The Foxes Are Cooking Their Coffee
I heard the loveliest expression the other day, and, despite others chiming in certain it wasn’t a Sprichwort in their region, and perhaps not a Sprichwort at all, it is so exquisite… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: North Germany
Lucky
Summer solstice was a few weeks ago. We are deep in summer, barefoot and high on daily ice blocks and the smell of sunscreen. I find it strange how the… Continue Reading
Perfect
There has never been a longer stretch of time, in which I have not complained about the weather in Germany. It is becoming almost discomfiting. I am not used to… Continue Reading
North Germany, Schleswig-Holstein
Sunday Ausflug: Strawberry Picking
When, a couple of weekends ago, Sunday delivered 26 warm and sunny degrees, we headed north-west to a farm in a village on the other side of the Nord-Ostsee Kanal…. Continue Reading
Landeier
One of the many, varied perks of the parents being in town, is being able to leave the house without a child. It is a luxurious feeling indeed, to sit… Continue Reading
Heimat, North Germany, Schleswig-Holstein
A Peculiar Beauty
Late yesterday afternoon, while the sun was still in an eggshell blue sky, I walked down to the water with two of my mum friends. The babies were bundled, die Lüdde knocked… Continue Reading