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26 Nov

>If you can’t afford a fish-eye lens… – #805

> ..(which is a given), use the next best thing, which would be a reflective bauble on the Christmas tree in front of the Staatstheater. And yes, I would be…
26 November, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
25 Nov

>Unaccosted as I am…#804

> Stood under this bunch of mistletoe for AT LEAST 5 minutes and remained unaccosted. I can think of two reasons: It’s too earlyI’m perceived to be challenged in the…
25 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
24 Nov

>Day out – #803

> These guys appear to be on day-release from Guantanamo Bay. From the uniform, at least. They must be the harmless ones. The ones I’ve seen on TV all have…
24 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
23 Nov

>Girls of our age – #802

> Mrs jb helped Mrs Frank the Potter, Ingrid, out at the Alzey Potter’s Market on Saturday. They appear to have sold quite well which is a bit of surprise,…
23 November, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
22 Nov

>Here we go – #801

> As strung up, just waiting for the Christmas market to start. Potato pancakes. YESSSS!
22 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
21 Nov

>Lawyers -#800

>   This stuff should keep them away. Or was it vampires? Thinks: Is there actually a difference?
21 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
20 Nov

>Having a good time/not so good time – #799

> Back in Nelson cutting hay the other week, so met up with Meg and Ben from the excellent Nelson Daily Photo for a coffee at the Red Gallery. Which…
20 November, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
19 Nov

>Boing…… #798

>   Or: How to turn into a Rastamangirl in 1 easy lesson
19 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
18 Nov

>Head over heels – #797

>   The Burgundy market in Mainz isn’t exclusively grown-ups standing around slurping champagne and white wine. (It is as far as I’m concerned. That and eating crepes) But they…
18 November, 2009 at 22:00 2 Comments
17 Nov

>Adieu, Auf Wiedersehen, Farewell – #796

>   For this year at least (New wine, grape juice, red and white grapes)
17 November, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
16 Nov

>Boom! – #795

> Everyone ducked. “Was that the Concorde? Couldn’t be – it’s been mothballed” Oh, you mean the boom on the CRANE on the Domplatz… That’s OK then, I suppose.
16 November, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
15 Nov

>Catwalk -#794

> New place has opened up in the Kirschgarten. “Laufsteg” which translates as “Catwalk” More like cat house, if you look at the gear the window flossies are wearing. Not…
15 November, 2009 at 12:00 Leave a comment
14 Nov

>Chestnuts roasting on an open fire – #793

> Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a choir. And folks dressed up like Eskimos I don’t mind getting…
14 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
13 Nov

>Thought as much – #792

> I was right, then. Christmas is here. Concurrent to Karneval. What have I done to deserve this…?
13 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
13 Nov

Von den Meistern ihres Fachs

Drei Tage lang wartet Alzey mit professionell gefertigter Keramik auf Von traditionell bis experimentell   Ein Besuch auf dem stimmungsvollen Alzeyer Töpfermarkt gehört für viele Rheinhessen zum Vorweihnachtsprogramm. Auch dieses…
13 November, 2009 at 10:46 Leave a comment
12 Nov

>Variety…#791

> ..is the spice of life. This great. Instead of the usual boring 3 or 4 varieties of yellow-fleshed spuds, one of the stands on the market has a whole…
12 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
11 Nov

>The Silly Season -#790

> At exactly this instant – 11:11 on 11:.11 – officially Karneval kicks off  and doesn’t finish until 17 February next year. Lord preserve us. And while we’re on the…
11 November, 2009 at 10:11 1 Comment
10 Nov

>Give us a hand, mate – #789

> No worries – tell me when you’re reddy….. Seen in the Kirschgarten
10 November, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
09 Nov

Die Allgemeine Zeitung spricht mit Frank Jung von der "Freundeskreis Töpfermarkt Alzey"

Das Ehepaar Ewald und Katharina Solga hat aus verschiedenen Gründen die Organisation des „ Stelldichein der Töpfer“ abgegeben (die AZ berichtete). Wilhelm Schmitz aus Waldbreitbach, Martin Goerg aus Höhr-Grenzhausen, Ingrid…
9 November, 2009 at 20:22 Leave a comment
09 Nov

>A day at Caffea Moguntia – reloaded #788

> The saga continues… It is not a good idea to put your hands into the beans straight after they’ve come out of the roaster. It is not a good…
9 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
08 Nov

>New flossie in the family – #787

> Image removed at the request of the parents Eva Hellmich 23.10.2009 3.8kg A real sweetie. Ms jb’s great-niece, actually, but she seems to have taken an instant liking to…
8 November, 2009 at 08:00 4 Comments
07 Nov

>Please don’t wince…#786

> …I’m only a quince. One of those “only a mother could love it“-looking thingies. But once you’ve scrubbed it well to a mirror-like  yellow to get rid of the…
7 November, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
06 Nov

>Street art – #785

> The Johanniskirche is hiding behind a wooden fence during renovations. Someone’s taken it upon themselves to decorate it. Art, supposedly
6 November, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
05 Nov

>Shameless commercialism – #784

> Not my photo. Not even Mainz. And not even in English. Frank the Potter and 3 of his mates have taken over the running of the Potters’ Market in…
5 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
04 Nov

>Coats of (not) many colours -#783

> Given that black appears to be the “new black”, monochrome might be more appropriate… Mantelsonntag in Mainz
4 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
03 Nov

>Sibling rivalry – #782

> Deja vu all over again “Mainz is nicer than Wiesbaden” Goes without saying
3 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
02 Nov

>Sweet or sour #781

>   You could be excused for thinking you were in a Chinese restaurant… “Susses oder saures”, they chimed unisono, with a bit of prompting from the accompanying Yummy Mummies.…
2 November, 2009 at 12:00 1 Comment
01 Nov

>Monthly Theme Day – Doors – #780

> Now, if Eric at Paris Daily Photo hasn’t hot-footed it down to Père Lachaise Cemetery today, I’ll be severely disappointed. Jim Morrison? Doors? No? Ho hum – happens all…
1 November, 2009 at 08:00 9 Comments
31 Oct

>Witch ever way you look at it…#779

> .. 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….
31 October, 2009 at 11:02 2 Comments
30 Oct

>The Little Drummer Boy – #778

> Er. More like “The Drumming Geriatric“. Pa rum pum pum pum
30 October, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
29 Oct

>Unreconstructed – #777

> 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…
29 October, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments