Frederik had been wanting to go to this ‘Grube Messel‘ (or ‘Messel pit‘ in English) for over a year. It did not help that he had seen a whole documentary on this pit alone. So, when a year had passed and our American friend came to visit us again, Frederik booked us the family tour […]
One Hundred Years of Solidarity?
I was planning on writing about Grube Messel (Pit Messel in English). I still will, but not today. I started reading the newspaper and my Facebook posts and got upset. Today, we are remembering the end of the First World War one hundred years ago. A very important event. In the First World War, Belgium […]
The House by the Lake. By Thomas Harding
It doesn’t always have to be fiction, right? And it doesn’t always have to be pure gold to get mentioned here, as this is definitely not the best book I ever read. But I do think many of you (who read my blog) might find this book interesting. Thomas Harding, the author, was born in […]
This too shall pass
I am still not back to my usual blogging routine, which frustrates me. But life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans, right. So, for today, just some random advice. To honor friendship. Almost five years ago, I had a horrible month. Really horrible. A month to never forget. For […]
Summer Visitors. The Best Part of the Summer
Even though I have some really nice posts lined up, I can’t seem to get anything posted. All for good reasons of course: Kids’ vacations, husband abroad, unbearable summer heat, and – the best one of all – a whole lot of visitors from near and far. Last weekend, we had three different sets of […]