Recently I attended a funeral, after the funeral, I have a little walk through the graveyard. On one gravestone, the inscription was “It was love” and two names, I guess they might be a married couple. It is so beautiful that I hope I can have the same words on my gravestone too. That will …
No, they’re not my reading plan for year 2023. But they will be my brilliant friends for this year! Part 1Theme: Russia and Ukraine ReadThese 4 books are to help me understand Russia and Ukraine. A Classical literature (Dostoevsky), also contemporary literature of a Russian author (Ulitskaya), from a migrant perspective (Wodin) and from a …
The Four Fictionalized Biography Books by Peter Härtling: ð Schumanns SchattenRobert Schumann (1810 – 1856) ð Liebste Fenchel! Das Leben der Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn in Etüden und Intermezzi.Fanny Hensel (1805 – 1847) ð SchubertFranz Schubert (1797 – 1828) ð HölderlinFriedrich Hölderlin (1770 – 1843) I love music and literature, I think, the essence of literature and …
Dismissal 1. the situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job 2. a decision that something or someone is not important and not worth consideringhttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dismissal “… and I was dismissed. It was the best thing that ever happened to me.” Miss MintonThe Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson Seemingly defeated situation is the beginning of the …
I celebrate Lunar New Year on 22.1.2023. It was a Sunday, I still needed to work as an organist. However, the work was enjoyable and relaxing. I have to stay with my friends because the church that I played organ was in their village. On Sunday, it is very difficult to travel with public transport, …
When people saw me last week, they’d thought something bad had happened to me, even a stranger had pity on me and offered me a pastry (very tasty!). My family was worried about me during a video call, because tears keep flowing down my face as a symptom of a cold (not sadness). I did …
Book 1: Ice Song (German Title) by Miriam KörnerQaqavii (English Title)An adventure story of a 15 years old Emmylou with the puppy Qaqavii in Churchill, Canada.Book 2: #LondonWhisper (only in German) by Aniela LeyA time travelling story to London in the year 1816. The 2 books are the books which the children (8-12 years old) …
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.Dr. SeussThe author of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A close friend of mine was in Zürich on new year and she sent me a postcard. I treasure it. During the first week of 2023, I spent time with my friends …
Book: Journey to the River SeaAuthor: Eva Ibbotson What a wonderful experience to start this year with The Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson! May be I’ve found myself in the book, and I’ve seen myself inside the characters, it’s very moving. I will from time to time share my thoughts on this …
Reading the page 114 of A Matter of Death and Life by Irvin and Marilyn Yalom. Suddenly, I have a better understanding of the poem – Farewell by Eduard Mörike. “How can you speak so lightly about this? I cannot bear the thought of your dying.” – Irvin Yalom said, as his wife, Marilyn Yalom …