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Category Archive: Christmas

28 Nov

Christmas spirit

Aaaaaaah!
28 November, 2013 at 08:49 2 Comments
22 Nov

Fiat Lux

In the Gaustrasse
22 November, 2013 at 08:11 1 Comment
28 Dec

I’m going….#1760

..to give them the benefit of the doubt. I’m going to say that their handwriting is worse than mine and that the salami they’re selling on the Christmas market doesn’t…
28 December, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
26 Dec

Can’t have Christmas…#1758

…without cherubims (just learned – “cherabim” is already the plural) and seraphims… Tastefully Meenzerisch
26 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
25 Dec

It’s early yet…#1757

…the “Nacht” bit comes later. Have a good one. And be NICE to each other….
25 December, 2012 at 09:00 1 Comment
24 Dec

Following yonder star #1756

Simple elegance at Zum Goldenen Engel in Flonheim But Fred Dagg said it best. Traditional Air
24 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
21 Dec

My friend Scrooge and I…. #1753

…couldn’t agree more. Oh. “FOLK….” As in folk songs. So that’s OK, then….
21 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
20 Dec

Lest we forget #1752

3 down, 1 to go……
20 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
19 Dec

Festive overdoses threaten #1751

Santa by Beate Thiesmeyer, pyromania by Ms jb
19 December, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
17 Dec

Things are looking up – #1749

The 2012 Craftsmens Guild Christmas Market in the atrium of the Chamber of Trade building. (Is it REALLY 5 years since I last visited…?
17 December, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
15 Dec

We all know where this is going…#1747

And then there two…….
15 December, 2012 at 13:00 3 Comments
14 Dec

Biscoitos de Natal #1746

Bribery or appreciation? Probably the latter. One of Ms. jb’s tenants (a Portuguese family) at the Vertical Village that she manages in Gonsenheim turns up with a plate, chock-full of…
14 December, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
05 Dec

And the City Council said….#1737

…”Let there be light,” and there was light. And the Council saw that the light was good, and the populace saw that the light was good and said “Let’s get…
5 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
03 Dec

Looking for..#1735

…a last minute Christmas present for the family squirrel? Karina Jungenheimer, floriste extraordinaire, has got just the thing for you…
3 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
02 Dec

Adventurous #1734

Ingredients: Mainz’s Bike Czar, Bernd Meyer-Zawar 1 bicycle rim (surplus to requirements) 4 candles Advent Abracadabra (or “simsalabim”, as they say around here), a spray can of red paint and…
2 December, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
24 Nov

Let there be light #1726

Uninspiring Christmas market decoration. At the moment, anyway….  
24 November, 2012 at 13:00 1 Comment
17 Nov

Nothing happened #1719

Stood under here for AT LEAST 10 minutes. Nothing happened. It’s either because it’s not New Years Eve yet or it’s me. Probably the latter. (But I’ll try again next…
17 November, 2012 at 13:00 2 Comments
23 Sep

Rip van….. – #1665

…Winkel jb. It appears that I fell  under the spell of the Demon Alcohol sometime back in September, nodded off, time-warped and woke up just before Christmas. That’s my only…
23 September, 2012 at 13:00 Leave a comment
11 Sep

The Easter Bunny can’t be far behind – #1448

Only 106 days to Christmas and the first Lebkuchen and Stollen appear in the local hypermarket where the barbecues and sun umbrellas used to be….. So what happened to that…
11 September, 2011 at 08:00 4 Comments
04 Dec

Cholesterol, anyone…? – #262

Flour Sugar Quark Baking powder Ground hazelnuts Sliced almonds Raisins Currants Nutmeg Cardamon Candied citrus peel Eggs Quark A glugglugglug of rum A mere tad of butter… Thrash around in…
4 December, 2007 at 14:09 1 Comment