Girl time
I went to see my friend Susi in the Bay Area this weekend. I spent the day with her and her little family. It was warm enough to hang out in the backyard for a while. Her two kids were playing and we chatted away. Both Susi and I have...
2013 in pictures: week 9
moon • chicken salad sandwiches • morning • shrimp spaghetti • Orla Kiely journal • cherry blossoms • mail • view from my office • Sactown •… Read more
Hello March.
Holy cannoli, can you believe it – it’s March. 2013 is off to a very rapid start, let me tell you. I am equally part excited and part terrified that it is March. Excited because it’s my birthday month (hooray!) and shocked because as of today, sequestration is going into...
Awkward & Awesome
This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. I do not get why somebody would not tell me their birthday when I politely ask. Repeatedly. All I want to be able to do is to wish you a happy birthday. Geez. Having our neighbor (downstairs!) complain...
Recipe: Spaghetti and shrimp aglio e olio
Do you like pasta? J and I love pasta. It’s not something we eat all the time (the carbs, you know! Ha, I am just kidding. I don’t believe in the whole “carbs are bad for you”-myth), but we have some pretty good self-invented pasta dishes that we cook on a...
Coffee snobs
J and I went out for coffee last week. I love going to coffee shops, hanging out, watching people being busy on their laptops, chatting with a friend, studying, reading, what have you. Even though Germany has coffee shops now (and I wish that a) I had found my love...
2013 in pictures: week 8
coffee • neighborhood • freezing • little star • Birkenstock • asparagus • Capitol • Cologne • busy •… Read more
Friday Link Love
It’s been a little while since I shared some of my favorite blog links. Hope you enjoy! Lending a hand by Katherine (purekatherine). I completely agree with this! French Friday – Val Thorens: A French Winter Wonderland by Andi (Misadventures with Andi). I’ve skied there! It’s beautiful! A real life to...