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The Winter shopping

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The seasons in Europe are clearly marked and they make their presence felt during that time too! Dec, Jan, Feb - Winter Mar, Apr, May - Spring June, Jul, Aug - Summer Sep, Oct, Nov - Autumn So, right now Germany and of course, I am experiencing Autumn and I can't describe it in words how beautiful the trees are looking right now with their orange, yellow and red shades. Slowly all the leaves will wither and the trees and the mountains would look sad and barren and frightening. The first-timers to Germany are looking forward to the snow and the beautiful sight which it brings with it. I have seen the snow 2-3 times now and I am really not waiting for it eagerly. It is a beautiful experience when one is at home, inside, in a cozy little place with some nice music and a coffee to sip and a favorite book to read. Not when one has to walk and catch the train and go to office or bring the child back home from the crèche, struggling with his pram, trying to make wa...

Boon or bane

My best friend, John is on a writing spree and I feel good to see him like that. He rightly pointed out to me that I have not being writing for some time now. The last post was from 19.09 which is almost a month ago. What has happened to me? Why am I so lethargic when it comes to my favorite activity, writing?  I dread to sit with my laptop at home in front of my little one. He immediately comes running from any corner of the house that he is in and sits in my lap waiting to pounce on the keys and 'appear' as if working very seriously, just like his dad! My laptop has once crashed, thanks to his unceasing pounding of keys with his tiny hands. Had to get it repaired and then it has become dead slow. I do not want to work on it anymore and thought of having a Tab where I could easily work on it. Tab arrived with my mom as a gift from her and my little one had another toy to play. He just does not want to play with his toys and he does not even let the tab charge, when I put ...