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This boyfriend was a present from a friend – I think I know which one, but, to be honest, it wouldn’t surprise me if a number of different friends had given it to me.
As you can see, it will grow up to four times his size in water – so he’s a grower […]
A year or two ago I was in a la-di-da kids shop, Kleine Gesellschaft, in Prenzlauer Berg, where I stumbled upon “Berliner Luft.”
It’s the kind of kids shop that is so upscale and pretentious that it has its own brand toys.
This is, simply put, a bottle of soapy water, complete with one […]
This small collection of Star Trek characters was acquired while I lived in Weimar.
These were the toys included with kid’s meals at Burger King – and I discovered that they existed too late to eat enough meals to get all the toys – so I have Scotty, Kirk, Old Spock, Sulu, and Young […]
This is Brandenburg Tor as a toy – one that you fill with sand, compact, moisten, then flip and, voila! Brandenburg Tor has come to the beach.
Ignore the fact that it has an incorrect number of pillars – it should be six.
I bought this in 2015 in preparation for my around the […]
I acquired this wooden tree when I lived in Weimar.
Thinking back, I believe I bought it at a kids toy shop that featured only natural materials (e.g. no plastic). However, I am not 100% confident about this. My guess is that I bought it for a friend who was having a baby but […]
This is another Brandenburg Tor, this time made out of nanoblocks.
With its brushy brethren, it resides in my kitchen – a fun reminder of Berlin’s number one tourist attraction.
I ordered it June 1, 2014 (Thanks Amazon for reminding me) – and my distinct memory of building it is that it took me […]
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TQE : That Queer Expatriate I'm an American living in Berlin, Germany -- which makes me an expatriate, not an ex-patriot. Before landing in Germany, I've lived in Denver, Colorado; Laramie, Wyoming; Bloomington, Indiana; and Weimar, Germany. If you want to write to me, feel free! The username is elmadaeu on the gmail.com service.
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