This photo was taken in 2006 when I visited Berlin. It was one of the stretches of wall that were still standing. Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a peaceful victory by people that took to the streets and courageously resisted a dictatorship and started...
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sunset • barley stew • I voted • oak leaf • happy mail • fall leaves • sunrise • salmon • Farmers market •
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Mmh. November is finally here, which pretty much means switching from warm fall temperatures to the first nights waking up at 2 AM and shivering on the way to the thermostat that slaps a chilly 64°F in your face — brrrr! — and for the first time this season, you...
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Current Book(s): I am re-reading “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon. No, I won’t be watching the TV series. Current Playlist: A couple of podcasts. Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Whole grain crackers + spicy hummus. Current Color: cranberry red. Current Drink: Vanilla-honey-chamomile tea. Current Food: home-baked bread. Current Favorite Show: “The McCarthy’s”. Thursday evenings...
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This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. Only ⅓ of the eligible population turned out for the election on Tuesday. People, you don’t know what a privilege it is to vote. I lived in the US for almost 10 years paying full taxes and everything...
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Hello photo friends! This week’s ‘Foto der Woche‘ is the perfect fall picture for me. My Glücklichmacher #44: Oak lef (taken November 4, 2014) The start of November has also brought cooler temperatures and a feeling that fall has really arrived. The mornings are chilly and crisp, the sun sets much earlier...
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Today is Election day. You already know this, if you live in the US, and I hope you already have (or are still planning to) vote(d). J and I cast our votes first thing this morning. The polling places opened at 7 a.m. and we were there bright and early....
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… and it was more than I could have ever asked for. I am much too late blogging about this, but I cannot not mention the wonderful weekend I spend with my dear friend Caryn in Los Angeles a couple of months ago. It was just before my trip to...
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notecard • sunrise • dinner • pumpkin • Hocus Pocus • Downtown • Steel Cut Oats • Farmers Market • baking •
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Good morning, Internet. It’s November 1 and you know what that means, right? Well, yes, sure, it means holy-hell-how-is-it-November-already? and it also means What?-54-days-until-Christmas! Cue the freakout!, but it also means it’s time for National Blog Posting Month, also known as NaBloPoMo. If this is the first time you hear...
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