June seems to be a good month for visits from Germany. Last year, a good friend of mine came to LA to see me and J for a couple of hours before heading to a conference that he attended through his German company in Anaheim. A few days later, my...
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So, I have kind of an odd question for you: what language do you speak when you’re around other Germans? Your answer is probably going to be: German. Duh! But this is a serious question and I’ll tell you why. It has happened to me several times that when I...
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The “worst” things of living abroad are the uncontrollable cravings that I get every once in a while for food that I cannot have. Cannot have at all, because I can’t even have someone send it to me. Today it is Langnese’s Cornetto Bottermelk Lemon. Ah, how I long for...
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Kristine asked us for this week’s SPF to make a tribute to someone. My tribute goes to my hubby. This is him at his best, singing at one of the “Open Mic Nights” in LA. Back then, everything was still right with his world. I dedicate this SPF to him,...
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This might be kind of lengthy. It was a four-day weekend for me, after all :) Don’t you love it? On Friday, I needed to recuperate from the long work week. I slept in and took another two-hour nap in the afternoon. What the hell is wrong with me? :)...
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~ This picture was taken exactly one year ago. Happy times, dinner at Mio Babbo’s in Westwood :) I can’t believe it’s been another year! Our 2nd anniversary – well, technically, it’s our 3rd!… Read more
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For this week’s SPF Kristine asked us to show “you in music”… © me. Pearl Jam in Hamburg, Germany, 1996. Obviously, I am not in this picture, but I took it in 1996. There were no digital cameras back then [or maybe there were, but I didn’t own one] and...
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