Halloween is over. I think I want to get out our Christmas decorations soon. Normally I’d wait until after “Totensonntag” (the last Sunday before Advent commemorating the dead). But this year everything is different and I don’t want to wait Read More …
Happy Halloween 2020! This year has been rather scary so I am not sure how much horror we need today – but just in case we stay away from the news today and rather play with our kittens. Later on Read More …
On Friday we drove all the way up to the family house in Maine. A 9 hour drive. And that is only to the southern part of Maine. But it was the right decision to drive the whole way because Read More …
What a week! We started it with feeling a little defeated. Then on Tuesday we watched the first presidential debate and were flabbergasted. At least we already had the good sense to sit there with wine and popcorn, awaiting a Read More …
Part 1: 1001 Turkish Nights (or more like 1750 to be exact) On 16 September 2010 I took the afternoon flight from Düsseldorf to Istanbul. A Thursday. I had waited for weeks for my German service passport with the visa Read More …