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27 Dec

>So. Farewell then -#835

> In MemoriamTin Shed On Wheels So. Farewell then Tin Shed On Wheels For a while  At least Until the Rands Run out And Mme M-D And M. Schwarz return…
27 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
26 Dec

>Surprise, surprise – #834

>   The new subdivision at the top of the hill isn’t going quite as smoothly as folk had hoped. Great rush to be placed on the waiting list, followed…
26 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
25 Dec

>And here we are – #833

> All the candles on the Advent wreath* lit Merry Christmas *A beam rescued from a medieval half-timbered house, actually
25 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
24 Dec

>Oh, how festive – #832

> At least they don’t smell of cinnamon…
24 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
23 Dec

>When iris eyes are smiling #831

>   What with all this snow (Frankfurt airport closed down completely yesterday and THAT doesn’t happen very often), I need something to keep me going until Spring. Especially seeing…
23 December, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
22 Dec

>De-Christo-ed – #830

> I though you have to wait until Christmas Day to unwrap your pressies, but it appears to be different around here. The Johanniskirche, looking brand-spanking new, despite being extremely…
22 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
21 Dec

>Potato pancake time – #830

>   Yummy! I refuse to partake of the cheap Glühwein and sundry overpriced/sub-standard dross of the Christmas Market, but the potato pancakes are a dream. The Goldies and post-Goldies…
21 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
20 Dec

>Big day for Little Eva – #829

> Image removed at the request of the parents Why is it that “The Locomotion” always springs to mind when I think of Eva, Mrs jb’s great-niece? Big day yesterday…
20 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
19 Dec

>Flaunting flautist flair – #828

> Or “Fähigkeit“ Two flossies tra-la-la-ing and another playing a mean flute, adding an attractive note to the enduring ugliness of the Brand shopping centre
19 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
18 Dec

>Dagobert -#827

> Put a German to a word association test with “Dagobert” and they’ll be back in a flash with “Duck” Pronounced “Dook” Do the same with an American and “Donald”…
18 December, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
17 Dec

>’Oh, no…." #826

> …I’m just sooooo unphotogenic”  said Julia, one of Doc Höffler‘s deputy torturesses assistants. “Well”, I said “if that’s the only blemish, I wouldn’t really worry about it” I sensed…
17 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
16 Dec

Stumbling over things – #825

  Drifting along Gt Marlborough Street in London the other week, minding my own business and (unsuccessfully) trying to prevent Mrs MDP from frittering away our last cents in expensive…
16 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
15 Dec

>Traditional -#824

>   How about that, then? A cast-iron manpersonhole cover AND cobblestones! Just how much “quaint” do you want? (Told you they put the city crest everywhere)
15 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
14 Dec

>Honoured, indeed -#823

> Mainz appears to have ben discovered by Yoko Ono and Jeff Koons, although they appear to have run out of space and had to truncate Jeff’s name in the…
14 December, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
13 Dec

>Christo was here -#822

> Well, maybe a failed apprentice, then. The Johanniskirche nicely gift-wrapped for Christmas
13 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
12 Dec

>Bambi – #821

> Now, either Disney’s opening a new theme park in Mainz or this group of elegantly attired folk mingling with the wildlife in P&C, a clothing store, has something to…
12 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
11 Dec

>Instruments of torture – #820

> At Doc Höffler‘s Don’t think he used any of them, actually. Felt more like a Black and Decker hammer drill…
11 December, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
10 Dec

>Oh, how picturesque…#819

> Won’t have to go to the market anymore, if I’ve got this worked out correctly. The City of Mainz has provided me with a way to visit the market…
10 December, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
09 Dec

>Advent, advent….#818

> …ein Kerzlein brennt. 2, actually, seeing that now we’re into the 2 week of the traditional Christmas season. All being supervised by the enormously talented Beate Thiesmeyer‘s well-travelled (as…
9 December, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
08 Dec

>Winter? – #817

> OK, meteorologically it’s still autumn, but when the sun shines on the market, it certainly doesn’t feel like it…
8 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
07 Dec

>Village at full moon – #816

> Plus some tasteful Christmas decorations and the local version of Jack the Ripper. lurking in the shadows. And just to prove how metropolitan we are – a traffic light!
7 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
06 Dec

>His and hers – #815

> The Burgundy market gives the folks from the twinned city of Dijon to come over for the day and flog their goodies. Including wine. No brown paper bags or…
6 December, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
05 Dec

>Things are looking up – #814

> The view from the Theatre underground carpark to the old and new theatres.
5 December, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
04 Dec

>Echt bio – #813

> We’re nothing if not Politically Correct around here. (Did I hear some muted coughing in the background…?) Did you see it on the milk at Aldi the other day…
4 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
03 Dec

>Not too good – #812

> © Caitlin Houghton Odile Landragin is a frequent topic of these pages, She’s an absolutely charming person with a lovely family  and her garden is exquisite. Her 8 year…
3 December, 2009 at 12:00 5 Comments
02 Dec

>Local heroes – #811

> Roland Rother runs a car repair workshop in Lörzweiler. Someone recommended him for an arcane airconditioning problem with one of the Saabs a couple of years ago. He spent…
2 December, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
01 Dec

>Monthly Theme Day – Waiting – #810

> Some people claim not to shop at Aldi. A bit downmarket, they say. (In England, middle class wimmin with higher aspirations have even been seen using Sainsbury and Waitrose…
1 December, 2009 at 11:58 5 Comments
30 Nov

>And a very merry mp3 to you, too – #809

> Not only do we have to endure another 4 weeks of mistletoe, the stench of cheap glühwein and Father Christmas “Ho, ho, ho”ing everywhere you look, but there’s the…
30 November, 2009 at 12:21 2 Comments
29 Nov

>Getting in the mood – #808

> And given that today’s the first Sunday in Advent*, here’s some Christmas cheer. *Not quite sure what is in terms of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa etc, but enjoy anyway
29 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
28 Nov

>New kid in town (not) – #807

> Hans-Josef Schwarz, Master of the espresso machine and Coffee Roaster par excellence at Caffea Moguntia in an unusually quiet moment at the TSOW. Probably because the Christmas market is…
28 November, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
27 Nov

>New kid in town – #806

> A new face at Caffea Moguntia (aka the Tin Shed on Wheels) – Susanne. Hans-Josef Schwarz appears to have been promoted to Chef d’Espresso, vacating his previous position as…
27 November, 2009 at 14:41 2 Comments