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02 May

Expecting a hard winter…

Or. Life’s a beech Bloke down in Dexheim doing some serious winter prepping. Or maybe he sells the stuff…
2 May, 2025 at 10:36 Leave a comment
01 May

Theme Day – May 2025 – Very small

A matter of perspective, of course. The Rheingau vineyards from the vantage point of the sculpture park on the Bingen side of the Rhine. VW bus included…
1 May, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
18 Apr

It’s just a shot away…

Last couple of kms uphill from Mainz to 220m ASL through (early) blossoming fields of Brassica napus subsp. napus. Back in a previous life as a suit, I’d often finish…
18 April, 2025 at 10:49 1 Comment
14 Mar

Local hero

Andreas Wagner is a polymath Take your pick: Historian/University lecturer/Vintner/Author of academic works/Author of crime and mystery novels/ Family historian It was in the latter role that he fronted up…
14 March, 2025 at 06:00 Leave a comment
03 Mar

The joys of winter gravel biking…

Another 2k. It got worse……. But Type 2 fun – just look at the blue sky…
3 March, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
01 Mar

Monthly Theme Day – Fire. (Or Feier….?)

To cast a bell The principle of casting bells has remained essentially the same since the 12th century. Bells are cast mouth down, in a two-part mould consisting of the…
1 March, 2025 at 09:00 1 Comment
27 Feb

Denglish to the max…

I have no idea who comes up with stuff like this, but it’s not going down well with the hard core Karneval types…. (Deepl translation: It’s nice to celebrate in…
27 February, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
27 Jan

Pigging out. Or in….

African swine fever is a contagious and deadly viral swine disease affecting domestic and feral swine of all ages. This is feral swine country (boaring, one could say…) and ex-boars…
27 January, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
14 Jan

You can’t manage….

…what you don’t measure. The classic quality management mantra that I learned implementing (in a previous life…) QM/ISO9001 for the intercontinental network of a major logistics airline. Doesn’t apply here,…
14 January, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
08 Jan

Are we sure it’s afloat…?

Looking a bit Biafran, this is Pieter van Aemstel, ex herring fleet out of the Netherlands, active 1964-1974 in the North Sea and Arctic waters around Greenland. Restaurant in Groeningen…
8 January, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
06 Jan

Snow?

Don’t mind it that much. Freezing rain? Nah…
6 January, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
02 Jan

Mainzeline

Looking for something to do/see/eat in and around Mainz? Then Lena Fiebig, self-employed social media and marketing consultant and by all accounts a pretty smart cookie, is just the girl…
2 January, 2025 at 09:00 Leave a comment
31 Dec

Life’s a beach…

Or what goes for one at the intersection of 50°0’N and 8°16’E This *used* to be Mainz and it’s still called Mainz-Kastel ( in brackets: Suburb of Wiesbaden) with the…
31 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
30 Dec

“All the leaves are brown….

…and the sky is grey. And it’s BLOODY COLD Whether night or day.“ Mercury doesn’t move much Nights: -3C Days: -2C
30 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
29 Dec

Becalmed….

Naff boats. (If you want to see some *really *cool stuff, stroll over to my mate Houghton’s highly regarded Waitemata Woodies site) Nice marina. Cool apartments Stunning Christmas decorations
29 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
28 Dec

M stands for…

…Mainzer Stadtwerke – Mainz Municipal Utilities – who deliver electricity, gas, drinking water and district heating supply in the region and bus and tram services in the city. Cool graphics…
28 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
27 Dec

Wein. Definitely Wein…

Germans have a humour bypass So goes received wisdom. This excellent outfit tucked away in the depths of Kirchgarten is proof that a) received wisdom is sometimes wrong and b)…
27 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
26 Dec

Waiting for….

… (rhymes with) Godot. (Seen in the Gausgass) Not much chance of that this year. Last time was 2010 and the neighbours’ kids got fed up of waiting. Soap machine.…
26 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
24 Dec

Worth the wait…..

Or. The best thing that a potato can aspire to/to which a potato can aspire. Potato pancake. Potato latke. Reibekuchen. Kartoffelpuffer This is the queue (or line as the colonial…
24 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
22 Dec

Takeaways…

Liesbeth is a cafe on the Zollhafen in Mainz, tucked in next to the Kunsthalle in what used to be the engine shed for the port Port. It’s been there…
22 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
18 Dec

Silent Night….

Seriously. GEMA (Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte/Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights) represents the rights of performers, collecting royalties for both live and – er –…
18 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
16 Dec

Rosi aus Mainz

This is too cool. Rosi was born in Mainz in 1934. She’s lived here all her life. She’d always talked to her grandchildren about her life, whether through their interest…
16 December, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
08 Dec

Better than SpaceX..

This cutting edge re-entry vehicle turned up in the middle of the Mainz Xmas market without the need for grabbing arms and suchlike. The crew mumbled something about its being…
8 December, 2024 at 18:51 Leave a comment
27 Nov

Barred….

…by bars at the Augustinerkirche in the old town. I could understand it if they were to decree me (as a non-left footer) as persona non grata, but Ms jb’s…
27 November, 2024 at 19:29 Leave a comment
09 Nov

Kristallnacht. The Night of Broken Glass. 86 years ago. Tonight.

The widely extended Selig family had lived in Hechtsheim for several generations and earned their living as fruit, grain and livestock traders. Simon Selig I, born in Wiesenbronn near Würzburg…
9 November, 2024 at 16:20 1 Comment
02 Nov

“Trust a pro…”

Back in July (on a day as grey as yesterday. But not as cold…) I was taking a break in Frei-Weinheim at the Ingelheim-Oestrich-Winkel ferry ramp. Just over 20km from…
2 November, 2024 at 09:00 1 Comment
01 Nov

Theme Day – November 2024 – Cooking

When you make wine, you harvest the grapes, press them and let them sit around while the yeast does its job on the sugar in the murky brew. This what…
1 November, 2024 at 09:00 Leave a comment
06 Oct

Southbound….

It’s that time of year. Over 100 million migratory birds head south to warmer climes, these being – based on their V-formation – cranes or geese. Just hope that Trump…
6 October, 2024 at 13:27 Leave a comment
30 Sep

Autumn. Herbst. Fall. automne

30 September, 2024 at 12:19 Leave a comment
12 Sep

Apart from the plastic boats…

..what’s not to like? Winterhafen in Mainz, cathedral in the distance, nice apartments to port and the Rhine to starboard. 10km into an 80km ride along the Main river towards…
12 September, 2024 at 11:24 Leave a comment
07 Sep

It’s September. Just.

And they’re selling windscreen de-icer and Christmas shit already? Easter eggs next week….
7 September, 2024 at 07:41 Leave a comment