Popcorn and a very ugly witch. The Germans celebrate Carneval in February like we Americans celebrate Halloween. This gives me two times a year that I can put my arts and crafts skills to use and dress up like my favorite things. I finally decided to host a Halloween party this year after suffering through […]
This weekend was all about great weather (sunny, highs near 80), and today was all about hiking. Yasmin and I took the S bahn to Kronberg for a hike in the Taunus. Devoted blog readers will remember Kronberg as home of the strawberry festival last June when dad visited. Devoted blog readers will also remember […]
America. I had a (what is becoming typical) whirlwind trip to home–packed tight with friends, love, travel, food. The original purpose of the trip was my dear friend (and original #spiritsunday co-founder) Brenda’s wedding. Brenda met her now husband Luis at almost exactly the same time I moved to Germany. It’s funny how our lives […]