Cheese, ceramic, book and wildflower lover. Serial tree hugger.https://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mzhwji3nqk2mI can’t tell you how or why, but I can definitely tell you that it’s such a high being able to speak a language that some people think I can’t when some people and I aren’t getting along all that swimmingly at the moment.04 Nov 2026 08:25 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhwji3nqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mzgla2s2w22mPeople who have dogs, this question is for you. If your dog meets a human on a walk and they both like each other, how do you indicate to the human you have to go? I’m the human who cuddled a dog for very long and probably missed the cues. I feel so embarrassed.03 Nov 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzgla2s2w22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mzbf5k6wi22lAt church today on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day we lit candles remembering people we have lost. Mine was for my grandparents and amma’s oldest brother Herbie මාමා. When our school caretaker Mark uncle passed away, there was a service in the auditorium. Herbie මාමා came by in his police uniform.01 Nov 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbf5k6wi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mypzwclaxk2hBought orange juice with pulp for it to stick to the glass like glitter.25 Oct 2026 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mypzwclaxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mynfes5zvc22We are regulars at a Japanese sushi restaurant in Frankfurt where you queue up for lunch before 11:30am. People eat and leave. The line grows like a conveyer belt. Four of us were first in line about to go in in the second intake. There were exactly 4 spots and a German man from the back of the24 Oct 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mynfes5zvc22https://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3my7cvfktt223A sizeable part of our Dutch-Sri Lankan relationship is my husband asking if I can’t cook fillets of fish when I cook fish and me saying no.19 Oct 2026 04:47 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7cvfktt223https://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3my3bu4zcms2wStirred a bit of you-know-what in the building WhatsApp group because a woman accepts packages for others and has them returned in 2 or 3 days if not picked up. She can also not take them in and have them go on to the Paketshop where people have 7 days time to arrange for pick up.17 Oct 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3bu4zcms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3my2nudv3d22w“Cut the pumpkin into quarters, take out the seeds and then on a mandolin cu…” Nope.17 Oct 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2nudv3d22whttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxzlkgf4722zDo they believe us now when we say not everyone has the same 24 hours? Wednesday evening my kitchen was a mess and I didn’t know where to begin or find the time. We got back from Austria today and it was done in 10mins. My Wednesday self didn’t have my Friday self’s 10mins. That’s where we’re at.16 Oct 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzlkgf4722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxxwdoi6w22fI learnt this week that we are DINKS - dual income no kids. Since my husband and I are both immigrants in Germany we will be frowned upon if we are unemployed, but since we don’t have children, we may not keep our entire salaries either.16 Oct 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxwdoi6w22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxwr4upu3k25I can’t say why I’m in Austria, but it was a sunny day in Innsbruck and it will be even sunnier tomorrow.15 Oct 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwr4upu3k25https://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxtxbjd47k2nI don’t know where to buy langoustines in Frankfurt. I want to cook them in hot water and dunk them in hot garlic butter - melted butter warmed with grated garlic, shallots, parsley, salt and pepper and a teensy bit of chili flakes.14 Oct 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtxbjd47k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxtf4vyexc2aThe calendar has three leaves left. This planet is rolling way too fast.14 Oct 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxtf4vyexc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxr5ebf64224A question for those with wild strawberry know-how - I have this wild strawberry curtain so to speak and it’s everywhere on the balcony. How do I support these tiny strawberrylings?13 Oct 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxr5ebf64224https://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxo76exxy22nMussels with blue cheese (Roquefort or Bleu d’Auvergne) is a favourite and it’s an example of eating with hands in Europe. If I have you over for a Sri Lankan meal here, you can bet your bottom acorn that I will eat with my hands. This came up when we had the new neighbours over and the kids12 Oct 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxo76exxy22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxmu5f672s2qWe (my husband) drove from west coast France to Frankfurt, but missed the exit and drove to Bad Homburg.11 Oct 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxmu5f672s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mxblngl35k2qMy precious little neff wanted to go to Botswana today to see the zebras and giraffes. He collected carrots, a big banana, a lemon (and blueberries for the cheetahs) to take with us. He wanted to put things in the car. We compromised and watched zebras on National Geographic together.07 Oct 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxblngl35k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mx45lot2nk2qMy husband: we will grow old with grace. Me: WHO’S GRACE? 😋05 Oct 2026 05:09 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx45lot2nk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mwuxofda7k2zGermany is The Onion. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd8qOpKjoBT/?stkn=MWYzc3FvOWVncmh1MQ==02 Oct 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuxofda7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mwtmg3zeu22aMy Tuesday’s visit to the doctor confirmed a bladder infection, she gave me an antibiotic while waiting for a lab report. Today’s lab report showed two infections, one not sensitive to the antibiotic. Wrote an email, no reply. I rushed to the practice with husband in tow. He’s crisis material.01 Oct 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtmg3zeu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dilinialgama.bsky.social/post/3mwq5xgoxn22aJane Austen and I share a healthy dislike of parish priests.30 Sep 2026 10:44 +0000at://did:plc:xd2gnu7veo7bkr5zyfihyrfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq5xgoxn22a