I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021Please check out the other participants here! Are you a Halloween fan? I honestly don’t really care for the holiday, probably because I didn’t grow up with it. The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe’en, is shortened from All-hallows-eve, as...
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I know, I know, this wrap-up post for the 5th annual Secret Santa (Mug) Swap is unbelievably (oh-just-3,5 months) late and I apologize. If you participated, you know why my plan of sharing everyone’s pictures in a timely manner didn’t pan out. Because of Covid, the postal service experienced terrible...
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Christmas was hard this year. For everyone. 2020 has been a hard year. Jon and I have spent many Christmases alone and I can relate to everyone’s sadness and frustration over not being able to celebrate with family this year. Let me just tell you, the best thing to do...
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Before Christmas is over (well, it officially is, I guess, but I tend to keep the Christmas magic around for a little longer than most people. And since in Germany, we keep our trees up until January, 6th (Epiphany)), I thought I’ll quickly tell you the story of this year’s...
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CREATING | a little bit of holiday season homeland-nostalgia by getting out our candle holder that my sister bought for me at the Cologne Christmas Market many years ago. KEEPING UP | with running (and cycling), because it’s truly been keeping me sane these last few months. LOVING | the...
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All I want for Christmas this year is – obviously! – for this virus to go away and for everyone to see their families and loved ones. Duh. Screw the gifts. Since we can’t have that, we’ll distract ourselves with some pretty things and shiny objects, shall we? I put...
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 This week, I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and and we’re sharing some gift ideas for runners/fitness enthusiasts this week. Who am I to...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020 This post has been years in the making. Spritzgebäck is the traditional holiday cookie in my family. Everybody gets involved. My Mom prepares the dough, my Dad and the kids (first my sister and I,...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2020 Our Thanksgiving this year didn’t look much different than last year’s, to be honest, despite the pandemic. As previously mentioned, Jon and I are kind of used to spending holidays without seeing family, so it’s our...
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Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash Every year, for Thanksgiving, we reflect on the things we’re thankful for. It’s a good time to reflect on things in any given year, but it seems particularly important in this god-awful year that we’ve been all experiencing. I know many people are upset that new restrictions...
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