiful place? Easy to fall in love with. So ironic that I met the owners through you…

Comment on An Observer Abroad Goes Househunting by charlotteotter

charlotteotter — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:43:28 +0000

I know the VERY house you mean and I too was in love with it. It was perfect for my family, just, in a dorp.

I am also emotionally stamped by my grandmother’s house, and no other house lives up to it. How are we ever going to find our dream homes in this country?!

PS Good luck with the house-hunting this weekend …

Comment on School’s Finally Out by charlotteotter

charlotteotter — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:41:28 +0000

I am sorry for F that he doesn’t have a teacher who understands him. Some of the qualities she describes on the report are very positive – helpful, kind, considerate, solution-maker. He sounds like a charming child and not the trouble-maker she is trying to make him out to be.

Oh, how I look forward to sending my lot to high school!

Comment on An Observer Abroad Goes Househunting by Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:36:24 +0000

find us one while you are out…

Comment on About by Bill Bartmann

Bill Bartmann — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:19:33 +0000

Hey good stuff…keep up the good work! I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say I’m glad I found your blog. Thanks,)

A definite great read…:)

-Bill-Bartmann