Tomorrow I'll go for a ride and a skate before the clouds roll back in, then set off on a major shopping expedition down Rheinstrasse into Steglitz. After a few days' procrastination, I finally settled down to work and finished a small freelance job, a batch of icons. It does take me a while to get going, particularly when I've been out of the working habit for a while. Some things are stupidly cheap here, other things stupidly expensive. Wine, beer, yogurt and cheese are bargains.
Cat food is absolutely extortionate - almost triple the price at home.
The trick is to know what's cheaper on each side of the Atlantic, and stock up where appropriate. Annette will be flying back from Chicago with a suitcase full of books, jeans, ibuprofen, anti-perspirant, shampoo and twenty pounds of kibble. Yes, Annette returns on Thursday afternoon. Soon I'll begin to fuss about preparing for her return, cleaning, doing laundry, stocking the pantry. Vita will be pleased, as will I. Having not heard otherwise, I assume that the dissertation defence will go off without a hitch.