Growing up in Northern Germany, we counted down to the New Year and new beginnings like everyone around the world. Leading up to midnight, ...
December 30, 2023
Leave the Old Behind. AND Jump! Into! The! New! Year!
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 30, 2023
Often, it is the little and simple things in life that give us immense joy and pleasure. As we grow up, sometimes these simple joys seem to...
No Christmas Goose This Year. Even Better, We’re Having Roladen
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 30, 2023
In previous posts ( Naughty or Nice - Memories of Advent Season in Northern Germany ) and ( Our Christmas Tree was Adorned with Real Candles...
December 23, 2023
Our Christmas Tree was Adorned with Real Candles - What Stress!
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 23, 2023
A Famous German Children's Book for Christmas When I was a little girl growing up in Northern Germany, my mother would read to my older ...
December 22, 2023
What is your Christmas Dinner Tradition?
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 22, 2023
Dear Reader, I originally wrote this post during the second "Covid" Christmas season, which proved to be yet another difficult tim...
December 18, 2023
Mexico's Baja Charlie’s Favorite Christmas Memory
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 18, 2023
My friend, Baja Charlie, sent me his favorite childhood Christmas memory to share with my loyal readers. Below is his story: We all have me...
Christmas Dinner Without Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage as a Side Dish - Unthinkable!
Up, out and away: Life, Travel and Adventure
December 18, 2023
Did you know that the origins of the humble cabbage have been traced back to before 1000 BC, at which time this vegetable had already been ...
