> .. Halloween’s alive and thriving in Mainz. A veritable coven at work at one of the flower stands today. Probably making brooms for a quick getaway….
> Er. More like “The Drumming Geriatric“. Pa rum pum pum pum
> This electrical store in the Gaustrasse is just soooo retro. “Dual” and “Saba” are hifi brands that haven’t been on the German market for decades. And he doesn’t have…
> There’s nothing to tide one over – festivity-wise, at least – between Easter and Christmas over here The Day of German Unity doesn’t really have much zing to it…
> ..Petra Bittl. Hugely talented (and nice with it) ceramicist. Surface detail from two seriously good pieces
> Reece and Alicia, an exceptionally pleasant (despite his being a Corporate Lawyer – the Devil Incarnate, no less. Boo, hiss, where’s the garlic?) couple of Americans living Frankfurt, turned…
> ..it’s not. It’s a bird banger and pretty effective in keeping the birds away from the ripe grapes. See any birds in the picture? No? Appears to work, then…
> Federweisser – “white of the feather” from the suspended yeast particles and assorted gunk in the freshly-pressed-and-just-starting-to-ferment wine. I surrender to its irresistible charms. Give me more….!
> The Cathedral in the crosswires. Leichhof, coming up from the Augustinerstrasse
> It’s Kerb in the village again. Used to be the celebration at the time of the consecration of a church, but people appear to have enjoyed themselves so much…
> …on the other side of the field, this MONSTER is devouring sugarbeets. My father-in-law used to dig them out individually with a spade just after the war, and it’s…
> This house went up so quickly that if you blinked, you’d miss a wall being slotted in place. Done and dusted in 8 hours. I kid you not.…
> you dig a hole. This is “Building Houses in Germany 101” at the new subdivision at the top of the hill. Given the horrendous price of the section, you…
> …said one leaf to the other. Yep, that time of year again….
> …dahlia. Unless, of course, you pronounce it “DAR-lia” In which case it isn’t funny. Take a good look – frost forecast for tonight….
> And once the roaster’s really ripping along, you’ll need to keep pulling out samples with this thingy to make sure that you’re actually roasting the beans. And not…
> Detail from the Gardetrommler statue of a drummer from the Prinzengarde, one of the innumerable Karneval clubs around here. Schillerplatz, if you’re looking for itBut I can’t help thinking…
> The New Wine and Onion Flan Triathlon goes something like this: Biking 11km through muddy farm tracks (think: Flanders without the barbed wire and bodies) to the starting point…
> Not wanting to drift into blasphemy territory or anything, but those 2 folks walking from the bank of the Rhine across to the island certainly appear to have powers…
> Ms jb, having turned mumblemumble earlier this year, was honoured by her Scrooge-like ever-generous employer in the form of a gift voucher for a wellness/cosmetic outfit. On which she…
> Seen at the Liberal Party’s election thingy last month with Guido Westerwelle, the new deputy Chancellor and incipient Foreign Minister Little bloke looks a bit cheesed off by all…
> …sizzle
> It certainly didn’t take long for the graffiti artists to get to work on Castel Vintaro. My Latin’s a bit rusty (and to say that it was ever shiningly…
> ..and I’ll show you a loser. Defaced face in Mainz after the Federal election. Does remind me of this, though
> ..”rose to the occasion”? Market.
> If you’ve got the money, honey, I’ve got the thyme. Something like that anyway. A patch of Corsican thyme at the place with the patina-ed roof.
> Uschi and Christoph Niklas are just the finest people. They’ve worked all their lives to put their kids through school and into good jobs, they’re 5-fold grandparents (with another…
> The SPD, Germany’s centre-left party, has its Mainz electorate headquarters right next to St Antonius. He’s the patron saint of all matter of things and people: American Indians,…
> It’s quite amazing. You can live here for decades and overlook something that’s right under your nose. Research tells me that this is the western defensive perimeter of the…
> ..to think that I’m the only person out there scavenging/harvesting? Having cleaned out the hedgerows of blackberries, mirabelles, Morello cherries and grapes that are left on the vines after…
> Now, this is a tricky one. Black and white has the highest colour contrast Yellow and black has the highest hue contrast (Trivial Pursuit sides with the latter, and…
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