diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 0d79ab6..b6501c1 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 14 13:48:25 UTC 2019 - Ludwig Nussel <lnussel@suse.de>
+
+- use journal by default (boo#1143144)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  7 15:01:19 UTC 2019 - Carson Black <uhhadd@gmail.com>
+
+- Add openSUSE Welcome to be included in the x11_enhanced pattern.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug  5 11:52:14 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Drop google-roboto-fonts recommends: nothing really depends on
+  it and roboto is not used as default font in any openSUSE setup
+  (boo#1144135).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 19 12:51:13 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index f0218e0..ef888bf 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -499,9 +499,14 @@ Recommends:     postfix
 # fuser (psmisc) by default (#304694)
 Recommends:     psmisc
 Recommends:     rsync
-# we still want /var/log/messages as all of the docu refers to it
+%if 0%{?sle_version}
+# in SLE we still want /var/log/messages as all of the docu refers to it
 # TODO: if we still want it everywhere it should move back to base
 Recommends:     rsyslog
+%else
+# go for journal in TW (boo#1143144)
+Recommends:     systemd-logger
+%endif
 # Bug 424707 - Feature "Command not found" for openSUSE by default
 Recommends:     scout
 Recommends:     screen
@@ -842,7 +847,6 @@ Requires:       xorg-x11-fonts-core
 Requires:       xorg-x11-server
 Requires:       yast2-qt
 Recommends:     dejavu-fonts
-Recommends:     google-roboto-fonts
 Recommends:     libyui-qt
 Recommends:     libyui-qt-pkg
 # Recommend lightdm so it gets installed by default
@@ -915,6 +919,7 @@ Recommends:     fonts-config
 Recommends:     fribidi
 Recommends:     ghostscript-x11
 Recommends:     numlockx
+Recommends:     opensuse-welcome
 # #353229 - drag in empty replacements
 Recommends:     translation-update
 Recommends:     xauth