The Merlins in Berlin
@themerlins.bsky.social
Wife, momma, coffee drinker. Still finding glitter from last Mardi Gras. Life as an immigrant in Berlin.
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10 yo asked @oldmannola.bsky.social to make dirty rice for his Thanksgiving lunch today. He did.
The faces of some of the kids when I asked if they wanted dirty rice…😳🤣
After the first round they began chanting “dirty rice! Dirty rice!”
These nice German children have tasted Tony’s.
The faces of some of the kids when I asked if they wanted dirty rice…😳🤣
After the first round they began chanting “dirty rice! Dirty rice!”
These nice German children have tasted Tony’s.
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
10 yo asked @oldmannola.bsky.social to make dirty rice for his Thanksgiving lunch today. He did.
The faces of some of the kids when I asked if they wanted dirty rice…😳🤣
After the first round they began chanting “dirty rice! Dirty rice!”
These nice German children have tasted Tony’s.
The faces of some of the kids when I asked if they wanted dirty rice…😳🤣
After the first round they began chanting “dirty rice! Dirty rice!”
These nice German children have tasted Tony’s.
Amazing how the 10 yo only took 45 min to complete 2 weeks’ worth of skipped homework and classwork. I gave a solid 5 min lecture about owning your mistakes and not being disrespectful to your teachers.
Bets on if/when he pulls this stunt again?
Bets on if/when he pulls this stunt again?
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Amazing how the 10 yo only took 45 min to complete 2 weeks’ worth of skipped homework and classwork. I gave a solid 5 min lecture about owning your mistakes and not being disrespectful to your teachers.
Bets on if/when he pulls this stunt again?
Bets on if/when he pulls this stunt again?
Always a pleasant surprise to drop off your son’s house keys and talk to his teacher. Apparently he has had homework and just decided to skip doing it ever.
I did this same thing in 3rd and 4th grade. This child is me all over. 🤦🏻♀️
Sigh.
I did this same thing in 3rd and 4th grade. This child is me all over. 🤦🏻♀️
Sigh.
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Always a pleasant surprise to drop off your son’s house keys and talk to his teacher. Apparently he has had homework and just decided to skip doing it ever.
I did this same thing in 3rd and 4th grade. This child is me all over. 🤦🏻♀️
Sigh.
I did this same thing in 3rd and 4th grade. This child is me all over. 🤦🏻♀️
Sigh.
Couldn’t find my black boots anywhere. Guess I’ll just break in my new tokyos! Thankful the snow is mostly gone since I haven’t treated the leather yet. Found them for half off on “singles day”! 🤣
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Couldn’t find my black boots anywhere. Guess I’ll just break in my new tokyos! Thankful the snow is mostly gone since I haven’t treated the leather yet. Found them for half off on “singles day”! 🤣
So glad it snowed…it’s so hard to get the boys moving on cold dark days. But the promise of fresh snow got them a little excited and made for a happy morning. ♥️
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
So glad it snowed…it’s so hard to get the boys moving on cold dark days. But the promise of fresh snow got them a little excited and made for a happy morning. ♥️
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Join @therhancock19.bsky.social, @nolachick.bsky.social and I for the annual Xmas Tweetup and toy drive benefiting the NOWCS. Click the link for the wish list or bring an unwrapped toy to the tweetup.
📆December 7th
🕒3pm
🍸12 Mile Limit
📭500 S. Telemachus
REPOST PLEASE!🎅🏿🎄
a.co/hqYL0Q4
📆December 7th
🕒3pm
🍸12 Mile Limit
📭500 S. Telemachus
REPOST PLEASE!🎅🏿🎄
a.co/hqYL0Q4
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Join @therhancock19.bsky.social, @nolachick.bsky.social and I for the annual Xmas Tweetup and toy drive benefiting the NOWCS. Click the link for the wish list or bring an unwrapped toy to the tweetup.
📆December 7th
🕒3pm
🍸12 Mile Limit
📭500 S. Telemachus
REPOST PLEASE!🎅🏿🎄
a.co/hqYL0Q4
📆December 7th
🕒3pm
🍸12 Mile Limit
📭500 S. Telemachus
REPOST PLEASE!🎅🏿🎄
a.co/hqYL0Q4
The happiest cat in Berlin. A window seat in the sun above a radiator. His idea of heaven.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The happiest cat in Berlin. A window seat in the sun above a radiator. His idea of heaven.
Somebody has been a little liberal with their Wegbier. No way did he have less than 6 and smell like this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Somebody has been a little liberal with their Wegbier. No way did he have less than 6 and smell like this.
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'I Exist LOL' by contemporary US artist Martha Rich #WomensArt
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
'I Exist LOL' by contemporary US artist Martha Rich #WomensArt
OOTD:
Long puffy black coat. Yoga pants that look like real pants. Black and white striped shirt.
Theme? Pjs but make it warm and work appropriate. Wind chill is 20 F/-2 C. I have been awake since 5 am. The bags under my eyes are iconic.
Long puffy black coat. Yoga pants that look like real pants. Black and white striped shirt.
Theme? Pjs but make it warm and work appropriate. Wind chill is 20 F/-2 C. I have been awake since 5 am. The bags under my eyes are iconic.
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
OOTD:
Long puffy black coat. Yoga pants that look like real pants. Black and white striped shirt.
Theme? Pjs but make it warm and work appropriate. Wind chill is 20 F/-2 C. I have been awake since 5 am. The bags under my eyes are iconic.
Long puffy black coat. Yoga pants that look like real pants. Black and white striped shirt.
Theme? Pjs but make it warm and work appropriate. Wind chill is 20 F/-2 C. I have been awake since 5 am. The bags under my eyes are iconic.
What the actual fuck.
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
What the actual fuck.
WE HAVE HEAT IN EVERY ROOM OF THE APARTMENT FINALLY!!
Now for those damn broken windows.
Now for those damn broken windows.
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 AM
WE HAVE HEAT IN EVERY ROOM OF THE APARTMENT FINALLY!!
Now for those damn broken windows.
Now for those damn broken windows.
WE HAVE HEAT IN OUR LIVING ROOM!!
Part 2: The Smallest “Master” Bedroom You Ever Saw coming soon.
Part 2: The Smallest “Master” Bedroom You Ever Saw coming soon.
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
WE HAVE HEAT IN OUR LIVING ROOM!!
Part 2: The Smallest “Master” Bedroom You Ever Saw coming soon.
Part 2: The Smallest “Master” Bedroom You Ever Saw coming soon.
Is the idiom “I feel like a broken record” the same auf Deutsch?
Parenting. All the context you need.
Parenting. All the context you need.
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Is the idiom “I feel like a broken record” the same auf Deutsch?
Parenting. All the context you need.
Parenting. All the context you need.
Radiator guy is back. Dare I hope that today is the day we get heat?
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Radiator guy is back. Dare I hope that today is the day we get heat?
Valerio is tired of watching the kiddo play Pokemon.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Valerio is tired of watching the kiddo play Pokemon.
Big day at work means I’m stressed. When I’m really stressed I channel that energy into smalltalk review. Little red book don’t fail me now!
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Big day at work means I’m stressed. When I’m really stressed I channel that energy into smalltalk review. Little red book don’t fail me now!
First hail of the season before the first snow. Boo.
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
First hail of the season before the first snow. Boo.
Hard to believe I’ve celebrated his bday for 22 years now… @oldmannola.bsky.social is getting old! 😘
Happy birthday! Love you!
Happy birthday! Love you!
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hard to believe I’ve celebrated his bday for 22 years now… @oldmannola.bsky.social is getting old! 😘
Happy birthday! Love you!
Happy birthday! Love you!
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Sometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later...
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sometimes you just need a basket full of baby otters to make your day complete. Oh, look what I found! You can thank me later...
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Not Mourning, But Morning Glory, 2022
Japanese Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition) by Nana Shiomi, contemporary Japanese printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Japanese Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition) by Nana Shiomi, contemporary Japanese printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Not Mourning, But Morning Glory, 2022
Japanese Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition) by Nana Shiomi, contemporary Japanese printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Japanese Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition) by Nana Shiomi, contemporary Japanese printmaker
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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'Iris' by Vicky Oldfield, contemporary UK printmaker ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 AM
'Iris' by Vicky Oldfield, contemporary UK printmaker ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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With around 20,000 castles, Germany’s not short on fairytales. 🏰 I asked some German friends (and Germany lovers) for their favorites and created this list. It looks like I’ll be busy traveling throughout Germany for the next few years. 😆
l.travelpirates.com/ujlQr
l.travelpirates.com/ujlQr
Germany’s Most Beautiful Castles: 20 Fairytale Wonders Worth Traveling For 🏰✨ | TravelPirates
From mountaintop fortresses to lakeside palaces, these are Germany’s most beautiful castles worth a spot on your travel list.
l.travelpirates.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:31 AM
With around 20,000 castles, Germany’s not short on fairytales. 🏰 I asked some German friends (and Germany lovers) for their favorites and created this list. It looks like I’ll be busy traveling throughout Germany for the next few years. 😆
l.travelpirates.com/ujlQr
l.travelpirates.com/ujlQr
I learned to drive with a 1994 model.
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I learned to drive with a 1994 model.