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Smells Like Bacon In The Morning

Posted on August 26th, 2009, by Petra

This is just one of the companies in California converting Diesel cars to vegetable oil burning ones.
If I were not so much in favor of smaller cars, I’d get one of those.Have a cup of coffee and a sniff of bacon while driving – now that’s a thought for breakfast.

Bold Declaration Of Affection

Posted on April 14th, 2009, by Petra

I bet that the driver of this car is female and was pretty excited when Daddy presented her with the car.
Somehow I do not see males declaring their affection for the sponsor of the vehicle they drive on their license plates.
But then again,  I might be wrong.

Pretty In Mint

Posted on April 11th, 2009, by Petra

Even before the first Mini (the car, that is) appeared on the scene in the UK, the Italians already had their first ‘micro car” out and running: the Fiat 500.
Fiat started building the Fiat 500 in 1957 and continued this model until 1975. Minor modifications were made, but basically the Fiat 500 stayed what it [...]

Degrees Of Politeness

Posted on April 9th, 2009, by Petra

While finally getting around to taking a photo of the lovely  Phalaenopsis currently gracing our home, I remembered a piece I had read a few days ago about Germans and their strictness when it comes to obeying rules, written and unwritten ones. The author of that article praised the punctuality of German trains and buses, [...]

It’s Official

Posted on December 16th, 2008, by Petra

Yes. On my personal temperature scale (pre-summer / summer / winter) two nights ago winter arrived. The first night with satisfying amounts of rain and quite a drop in temperatures. Which necessitated the employment of the winter quilt for the time to come until pre-summer. And switching on the heating in the mornings. And taking [...]

Irresistible

Posted on December 14th, 2008, by Petra

Could I resist? No.
This has to be my new favorite.

Office Aesthetics

Posted on November 24th, 2008, by Petra

Three 500 GIG external hard drives and one keyboard. Offices are not boring places.
It all depends on the point of view.