Coffee Helps

Rats. I’ve had a niggling toothache for a few weeks now, on and off. Possibly I haven’t helped matters by snacking quite regularly on the supply of Cadbury’s chocolate that Riho brought back from a recent trip to the UK, but it’s not like I always do this. In fact, I hardly ever eat sweet [...]

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I don’t think people realise how dangerous it can be, living in this part of the world. Do you, readers, recognise and appreciate the danger in which I have placed myself for your entertainment? So there I am, returning from an invigorating trip to the swimming pool, and as I stuff my Bill Bryson book [...]

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The Viru Keskuse Bussiterminal is a little bus station underneath my nearest shopping centre. I was setting the scene to tell you about something odd that I saw there, but actually, I suppose my opening sentence was maybe a little odd in itself. I have gradually stopped questioning the location of places here. Restaurants, for [...]

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My language deficiencies continue to plague me in my daily life, and once again the swimming pool is the problem area. I’ve always had enough trouble going to the pool, even before all the nudity issues and language barriers involved at the Tallinn pool. My difficulty was in going alone, entirely due to my exceptionally [...]

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On Sunday, I went to the Estonian History Museum – partly because I have resolved to go to more museums, and partly because it was far too insanely cold to entertain the notion of going exploring in a new area as we usually do on Sunday afternoons. It was really great, despite the fact that [...]

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I seem to have gone a bit mad with this multiple blog thing. The others were only meant to be on the side – a way of keeping track of some things I’m doing for my 101 list. However, I got carried away with the post I was writing about Cadbury’s Creme Eggs. It was [...]

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There’s a door in the middle of our street. It hasn’t always been there. A couple of weeks ago it just kind of appeared on the end of a bus shelter. A large, green, sturdy door with a brass handle, and a plaque showing the heraldic lions of the Estonian coat of arms. Curiously, and [...]

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Last night, I attended a rather strange but apparently popular event: yes, there was a Christmas tree burning ceremony in Tallinn. At least a thousand people, probably more, showed up to watch all the trees being set on fire, as well as a few large “fire sculptures” for good measure. I can find absolutely nothing [...]

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Well, what a productive few days I’ve had! Making a list really works for me. I’m mad about the satisfied feeling that comes from Getting Things Done, and I now have a huge, long list of Things. I can tick them off, one by one – but of course, I have to do them first. [...]

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I’m quite into lists. It’s the only way I can get anything done, to be honest. And now I’ve discovered the ultimate list: 101 Things To Do In 1001 Days. This has been around online for a while, it seems, but I just stumbled across it by accident the other night, and I loved the [...]

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