Fudge, sweet with a few nuts

Silvia and Lilo made some more hats!

2011-03-26T15:47:00.008Z

My hat "Pom Pom Pastella", to match my happening sweater "Pastella", both made by Lilo

Two hats by Silvia "Pastel Giggles" and "Twilight Tendrils"

Two hats by Silvia " *** " and "Tree in the Meadow". Notice my fingernails match both hats!!
(the *** means I haven't thought of a name yet)

A hat by Lilo "Still Life"

A hat by Lilo "Pink Goblin" I LOVE this one!

Some green spring hats. The top row are all pinky hats, invented by Lilo.
"Sprightly Spring" by Lilo, "Spring Musing" by Silvia, " *** " by Lilo
Second row hats are by Silvia "Tree in the Meadow", "Irish Cottage with Sheep"

Me again, posing by the forsythia in "Pom Pom Pastella"

Autumn tablecloth

2010-11-19T14:57:00.002Z

Mom made this tablecloth from warm colored scraps, including a few of Ron's shirts.

lace tablecloth

2010-11-18T13:13:00.003Z

Mom and I are in the process of making a lacy tablecloth. We are making 48 squares out of leftover, thrift-shop and scrap lace and white materials, and will piece them together next time I visit her. We put them on the floor so we could see it developing.
I took several close-up photos, and pieced those together to make this photo.

Teuchertstrasse, is now ul. Zygmunta Starego

2010-10-11T17:08:00.000Z

Mom, click on the map to make it larger, and then click on it again to magnify once more.

The street's name was Teuchertstrasse, located in Gliwice, when Silesia was Germany before WW2. Now known as ul. Zygmunta Starego.
I highlighted it in green, bottom right. Click on the map for a larger view.

How to make YouTube loud!

2010-10-11T11:32:00.004Z

Here you go, Mom... as loud as you want! :)
.
here's the video :

Silvia's Christmas list

2009-12-16T06:49:00.003Z

For Christmas, I'd like these things please:

bed sheets (queen size)
Tinkerbell (Disney DVD)
dried apricots
Celine Kiernan's Moorehawke Trilogy (book one, The Poison Throne)
cherry tree (self fertile! example: Stella)
lilac bush (choose a color, I like all)

I like plants
I like seeds
I like faeries
I like nature
But you all know this already. ;-)

Michelle's Christmas Wish List

2009-12-15T10:04:00.002Z

Eh, I don't know...

) Clothes, like i need some new trousers mainly

) Photo Emulsion, for t-shirt printing

) Fabric paints aka Textile paints

) Ram, for my computer

) Baking stuff, like interesting shaped tins

) Book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (the last book!)

) DVD - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

) A New Kettle

Robby's Christmas List

2009-12-08T14:20:00.004Z

Christmas List 2009
Games:
1) Grand Theft Auto IV
2) Dragon Age: Origins
3) Torchlight
4) Left 4 Dead 2

Other Things
Jeans
Slippers
Soundcard CreativeSound Blaster X-Fi Titanium 7.1
Jumper

Cool hats

2009-12-07T16:18:00.000Z

Mom, look! Hats! Are they cool?

Gut Rochholz, Gevelsberg

2009-08-09T13:04:00.002+01:00

Hey Mom, is this the place? There were some photos to go with it.

The tunnel under a road going to the place from your other house:

The house and garden:
The house:

Fixed Google maps of Mom's homes

2009-07-29T13:07:00.006+01:00

Gausstasse, in Frankfort. Mom lived there with Pop and her parents after WW2

in Gevelsburg, the house in the middle of the pic. Mom lived there age 7 to 13

Velden, Mom lives there now

Mom's school, Eichendorff Lyceum in Gleiwitz

Gevelsberg

2009-07-28T11:38:00.004+01:00

Mom, I tried to locate your house here, am I close? Left click on the picture for a better view.
This is the long shot.

A little closer.

Quite a close-up

Gausstrasse

2009-07-28T11:35:00.002+01:00

Is this the house in Frankfort, Mom? I put the pushpin in.

Without the pushpin, in case you can't see the house properly.

a close up

7 Women, 7 Days

2008-10-23T13:15:00.003Z

Hi kids and sibs and hubby and friends.
Below in 7 posts is my "7 Women, 7 Days" stitchings, accompanied by some poetry. Please feel free to comment, re-write, or criticize. I'm not the best writer, it's ouchies on my brain.

7 Women, 7 Days (Hilda)

2008-10-23T13:07:00.002Z

Sunday night and Hilda dozes
Hubby didn't bring home roses
TV babbles on and on
"But darlin!!" says the TV man

Monday mornin Hilda's busy
Clean the room, wash the dishes
Mind the kids, launder shirts
Hoover the stairs, no more wishes

Invite the gals
Lets have some tea
Do needlework
Discuss the he

7 Women, 7 Days (Silvia)

2008-10-23T13:06:00.003Z

Back home from the tea-klatch
On a balmy Monday night
Just a few more stitches
But there's not enough light

Lively swallows twitter abovely
Tuesday morning the day is lovely
for Silvia to putter
and birdies to flutter

Flip, draw, emotion
A couple hours freelance
kitties sail the ocean
tango is the bunny dance

7 Women, 7 Days (Kyoki)

2008-10-23T13:05:00.004Z

Kyoki's on stage in Windows Club
a Tuesday night karaoke pub
tossing hair in pink
lookie guys! wink wink

Cherry blossoms swirl
through Wednesday morning's breeze
Her daily discipline
of karate and tai chi

She's an actress on TV
plays the weepy girl with a dream
"But darlin!!" says the co-star
"How could you" sobs tears in a stream

7 Women, 7 Days (Sharleen)

2008-10-23T13:04:00.001Z

Midweek at nine o'clock
Sharleen and the girlfriends rock
Swingin their hips
Singin their hits

Up, dress, run for the bus
splash thru the puddles and rain
such a drag, so tedious
Snooze into town, it's a pain

She's not a rock star
But works in a shop
serving ice cream and coffee
Oooh bop, she bops

7 Women, 7 Days (Emmaline)

2008-10-23T13:03:00.002Z

Emmaline, she met Renard
in the ice cream store
she took him to the graveyard
portrayed a vampire, or?

Friday morning sunrise
Emmaline flees
Sunrise on a pale skin
Hear the banshee

At home in a dark room
candles for light
teddy in embrace
she'll sleep until night

7 Women, 7 Days (Jacinta)

2008-10-23T13:02:00.002Z

It's Friday night, what shall we do?
Jacinta's havin a spree
We'll twist, dance and boogie, yahoo!
at green lady's corrobboree

Passed out the next morning
The place is a wreck
Hilda's lost tamborine
There it is! What the heck?

Later on at the sci-lab
a victim on a cart
Jacinta disects him
There no blood in his heart

7 Women, 7 Days (Dierdre)

2008-10-23T13:01:00.003Z

On a wild Saturday night
Dierdre has a new lust
And a guy who's quite
hunky, isn't he just?

Radiant folk
They show up at the mass
Thanks for the hunk
Kneels the angelic lass

Spark, stir and inspire
She's painting his parts
It's her new desire
Her model or arts?

Hotel Silvia

2008-08-04T10:12:00.003+01:00

Hey Mom, George, Robby. Here is the hotel we will be at on the first and last night. Click on the picture for a larger view.

Silvia's Christmas wish list

2007-12-19T14:22:00.001Z

peanut butter
fluffy slippers
Sims2 expansion pack (Seasons or Open For Business)
Music:
Amiina "Kurr" ( their site)
Sarah Brightman "Harem" ( her site)

Robby's Christmas wish List

2007-12-19T12:58:00.000Z

-Crazy Socks
-Jumper(s)
-Hat (beanie)
-Suit
-Backback
-Galactic Civilizations 2 : Gold Edition or Galactic Civilizations 2 : Dread Lords
-Civilizations IV : Beyond the Sword
-Electric Hair Trimmer with length attachments (for my beard)
-Nokia 6300 (cost a little bit)

My First Pumpkin

2007-11-18T20:06:00.001Z

This is my first ever attempt at designing and carving my very own pumpkin. Usually my mom does the pumpkin carving but I wasn't home for Halloween this year so thought I should just do it myself, and I am pretty happy with the result!

The Beckers

2007-08-12T14:12:00.000Z

Michelle and I were having a bit of fun today, creating the Beckers on this website:
simpsonsmovie.com
This is sized to fit on my computer screen.

Robby's Birthday

2007-07-28T15:41:00.001Z

Yesterday we spent Robby's birthday at the Simpson's house. We sat with them on their sofa, watched Itchy and Scratchy, had a little chat.
Robby had a Duff with Homer, and hung out with Bart in his treehouse.

Michelle played her bass with Lisa on the sax, and played string with Snowball.

I traded recepies with Marge.. and chatted with Lisa about the destruction of forests.

Michael tried to talk politics with Homer, but Homer kept getting distracted. Lisa did offer a few comments, and the two of them continued chatting while Homer played with his pig.

A lovely day, we even met diddlely Flanders!

RHCP Contest - 'Charlie' not

2007-04-22T08:19:00.001Z

Red Hot Chili Peppers music video, directed by Michelle. Starring Michelle, Robby, Michael, Silvia, Katrina, Richard, Dylan, Smudge, and extras.

Mom's doily in the Sims2

2007-03-21T18:27:00.000Z

I just learned how to recolor objects in the Sims2 game. In this living room, I have put Mom's/Oma's/Lilo's crochet doily on the table. Doesn't it look pretty?
Click on the picture for a closer view.

Escape from Nights April 1st

2007-03-14T13:42:00.000Z

Amazingly I will be released from working nights after 3 years and 11 months. New job as a Production Development Specialist in the Dublin Deal Hub. As soon as i find out what that means I will tell you.

Lunar Eclipse

2007-03-04T15:27:00.000Z

So Mom can see what the moon looks like during an eclipse. Our pictures were really bad, so I found this on the internet. Our moon last night looked exactly like this, only the sky was very dark, with all the stars shining exceptionally bright! No clouds, rare for here! You couldn't ask for a better viewing night!

Heej blief ik plekke

2007-02-09T13:31:00.000Z

This was the winning karneval song when I was visiting my Mom in Velden.
Translated roughly: "Here stay I sticking"
...
"I'll stick around"
or
"I'm staying stuck" .. the floor during karneval is littered with beer and confetti and other stuff, your feet stay stuck!

Happy Birthday, Chris!

2007-01-27T11:04:00.000Z

We wish Christopher a Happy Birthday today, hope you have a great day!
Lots of love from Silvia, Michael, Michelle, and Robby.

Hello from Rathmines

2007-01-25T16:46:00.000Z

Michelle and Robby at thier house in Dublin, enjoying some leasure time.

COMIC STRIP!

2007-01-19T10:40:00.000Z

I have created my very own comic strip called 'Common Misconception' which I am posting on my blog. Check it out, you can find it at:

http://commiscon.blogspot.com/

Let me know what you think! And Enjoy!

Michelle

Happy Birthday to Gloria!

2007-01-14T18:51:00.000Z

Today, Gloria celebrates her 80th birthday!

A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip. ~Author Unknown

So here's loving wishes from the Irish Beckers.

*Hugs and kisses to you, Gloria*

First shave!

2007-01-09T13:04:00.000Z

Smashed my hand into my bookshelf just now, and this little piece of paper came fluttering out of nowhere. I think it must be Chris's. (The date uses European dating, so 7th Dec. 1994)

Happy New Year!

2007-01-09T09:23:00.000Z

I thought I would post a few Christmas photos to start this blog off.

Our fireplace , keeping us cosy on Christmas Day.

Robby holding a bouncy angel.

Michelle with a Red Hot Chili Peppers CD, Tas looking on.

Pippin keeping warm by the fire.

Molly refusing to move from the couch.

Lilo's Happening Exhibition

2006-12-30T15:26:00.000Z

Special Exhibition Lilo's Happenings

Mini paintings in cross-stitch from the "Dreams and Nighmares" and "Creations" series.
21 Jan 2007 thru 18 Feb 2007, 3:00 till 6:00 PM
at Kirstens Cafe, 9326 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, Md.
easy access from beltway.

buttons

2006-12-28T12:54:00.009Z

button for Expressions blog

button for Creations blog

button for Dreams and Nightmares blog

button for Happenings blog

hi all!

2006-12-27T10:51:00.001Z

Welcome to the family blog!
Feel free to write whatever you like. What's on your mind? Post a picture! If you want to add a link, just let me know, I'll put it in!

...Silvia