Onto the Island
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We’re off to Island, which is the name in German for the country of Iceland. Chris has a conference there this week, and I have the opportunity to explore a new country (neither of us has ever been there before).
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Monday Mysteries: The sign of the pretzel
Today on Monday Mysteries we take another look at the sign of the pretzel. Or, more specifically, we’ll look at another pretzel sign.
Food on Fridays: Cheese Noodles
I can’t believe we have lived in Tübingen 2.5 years and I have never blogged about the German-style “macaroni and cheese” that is one of the typical dishes in this part of Germany. But it’s true – I promised to … Continue reading
Prettier in Pink
So the other day — actually the same windy day I took yesterday’s fountain/banner photo — I saw the potential for a different kind of interesting photo. There was a plastic cup being batted around on the ground by the … Continue reading
Blowing in the wind and water
I snapped this photo on a recent windy day here in Tübingen:
Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet
Quite a few people making speeches at a friend’s wedding recently used the expression Verliebt, verlobt, verheiratet.
Monday Mysteries: The Mirror and the Comb
Today on Monday mysteries we ponder the unusual decoration on the side of a building a few streets away from where we live. Quite simple, there is a mirror and comb on the outside wall on the side of building … Continue reading
Food on Fridays: Mirror Eggs
Today on Food on Fridays we continue our discussion from yesterday, sort of, and expand it to food.
Scene in Sunglasses
As you may know, I love to take photos of reflections. There was an unexpected opportunity to do that a few weeks ago, as Chris and I were floating down the Neckar River in a rowboat with our visitors from … Continue reading
When serendipitous lilacs spontaneously bloomed
After a week-long foray into the wacky world of modern pop and Eurovision, I thought today we’d journey back in time, musically speaking, to a different kind of pop German song …one first popular in the 1930s.