Hello friends! It’s time again for another ‘Foto der Woche‘ and even though this might be no photographic master piece, this is undoubtedly my Glücklichmacher #47: Trader Joe’s Gingerbread Coffee (taken November 25, 2014) I can’t tell you how excited I was when I finally (!) spotted my beloved Gingerbread coffee in the...
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With Christmas only a month away (WHAT?) and the holidays fast approaching, it’s time for my annual Christmas cards roll call. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know what this is all about. I love sending snail mail to people and would love to put...
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Somtimes when my alarm goes off and when cold air is greeting me outside of the warm covers and it is still dark outside, all I want to do is I pull the blanket over my head and go back to sleep. It’s hibernation time for many animals. Why can’t...
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fall • green been soup • tea time • Greta • steel cut oats • one pot meal • surprise mail • Thai food • Farmers Market •… Read more
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Today it was time for J and I to attend our obligatory annual football game – the Causeway Classic – again. It’s the annual Football Game between UC Davis (Aggies) and Sacramento State University (Hornets) and it’s named after the Yolo Causeway, which is a 3.2-mile long elevated highway over the Yolo Bypass floodplain that...
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If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that in the last two years during NaBloPoMo, I started a little series about German idioms. Idioms are awesome in every language and the more idioms you know in a foreign language, the closer you’ll get to perfecting your...
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You guys, I cannot not share this with you. I’ve found the yummiest and easiest breakfast solution for the cold season. As you know, I am not a fan of (regular) oatmeal. The prepackaged stuff is non-stomachable (even made with milk instead of water) and even old-fashioned oats turns into...
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Hello photo friends! It’s time again for another ‘Foto der Woche‘ and just in time this morning, I knew just what photo I wanted to share. Here’s my Glücklichmacher #46: Another one for the tooth fairy (taken November 19, 2014) My Dad sent me this picture of my niece this morning. She had...
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