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October 7, 2009

Wordless Wednesday


I have decided to go for Wordless Wednesday, which means that every Wednesday, I will try to post a significant picture.
This Wednesday is about pumpkins. I live one minute away from the beautiful Market Place in Weimar and this week, you can see pumpkins of all sizes on the stalls. I bought half of one, which still weighed 3 kgs! I used part of it to cook a chicken, mushroom, pumpkin and creme fraiche casserole and other part of it to bake a yummy pumpkin flan. But I will write more about this in later posts (because I shouldn't really write, it is all about the pictures ;)




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July 16, 2009

Moving to Germany

I am moving to Weimar, in Germany this Sunday and as you can see my house is pretty full with boxes!

So...I won't be blogging, tweeting, facebooking... for a few days until the actual moving is done and we get an Internet access (I have been told it should be quick :) I rely on German efficiency here ;)

Before I shut the Internet for a while, I just want to share a few tips I have learnt from moving. I have been moving around quite a few times in my life but this is the first time I move with a family of two little boys:

  • Use a private wiki to list everything you need to do, i.e closing accounts (electricity, water...). My dear man set up a private wiki where we store all our personal/ private information.
  • Keep all the cardboard boxes you used from your previous move. Six years ago, we moved from Zaragoza, Spain to Leicester, UK and we kept all our boxes in the attic. This time, we re-used our boxes, hence saving money and the time of having to collect new ones.
  • When you pack stuff in a box, number the box and then record the number and what is inside the box in your private wiki. When you have finished doing all the packing, remember to print the boxes list (pack the printer at the last minute!). When you don't have the Internet, you still have your list printed so that when you are in your new house, you know to which rooms the boxes go.
  • Send your children away! I don't know how we would have done without the help of my parents- in- law (Daniel and Nadine) who are looking after our boys in Brittany, France! They are having a great time with their grand-parents and we can pack everything on time. 
I hope to be blogging again soon and to tell you about my new life in Germany!

What about you? Do you have any useful tips about moving?

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