> This is the good stuff. If you get a stretch assignment at work, it’s going to push you to your limits and you’ll draw on energy and resources that…
> John Whatley, a friend in England, has a saying. When we’re thoroughly enjoying ourselves – sitting on a stone wall in the countryside as the sun sets or having…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. Google has kindly misplaced posts…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated the information…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now (2017) updated the…
The Gates of the Gutenberg Museum – initially a 12 part series attempting to unravel the mystery of the bronze gates of the Gutenberg Museum. I’ve now updated (2017) the…
A while back, I did a fairly flippant post about the 4 bronze panels in front of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz. Walked past them often enough on the way…
> This isn’t the sort of quaint German winery that you’ll see in the tourist ads. No geraniums, no trailing vines canopying secluded courtyards, no buxom serving wenches, no candle-lit…
> Did a double-take when I saw this label. Most of the geeky computer people I worked with lived off pizza, Big Macs, Coke (also non-capitalised….) and coffee. Didn’t really…
> If you’re of the (mistaken) opinion that potters create vessels with only their hands from a lump of clay, I’ll have to disillusion you. This is a selection of…
> I’m SURE that there’s CONSIDERABLY more frolicking and Bacchanalian activity going on at the top of the fountain at the moment. Must be Spring…
> ……”Delicious” Or “Ditsch”. Peter Ditsch’s Pretzel/Bretzel/Bretzeln (one of the academics will correct me, I’m sure….) factory is just up the road in Mainz-Hechtsheim and it’s a favourite destination for…
> Seasonal flirtations
> Merrily zipping into the Big Smoke on the velocipede the other day along the farm tracks and through the undergrowth when I feel the tail waggle that tells you…
> This is cool. Local kids paint the bus shelter at the top of Hechtsheimer Berg, decorate it with shadowy figures and tell folks where the action’s at. Tuesdays…
> Wooden spoon in the “Straightness of row” category. I thought these things are computerised these days – key in what you want to sow and GPS does the rest.…
> Makiko Hastings is a Japanese ceramicist living in Yorkshire. She kicked off the 1000 Birds project, with all proceeds going to help earthquake victims in Japan. This is ours.…
> You say “tomayto” “mailbox”, we say “tomahto” “letterbox” OK, so technically it’s a typecase, but if you can put letters in it and it’s a box, then it’s a…
Mainz Daily Photo 