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Diary 2016
2016 was all about
Looking
back to these days, to all the moments I had the time and
the will to write and to the ones still in my mind ... it's
incredible how many things we managed to do and to change
this year, how magically one finds unexpected power and
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Christoph and Marie Luise were in Berlin for some days at the beginning of December - meeting us and the kids and helping us with the hard work the kids bring. It was the first Christmas ever spent in Berlin, with my family Anna, Ugo and Dario spending some days here for a very special celebration. My life is full of gratitude to George Michael, who died on Christmas day, for all the beautiful emotions he gave to me. A super artist, icon of my World. |
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02.12.2016 I know, I know... I
do not write a note here since one month. But it's been a busy
November, we have been all sick, first D&W and then Regine
and then me, and then D&W and Reigne and me again. Winter
arrived for real, the first winter for the twins... And I am back
to work, and we have been searching for a baby sitter, and Marie
Luise was here to help for ten days, and I have a new room here
in our building and and and... No surprise, things are getting
very demanding, challenging, time keeping, intensive.
I have a new schedule, must find rythm and energy and new way
to do and organize my things. Like this website.
This website must evolve to a new set up...
01.08.2016
- 31.10.2016 Il mio periodo di congedo paternita', Elternzeit, e' giunto alla fine... Quasi non ci posso credere. E' stato un tempo meraviglioso, importante per me e per noi, indescrivibile, che non devo e non posso dimenticare.... e che spero restera' nell'anima di D&W per sempre: un abbrivio per la loro vita che e' iniziata da poco, dove ogni giorno deve essere prezioso e celebrato. Non ho trovato le energie ed il tempo per aggiornare questo diario nel mese di Ottobre. Abbiamo fatto centinaia di foto; e saranno queste, insieme al nostro ricordo delle emozioni e dei momenti, la migliore testimonianza di questi giorni. Insieme ai ricordi sparsi nella mia mente... provo a chiudere gli occhi... ..."addormentarli la notte e' sempre una sfida - che si rinnova ogni volta (e per fortuna c'e' la Pecora Ewan che ci aiuta)" ... W ha cominciato a girarsi da sola sulla pancia, e proprio ora mentre scrivo anche D! ... Peter a Berlino con A. ... foto, tantissime foto ... D dice 'Mamma' ed oggi 31 Ottobre anche 'Papa'' ... i nonni a Berlino ... il mese di Ottobre davvero intenso ... cerchiamo una babyitter? o ci trasferiamo per un po ad Herrenberg? ... cerchiamo una nuova casa piu' grande? o riorganizziamo questa? (che bella questa pero'...) ... abbiamo rivisto dopo tanti anni Yoosang, qui a Berlino per un concerto ...da fine Settembre hanno iniziato lo svezzamento - e sono bravissimi. ...e' stato bellissimo girare la citta' con i bimbi e Regine nelle nostre lunghe passeggiate durante la settimana quando la gente e' al lavoro e la citta' sembra tutta tua e piu' vera , io ci trovo sempre qualcosa di romantico in questa citta'... i venerdi' a pranzo al mercatino di Arkonaplatz, le domeniche allo Street Food Market a KulturBrauerei... TO BE CONTINUED ... ... ... ... ed il 2o Ottobre 2016 abbiamo celebrato i loro primi sei mesi (Month 6 W.D.A.) A
special present from Regine for my birthday: the Lapelazzuli.com
drink coasters
09.09 - 21.09.2016
Vacanze in Italia!
E' stata la nostra prima vacanza in 4, il primo viaggio
in aereo per W
& D con
il loro nuovo passaporto tedesco. Il viaggio di andata
e' stato davvero una gran fatica, arrivati io e Regine
stremati alla meta, Napoli. I gemelli hanno visto
per la prima volta l'Italia, l'altra parte delle loro
radici... Siamo stati al mare (Terracina) con i nonni
ed abbiamo incontrato parenti ed amici. Ed a Napoli
abbiamo festeggiato il loro quinto mese di vita (month
5 W.D.A.). 08.09.2016
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01.09.2016 One month of paternity leave has gone. It's been a wonderful August spent with Regine and the Kids, with friends and with the loved ones who came to visit us. Every morning a walk through the beautiful and sunny Berlin, sometimes a picnic, sometimes at the beer garden, sometimes back home for lunch. And the walks in the Berlin's "friedhof(s)" are quiet and nice moments away from the noise and the hot temperatures of the rest of the city. It is still very sunny and warm and we will keep going out and enjoying the good and free time... I am exercising with Darebee.com. Good site, good initiative, very well done. And good and easy workouts! In the past ten days I did (3 set light level): Danger Zone, Night Shift, Cardio Drill, Code Zero, Good Morning Abs, Ab Hub, Body Hack.
Everyday is a beautiful day. I am enjoying this this parental leave period, this new world and this new time.
01.08.2016 I am on parental leave! 3 full months to spend with and for my kids. We have started this week, the entire days the four of us, the time spent with W&D and Regine is very intense - we will remember this days forever, I am sure. W&D are changing everyday. Now experimenting sounds with their voices. D. likes sitting with us at the kitchen table while we eat, watching us with a look of desire for real food... that little Italian! And W. that little girl she wakes up with a smile every morning... They like to be entertained now: they have started playing with toys and staring at colored pictures. Both same weight, but so different from each other with their bodies and behaviors. ... |
My Elternzeit
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20.07.2016 Oggi sono 3 mesi di W & D. Con lo sguardo e con il sorriso... W ti fa innamorare, D ti fa sciogliere. Sono fantastici.
11 Weeks & 2 Days W.D.A. translated into the old calendar means 08 July 2016. Anna and Ugo have left this side of the Universe some days ago and the first week of July the beautiful challenge is all on mine' and Regine' shoulders. My parents have been great, they have helped us and the kids a lot and we are so thankful to them for all they do for us. ... W and D are two characters! Managing twins can be really demanding but Regine is able to amaze me continously with her way to handle now all this with such calm, joy, smile, love, strenght.
This days my minds goes often back to the
days when we met, in Milan...
We
have recently celebrated Month 2 of the W&D Age.
Dall’altra
parte dell’Universo, al di la' dello Stragate, nel
Mondo di Adesso, il tempo conosce un sistema di riferimento
diverso. I momenti scorrono anche qui fluidi ma con accelerazioni,
decelerazioni, frenate brusche, espansioni e buchi neri
che mettono spesso il capogiro e lasciano disorientato
uno come me nato e cresciuto nel Mondo di Prima dall’altra
parte della Porta delle Stelle.
Sono entrato nello StarGate, la porta delle stelle, alle 4 di mattina del 20 Aprile 2016. Credo
sia stato D
ad aprire la porta, ha aspettato 38 settimane e poi ha aperto
la porta. La corsa attraverso lo Stargate mi ha portato da un'altra parte dell'Universo. Ora ho pensieri ed emozioni sparse, che dimentico, che provo ad ordinare...
might be continued, might be changed, might be anything...
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April
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Our
children Wanda & Diego were born on 20.04.2016 |
First 10 days of April We've reached April 10, "der Termin" is in 1 month (31 days) , we've entered the countdown zone. So actually there are not many stories that I can tell here, as we are living in a kind of limbo and putting all our energies on !!... |
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| Spring is arrived, yes, and it's indeed a great feeling. Days are longer, warmer, brighter. Zionskirplatz and all around here is beautiful. As soon as my working days are over I try to enjoy when possible and unlocked my bicycle after about one year. Unfortunately, we couldn't
join Almi and Sebastian's wedding on April 1 in Hamburg.
Regine did not have enough energy on that day, so we decided
to stay in Berlin for the good of !!. PS. Regine is the most beautiful and sweetest thing I have ever seen. I was blessed when I met her. And since then she's been smiling at me everytime I meet her eyes. She was shaped to be perfect for me and to make me feel good. |
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March
2016 |
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We've spent the Easter's break at home: I was feeling a bit sick and weak. But we've enjoyed this as well, because we feel good together and we like our place a lot. And by the way, we have a new kitchen table: BoConcept's 'Milano'. 26.03
Kinderwagen !!
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19.03 Sebastian's
Junggesellenabschied in Hamburg!
It's been a great time with Sebastian, Peter & friends.
Eating tapas @ Cafe
Ribatejo. Driving crazy cars @ Racing
Center Hamburg. Drinking etc. @ Hamburger
Reeperbahn.
Johnny
Carpenter at
work! Babybed !!
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TakeOne Recordings |
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I am currently working on a new 2016
recordings project. Let me give you
an exclusive preview.
Many important people in my Universe were born in March. Lou Reed, Lucio Dalla, Elton John, Dario, Almi, Marie Luise.
Recently published in the Headless
Recording page, recorded in 2015.
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Headless
Think
It Over February/March 2015 |
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Headless
All
Tomorrow's Parties 2015 |
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February
2016 |
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26-28.02 Last week was busy enough and we decided to take it easy this weekend, no appointments, no items to check. So Friday evening was a night out on our own, with me having a nice evning with Walter and Nico drinking wine in Zionskirchplatz. Saturday we had a walk at Volkspark Humboldthain. And today, Sunday, I was brave enough to install the IKEA's chest (I had promised myself not to buy Ikea stuff anymore, but this was the easiest and fastest solution we could find): they'll call me Johnny Carpenter. 22-24.02
Anna and Ugo in Berlin, delivering 'corredini'
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20-21.02 Geburtsvorbereitungskurs,
checked!
I am playing
more keyboards recently. Buying some Elton John records
for my compare Matthias has re-lighted the passion in me for those
great songs, and Eltonchords.com
is a great source of joy.
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Keyboards
Recordings 2016 Lady
What's Tomorrow |
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Luise
has been our guest in Berlin for a few days at the beginning
of February, helping me and Regine - with Regine's days
getting shorter as she gets tired so fast and so suddenly
while !!
grow and grow.
And move and move: and they seem to wait for the evening
to begin dancing, like a party starting every night. The
existence of the Gravitational
Waves has been proven.
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January
2016 |
We enjoyed the last weekend of January, Regine and myself with Liane and Walter @ la Kapelle, finally meeting Ak and Jt after a long time. And Peter was in Berlin for few hours, and we couldn't miss pizza @ Giradischi. PS. We like the way our apartment has recently changed.
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28.01.2016
A day to remember:
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A night with... Masataka and his Jazz band The Working
Birds @ Schlot
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14.01 Smoky evening with Niko |
| The Fleetwoods' Mr. Blue is one of my favorite songs ever. We sing it for
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before sleeping. Regine says
she has read somewhere that they will remember the sensations
of these days when they will hear the music we make them
listen to now. |
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Checked! |
| A great start of the year in Leipzig, where we spent 3 lovely first days of January with Matthias and our friends. The time
spent with these German friends of mine is often very special,
leaving a sweet memory in my heart and in my thoughts. It was the first time for me in this city, and I will go back there as soon as possible - to meet my compare and his family again. |
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