Daily writing prompt
Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye.
Early Morning Magic
Category: Daily Prompt
Books!
Daily writing prompt
What’s the first book you ever finished and still remember to this day?
Honestly, I do not remember. My childhood wasn’t nice, there was a lot of loneliness, abuse and trauma. My parents where not good parents. So I turned to books. I started early and I read whatever I could get my hands on. The first ones where the typical German kids books, like “Peterchen’s Mondfahrt”, “Räuber Hotzenplotz” und “Die kleine Hexe”, then everything from Enid Blyton and Astrid Lindgren of course. As a teenager I turned to books for grown ups. Jaws, long before the movie was out, the biography of Rose Kennedy, Lord of the Rings of course. There was this one book that hit my like a truck. “Das Mädchenorchester von Auschwitz” (The musicians of Auschwitz), a autobiography of Fania Fénelon. I remember, I started in the early afternoon and read the entire book without break through the entire night, crying along the way. I still start to cry when thinking about that book. That day I learned that the cruelty of humans has no limits.
Today I’m at the end of my 50ish and I still “read” (I switched to audio and ebooks at some point, because my home is too small for all the books) every day. I adore Terry Pratchett and I miss Marion Zimmer-Bradley. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher are a must every year. There are so many awesome authors that I never run out of books I want to listen to.
Hhhmm still can’t remember the first book I ever finished. Can you?
Unlimited
Daily writing prompt
If you had an unlimited budget for 24 hours, what would you do?
Well, what would I do? I guess, just fulfilling the items on my wish list:
Adopting 2 Chihuahuas, one iPhone 7 Max Pro, a balcony power plant, a Mac Book Pro, new air pods, one of these led fire places, one e-bike and maybe a lil bit on my savings account as safety cushion. That’s all.
No house or fancy car, no expensive bags or whatever. Happiness comes from within. Not from stockpiling stuff you do not need. Yes, money can add to your happiness because it gives you freedom if used wisely, things simply don’t if you do not have a real use for them.
Central
“What do you love about where you live?”
My neighborhood is nothing special, it’s a typical small German street. Tidy, quiet, lots of green. But what let it stand out is, that I can reach everything on foot. And when I say everything, I literally mean everything, several grocery stores, a farmers market/real butcher (I do not buy supermarket meat anymore), a coffee shop, several cafes, several drug stores, all sorts of doctors (there is a dentist right across the street from me), including a vet, a cobbler, a few restaurants, there is a university, several schools, a ton of kindergartens, 2 libraries, a bunch of churches, a copy shop (for the students), well you get my point. Heck there is even a nature preserve close by and the city center isn’t far away. You can live here very comfy without a car. Another thing I really love is, that it is very green around here. Lots of ancient trees, gardens, ponds, very quiet streets and the nature preserve is just magical. I consider myself very blessed that I can live here.
Recipe for Peace
“What brings you peace?”
Somewhat Patchy 