Sunday again

*seen* Youtube videos. *heard* various Peggy Seeger songs. *read*  nothing... *done* knitted. Went on a boat tour with friends. Celebrated a friends birthday. Planned my new flat. Went for walks.*eaten* strawberry cake. A lot salad. *drank* Peppermint tea. Hugo. White wine spritzer. Champagne. *thought*  that my knitting group is cooler than my mum's. *been glad* that spring came *been annoyed* that winter came back*bought* sunglasses *clicked* www.ikea.ch

Sunday again

*seen* Downton Abbey. Phineas and Ferb. Pixiwoo. Guess who's coming to dinner. *heard*Virginia Plain (Roxy Music). The violine piece from A novel in the viola. *read* The hat shop on the corner. *done* Stitched like crazy. Was lazy and did nothing at all beside stitching. *eaten* Homemade brownies. A stew I haven't had for ages. Carott soup. *drank* A lot coffee. Gingerbread latte. *thought* that Christmas is coming closer and I'm not in a christmas mood. *been glad* when the weekend came. *been annoyed* about my shyness. *bought* Mr Chartwell. "London weather forecast" nail polish. *Clicked* a lot pages with crafting ideas.

 Zurich about two weeks ago when my bestie and me had dinner in town

Sunday again

I've been absent from blogging for quite a while. There was no real reason, I just wasn't in the mood. But now I'm back - hopefully.... And will start with a Sunday again.

*seen* Border Security. UK Border Control. Downton Abbey. *heard* C'est ma tournee by Joe Dassin. Christmas Songs. *read* Die Löwin von Aquitanien about Eleonor of Aquitain. *done* Started getting into Christmas mood. Bought the first Christmas present. Donated blood. Wondered if I'm gettin a cold. Spent a nice Saturday afternoon with a friend. Went for a winter walk. Found a pair of boots in my basement. *eaten* Lovely cake. Sushi. Ham. Chocolat chunk muffin. Cheeseburger and chips. *drank* Ginger-Lemon tea with honey *thought* That I'm strangely not in the right mood for snow right now *been glad* that it seems that I don't get a cold. *been annoyed* by the fact that it looked as if I'm getting a cold for pretty much all of this week. *bought* some Christmas decoration. A lipstick.

You can see on the post in the right corner how much snow there is!
 

Sunday again

*seen* Nothing! Really, no single movie all week long! *heard* Girls, Girls, Girls. A quite sad song about love and dreams. *read* The Centenarian Who Climbed Out The Window And Disappeared. Nero Corleone.*done* Spent a lot time on the balcony. Read. Stitched a card for my sister. Celebrated my sisters birthday. Enjoyed our village fair. *eaten* Too many chips. My favorite cake. Ice. Salad. *drank* No single gulp alcohol though I felt drunk yesterday *thought* That I haven't gotten such a nice compliment for such a long time. I asked somebody why he was smiling at me yesterday. His answer: "I saw you standing there and thought, that you love your life. So I smiled at you." *been glad* that I'm able to love my life. *been annoyed* by somebody who tried to kiss me  *bought* a CD of a local band

Sunday again

*seen* Some documentaries about history and stuff. *heard* There's a ghost in my house. Bits and pieces. *read* Rivers of London (again) *done* Had sushi with my bestie. Managed to keep my flat clean and tidy. Stitched. Spent a lazy Sunday. Went to the fleamarket. Smashed a glass at half past eleven yesterday night and had to hoover my bathroom... *eaten* Sushi. Greek salad. Daim ice cream. Berry crumble. Lasagne. *drank* Water *thought* That some things are rather strange. *been glad* That I got some really good news.  *been annoyed* By all the small flies in my kitchen. But I guess there is nothing you can do, as soon there are some fruits arround they come as well. *smiled* When I watched my neigbours performing kind of a teenage-gang-hand-shake... Though they're both in their late sixties *laughted* When my strange neigbour asked me, if that nice Asian guy is my besties (who live in the same house) boyfriend? It is her brother and he isn't looking Asian at all.... *bought* Cath Kidston sewing book "Sew!" *clicked* google to find some cross stitching patterns

 Brighton, April 2011. How much I'm missing it! It has become something like home to me. Like a second home, far away though very familiar.

Sunday again

*seen* Mrs Dalloway. Downton Abbey (Series one, episode 1-3). The Iron Lady. *heard* A really nice song I forgot to save in my Youtube Favorites. Radio (I listen to a station that plays mostly oldies as this was the music I grew up with. My parents stoped going on with musical development when they turned 30 or so) *read* A village affair. Sonjas dritte Sternstunde (an old German novel for girls) *done* Worked. Was tired. Slept. Stitched. Read. Had baths. Had brunch with my bestie. Went to Starbucks. Tidied some stuff up. Binned some cosmetics. *eaten* Cheese cake. Brunch. Jacket potato. Kinder Bueno. *drank* Tea. Orange juice. *thought* That a bath really helps. *been glad* That I stopped panicing  *been annoyed* by my panic. *smiled* When I watched my neigbour playing basketball with her granddaughter. Cause of my sister who sent me links to pages of animal shelters and cats. *bought* Stitching patterns. 16 count Aida in "red" and "Christmas green" *clicked* http://craftgawker.com/ for some inspirations.

Sunday again

*seen* Are you being served? Turn back time. *heard* Oh Yeah by Roxy Music *read* Whispers under ground. *done* Enjoyed my holidays. Spent time in town. Looked after the cats. Fell in love with a cat. Spend time with family and friends. Played a bord game with granny and lost four times out of four. Finished my Mums birthday present. Created some stitching patterns. Spent a nice Sunday with my family. Attended the funeral of my sisters rat. *eaten* Cakes. Chocolate. Cream. Sushi. Risotto. Pasta. *drank* Flavoured water. Coffee. Red wine. *thought* How good it is to be alive - once again... *been glad* That we had no more hailstorms  *been annoyed* By the strange weather. Wasn't really able to use my balcony. *smiled* cause of my fathers cousin. *bought* Lipstick. Books. *clicked* Pages of animal shelters

Guess where I've been. My fathers cousin lives in Einsiedeln and we went for a short walk up to the cloister.

Sunday again

*seen* A few best men *heard* Cool for cats *read* Whispers under ground. *done* Spending a nice evening with some full-time and hobby journalists. Spending a lot time with the cats. Visiting my parents. Having an evening out with my bestie. Stitched. Started with an afternoon at Starbucks into my holiday. *eaten* Mums famouse rice salad. Cheesecake. Spaghetti carbonara. Lemon cake. *drank* Flavoured water. Strawberries and cream frappuchino. Coffee. Red wine. *thought* That there wasn't much more than Sunday again and Friday fillers on my blog for the past weeks. *been glad* That I have a week holiday now. *been annoyed* By the fact that some people thought that my counter is a disco....While I was on the phone... *smiled* Cause of what a costumor told me about picking up the phone at five in the afternoon on a Friday *bought* shoes *clicked* www.the-folly.com

Sunday again

*seen* Another episode of A history of Britain. Simons cat. *heard* A hailstorm banging against my windows *read* Newspaper. *done* Cuddled with my sisters cat. Visited my parents. Played minigolf. Donated blood. *eaten* Ice. Ice. Ice. Cake. Couscous.  Baked potato. Risotto. More ice. *drank* Water. *thought* That some things aren't as bad as expected. *been glad* That the cats aren't as shy anymore when they see me. *been annoyed* By the hailstorm that woke me up this morning. Twice... *smiled* Cause of a colleagues funny statement on marriage and stuff. *bought* cosmetics *clicked* http://www.officialcharts.com/archive/music/

 Recipe for a rainy afternoon. James, me and a movie with John Thaw.

Sunday again

*seen* Hair tutorials. A Swiss movie, "Liebe und andere Unfälle" *heard* "Bonjour Papa" by Vanessa Redgrave. "Oh boy" by Buddy Holly. "Ha ha said the clown" by Manfred Mann *read* The winter rose, finally finshed it. *done* Watched the thunderstorm from the balcony with my bestie. Visited my parents. Went to an open air cinema with my sister and her boyfriend. Went for a drink with my boss when we were both down on Wednesday evening. *eaten* Too much unhealthy stuff. *drank* White wine sprizer. *thought* That a great time will end soon (well, not that soon) but that moving on won't be bad and other great times will come. *been glad* that my bestie gave me a good imput *been sad* That storm killed two trees in my parents garden. *smiled* after I've almost cried. live will go on. *bought* small stuff *clicked* www.ikea.ch

Sunday again

*seen* Road Runner. A history of Britain. Footie England/Sweden, but missed all the goals.... *heard* Radio *read* The winter rose. *done* Spent time on my balcony enjoying the sun. Went walking with a friend. Had Chinese dinner and ice with friends. Went to IKEA with another friend. Visited my family. Tidied my wardrobe. Been creative. Stitched. *eaten* Ice. Ice. Ice. Tiramisu. Pork sweet and sour. The biggest icecream ever. Melon with ham. Cheese'n'Mac (or the Swiss version of it) *drank* Eve's temptation. Apple juice. Coffee. *thought* That some people just behave so... No words for it! *been glad* that summer is finally back *been annoyed* By my incredible slow computer. *smiled* Because of a nice compliment and cause of the baby daughter of a friend. *bought* a black tunic. Finally! *clicked* http://luziehtan.de/ what an inspiring blog!

 The biggest icecream I've ever seen!

 Gonzo who lives in my parents garden

 Lovely roses outside our house

 Finally wore earrings I bought a year ago... As they 

contrast with my hairs I put them up there for the picture

 Tidied up my wardrobe

 Polised my nails with the Collection 2000 Lemon Soda

Sunday again

*seen* Are you being served. A history of Britain *heard* Piano music by Ludovico Einaudi *read* The tea rose. The winter rose. *done* been incredibly lazy. Looked after my sisters cat. Went to Uetliberg with a friend. Taken tons of pictures. Had a sushi evening with my bestie.  *eaten* Sushi. Sandwiches. Toast Hawaii. Cake. Ice. *drank* Coconut Frappuchino *thought* That I spend too much money for things I don't actually need. *been glad* when we finally reached our destination after a 30 minutes downhill walk.  *been annoyed* By the fact that nobody seems to be interessed in our class reunion. *smiled* Because of a little boy who asked very nicely if he could try the bell next to our counter and asked my why we need one. *bought* not much beside groceries.

Sunday again

Time for Sunday again, this week with a new point, smiled. There are so many things that make me smile, so why not share them with you here?

*seen*Becoming Jane. The eagle has landed. *heard* Old music from the 40ies such as Calling all workers *read* Still "A titanic love story" *done* spent time with a friend. Visited my substitute grandparents. Called my parents. Went for a ship tour on the lake. Stitched. Wrote a letter to a friend including something typed on my old typewriter *eaten* chocolate pudding. Fondue. Strawberrie cream. *drank* coffee. Homemade peppermint tea. *thought* That I must be crazy. *been glad* to have so many nice friends.  *been annoyed* by a "lady" who "haven't seen" me and just queue-jumped. By my own stupidity to go into town without sunscream. *smiled* Because of one of my favorite costumors who came in for a chat on Tuesday *bought* a straw hat  

Sunday again

As it was a long weekend, my Sunday again comes on Monday evening

 *seen* No Reservation. The eagle has landed. *heard* Elvis Presley. Charlie Winston *read* Hotel Quadriga. A Titanic love story - Isidor and Ida Straus *done* spent a lazy weekend. Had a nice evening on Friday. Stitched. Read. Relaxed. Visited my parents. *eaten* Jaffa Cake. Ice cream. Sushi. *drank* Apple juice *thought* that I had so many lazy weekends in the past and liked it but now that I had so many busy ones I'm getting nervouse when I don't have any plans *been glad* that weather is so nice *been annoyed* by my iphone which crashed today *bought* Plants for my balcony *clicked* this and that

 That time last year I was still in Brighton, enjoying Preston Park.

Sunday again

*seen* Robin Hood. Some episodes of Yes Minister. *heard* Oh yeah by Roxy music, perfect for a rainy Sunday *read* Some more old German books. *done* Slept a lot. Spent a lazy Sunday. Stitched a birhtday card for a friend. Gave up on my nail-polish-project. Took some nice baths. *eaten* Healthy stuff. Jaffa cakes. Rhubarbs . *drank* Coffee *thought* That it is strange that somebody I've only met four times is already a friend.  *been glad* that I call this person friend. *been annoyed* by nothing really  *bought* Dresses. And returned most of them. *clicked* www.dict.cc once more

Seen in Canterbury last April

Sunday again - on Monday

My Friday filler came on Saturday and consequently - and as today is a public holiday - Sunday again is for once a Monday again!

*seen* About six or seven episodes of A history of Britain *heard* Midnight in Paris soundtrack *read* Moon over Soho. Some German books *done* Baking (Zopf, cookies and hot cross bun). Brunched with my family. Spend lazy easter  days stitching and reading. Tried to become friends with my sisters cat. Tried to take pictures of my family (and failed...) *eaten* Brunch. Sushi. Chocolat eggs. *drank* Liters of orange juice. Coffee *thought* How nice it is to have time for myself.  *been glad* that I have the best parents I can wish for. *been annoyed* bya sleepless night *bought*Nail polish *clicked* www.amazon.de

My parents surprised me with wonderful flowers!

Sunday again

*seen* Pink Panther *heard* Dirty old town *read* Moon over Soho *done* Visited mum (three times). Cleaned my parents windows. Met and old school friend. Stiched. Had brunch with my bestie this morning. Ordered clothes *eaten* Brunch. Too much chocolate. *drank* Tea. Tea. More tea *thought* That this year seems to be the time to renew some old friendships. That I was an ugly teenager ;-) *been glad* that I look better than ten years ago now. That the weather was so nice. *been annoyed* by my jitterbuggy behaviour *bought* Flowers *clicked* www.zalando.ch. Various online newspaper to find the jokes.

Sunday again

*seen* The best exotic Marigold hotel *heard* Oh Carol (Smokie). Quite some old Swiss songs *read* Harry Potter *done* Crossed my fingers for my mum like crazy. Worried too much. Enjoyed the nice weather. Spent a tlnoothhp with my best friend. Visited mum in hospital. Did some shopping. Bake cake. *eaten* Pizza Salmone. Tiramisu. Tomato-mozarella-salad.  Homemade veggie-soup *drank* red wine. Henniez Passion Kiwi. Orange juice. Water, water, water *thought*that I shoulden't worry so much. That it is almost a year since I left for Brighton. *been glad* that my mum is better. That live is so beautiful *been annoyed* by people who leave a train and just stop there *bought* blue blouse. A red and two white cardis. Jumper. A necklace *clicked* www.dict.cc

Sunday again

*seen* Titanic. Finally, 15 years after it came out! *heard* You're so vain *read* another one of my beloved Turnham-Malpas-novels. Harry Potter *done* spent a lovely Saturday with my family to celebrate granny’s birthday. Stitched like mad. Cleaned my flat like mad. Planted some daffodils. Played plumber – and was successful! *eaten* veal with orange-sauce. Cordon blue. More dessert than it is good for me *drank* red wine, which is quite unusual. White Martini *thought* that I worry too much all the time! Hope this time it was also too much worries for nothing *been glad* that my Bestie is cheering me up every time I'm down *been annoyed* by a costumour *bought* cross stitching-stuff. Plants *clicked* www.wikipedia.org once more!