Tag: #SquareOdds

Getting a Basket

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Debbie had an odd square today about what it means if your potential in-laws present you with a pumpkin. It reminded me of an expression we use in Germany: giving someone a basket or, on the receiving end, getting a basket. It’s the equivalent of getting told “Thanks, but no thanks” in the dating world. Usually it’s the man who gets the basket, i.e. he is rejected.

What makes this photo odd? A bright pink shopping basket in the middle of the woods? What’s not odd about it?

Henry, on the other hand, is quite partial to getting a basket even if he has to claim the wastepaper one.

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Getting a Basket

In case you were wondering, it’s called “einen Korb kriegen” in German.

Odd Squares #5

When Africa Comes to Visit

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A sunset to complement Becky’s sunrise with which she started off Febodduary, or rather: a month of odd squares in February. Not a pink and orange blaze of the sun going down over the Rhine Valley but a a lowered sun muted and dark through dust blown all the way from North Africa. A Sahara sandstorm in Germany which although it seems to spell doom is actually the reason why our area has such fertile soil.

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