My goodness, can you believe it? Last Wednesday was Greta’s first birthday! It’s almost incomprehensible that she’s been part of our family for whole 12 months already. The memories of October, 21 of last year, when my sister called me to tell me that I had become an aunt, are...
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I was out in the field twice this week. I had five 10+ hours days. I am so ready for the weekend. That’s all.… Read more
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Sunday was J’s birthday. The weather, well, wasn’t worth mentioning – if I think about the fact that we spent Js birthday last year at a Pumpkin Patch in the sun, me wearing a tank top and flip flops, I want to scream “let’s just not talk about it”. J had “requested”...
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Let’s bring out the candles, the tea, the blankets! Fall is here and in California that usually means the first rain after a long, hot summer. Mr. Fall was a little boisterous, too – literally and figuratively. There was no little drizzle to get us used to the idea of...
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The day of travel was a little chaotic, to say the least. My Dad took me to Düsseldorf airport around 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday and when we arrived, there were LONG (and I mean, really long!) lines at the Lufthansa Check-Ins. I was able to check in my luggage and...
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Election Day Sunday morning, after we had cleaned up the party remains and had had breakfast, we took showers and got dressed to take a stroll downtown (there was “verkaufsoffener Sonntag” and City Fall Festival). We also stopped at the polling place to vote. I made it to Germany right on time for...
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Thursday morning was the first morning that I could sleep in a litte bit. I had set my alarm for 9 a.m. because my sister was going to come by around 10, but I slept through my alarm and was woken up when my sister came over. I got dressed,...
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Wednesday night my Mom made one of my favorite German dishes, which I always ‘request’ when I come home to visit: Reibekuchen (potato pancakes). We eat Reibekuchen the kölsche (colognian) way… with dark rye bread and sugar beet syrup and/or apple sauce. OMG, so freakin’ delicious! Later, my sister, my...
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