…for Saint Nick? Based on this lot, I think it’d be “A horrific of Santa Clauses”…
> Rampant Easterisms on display at Caffee Moguntia. (The roastery in Bodenheim, not the TSOW that is..) I couldn’t resist and bought their entire stock…..
> There were so many rocket corpses littering the garden after New Year that you’d think that people were targeting the place. Maybe they were….
> Odile Landragin‘s events are a true joy. The best garden for miles around and just the nicest people, both visitors and helpers. (I tend to tag along to lower…
> Hope they said grace beforehand. “2, 4, 6, 8 Dig in, don’t wait…” Posted using BlogPress in the absence of any Internet connectivity thanks to 1&1, my ISP, who…
> Frank the Potter celebrated his 50th the other night at Thomas Barthelmeh‘s with an acoustic band called Mother of Pearl (the singer’s a jeweller…). Really good, but when they…
> Christmas isn’t over yet, it appears. I’m all for getting the sparkly stuff stowed away for another year, but apparently Christmas has 12 days, starting from 25 December. I,…
> None of this newfangled fireworks stuff around here on New Years Eve. Unsurprisingly, pyromania appears to be an occupational hazard among ceramicists, and Frank the Potter is no exception.…
> New Years Eve dinner with Frank the Potter and Mrs Frank the Potter. Trout pate from the Bourgogne with drinks Tomato soup with basil oil. Own tomatoesLemon sorbet…
> The discount supermarkets in Germany have a huge market share – somewhere over 50%. You might then think that it’s all “pile it high and sell it cheap”…
> 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
> ..(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…
> 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…
> As strung up, just waiting for the Christmas market to start. Potato pancakes. YESSSS!
> 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…?
> 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…
> Reece and Alicia, an exceptionally pleasant (despite his being a Corporate Lawyer – the Devil Incarnate, no less. Boo, hiss, where’s the garlic?) couple of Americans living Frankfurt, turned…
> No sooner have we got Karneval behind us than Easter’s just around the corner. Thinks: Would be, given that Karneval marks the start of Lent and Lent finishes at…
> …valentined. OK. So it’s a couple of days late. So….?
> What goes for the Champs Elysee around here (the Augustinerstrasse, actually) all flash and festive. All together now: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
> The Kerb or annual fete is central to village life in Germany. The traditional meal on Tuesday – the last day of festivities – is liver dumplings, sauerkraut and…
>The Rheinland-Pfalz Austellung rolls around again. Big consumer thingie, a bit like the Easter Show in Auckland when I was growing up, but without the sheepdog trials and displays of…
>Appear to have overlooked a significant event. Bugger. Seen outside the “Girlande“ Where else…?
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