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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
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
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
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
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
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

>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
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
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