Earlier this month, in my Halloween post, I told you about St. Martin’s Day, a catholic holiday that is celebrated in parts of Germany on November 11. I also told you that a traditional pastry that is given out to the kids on St. Martin’s Day is a “Weckmann” (a pastry...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 Time I woke up: 7:00 a.m. First thing I did upon waking: a 45 min Peloton “Turkey Burn” spin class, followed by a (virtual) 5k Turkey Trot around the neighborhood. (Gotta earn that Thanksgiving dinner + pie!) Today’s...
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photo credit: Jovan Vasiljević via Unsplash Ok, ok. I know what you’re going to say. Last year, I pleaded with you and said we should all put the big boys’ (and girls’) pants on and suck it up that we’re spending this holiday “alone”. Now, it’s one year later and...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 Yes, it’s time for my annual Holiday Card Roll Call again. Can you believe we’re already here again? Feels like I just asked for your addresses not too long ago. If you have been a long-time...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 photo credit: @martafilipczyk via @unsplash Friends, despite the hiccups we’ve experienced with this swap last year (due to Covid and postal delays, and whatnot), I decided that I still wanted to host another Secret Santa (Mug) Swap...
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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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