> 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…
> 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…
> 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,…
> As strung up, just waiting for the Christmas market to start. Potato pancakes. YESSSS!
> This stuff should keep them away. Or was it vampires? Thinks: Is there actually a difference?
> 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…
> Or: How to turn into a Rastamangirl in 1 easy lesson
> 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…
> For this year at least (New wine, grape juice, red and white grapes)
> 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.
> 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…
> 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…
> I was right, then. Christmas is here. Concurrent to Karneval. What have I done to deserve this…?
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…
> ..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…
> 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…
> No worries – tell me when you’re reddy….. Seen in the Kirschgarten
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…
> 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…
> 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…
> …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…
> The Johanniskirche is hiding behind a wooden fence during renovations. Someone’s taken it upon themselves to decorate it. Art, supposedly
> 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…
> Given that black appears to be the “new black”, monochrome might be more appropriate… Mantelsonntag in Mainz
> Deja vu all over again “Mainz is nicer than Wiesbaden” Goes without saying
> 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.…
> 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…
> .. 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….
> Er. More like “The Drumming Geriatric“. Pa rum pum pum pum
> 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…
> There’s nothing to tide one over – festivity-wise, at least – between Easter and Christmas over here The Day of German Unity doesn’t really have much zing to it…
Mainz Daily Photo 