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Today is December 31: in English, we refer to this day “New Year’s Eve”, but in German it’s called Sylvester, because December 31 is St. Sylvester’s feast day in the Roman Catholic Church calendar.
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Oh the weather outside…
… is still snowing. It started on Saturday, took a quick break on Sunday, but then came back yesterday, and has snowed — on and off, but mostly on — ever since. However, it’s a very light snow, mostly, so … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: The tree that wasn’t there and other photos
Today on Monday Mysteries I have a hodgepodge of photos related to a variety seasonally-themed mysteries.
Food on Fridays: Foraging for Festival Foods
Today on Food on Fridays we are in Verona on a quest to find some of our favorite Santa Lucia Festival foods.
Seasons Greetings from Tübingen!
To all our friends and family, wherever you are and whatever holiday you celebrate, Happy Holidays!
Stop Lights and Silver Bells
I started piano lessons the summer I was 8 years old, and I remember that by Christmas that first year, I was able to pick out the song Little Drummer Boy to be able to play something Christmas-y on the … Continue reading
Unexpected Street Scenes
So I titled today’s post to parallel the title of yesterday’s “unexpected sweep scenes” post. But truly, perhaps a better title would probably be “unexpectedly seen in the street”, since that would more accurately describe the two photos today.
Monday Mysteries: Unexpected Sweep Scenes
Today on Monday Mysteries we consider a few photos of Sweep Scenes. Unlike standard street scenes, these photos are slightly mysterious, since they are clearly not anything you’d see in real life, even though the contents of the photos have … Continue reading
And they’re off … again
This coming Saturday is December 13th, and that’s Santa Lucia Day in Verona. The big holiday there this time of year is actually not Christmas, but Santa Lucia Day. Santa Lucia brings the kids gifts, just like Santa Claus does … Continue reading
Of paperwork and puddles
We’ve only been back from England since Sunday night, but so far this week has been one crazy paperwork thing to take care of after another.