A Bavarian Sojourn

Silent Sunday

by bavaria on July 27, 2014

Blackberry Cakes with Lemon Mascarpone Icing

July 26, 2014

It seems Autumn is desperate to creep in somewhat, despite the month. The untamed blackberry bush in the hidden corner of our garden is covered already, and it’s far too hot for crumble at the moment… It would be awful to waste them, and as there’s no room in the freezer currently, […]

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Tales of the Cat Whisperer…

July 24, 2014

Or should that be tails? On our first day in Santorini, Small Boy – who had instantly noticed the Island’s vast feline population – announced that in the past, the grand total of five people had told him how good he was at sounding like a cat (a statement followed by a long, mournful and […]

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Silent Sunday

July 20, 2014

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Arguments with the Tooth Fairy

July 16, 2014

Not much phases the Nine Year Old it seems - including altercations with mythical creatures. To be fair to the “tooth fairy” – the baby tooth in question had actually been left under a pillow – as has been the norm for the past few years (despite my suggestion that the “tooth fairy” might appreciate […]

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Into Innsbruck

July 14, 2014

After the popularity of my recent “Venice in the Rain” post, I have been thinking of starting an “In the Rain” series as the weather has been obliging of late believe me!… Having kept us awake for nearly the whole of our last night at Natterersee, the heavy rain helped us with our packing up […]

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Silent Sunday – Rainbow

July 12, 2014

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Glamping with Frogs – Natterersee – Austria

July 8, 2014

It seems hard to believe, but School’s out, and we are already a week and a bit into the summer hols! With great reports we told the Small People they could choose something to do as a reward. They chose to go camping straight after school finished, and who were we to argue? I am […]

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Silent Sunday – Swimming Lake

July 6, 2014

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A Trip to Summer Tollwood

July 5, 2014

That lovely Winter festival that I became slightly addicted to last year (and made any excuse to return to time and again!)? It has a Sister. Fonder of the summer months, and held instead at the ever impressive Olympia Park… And whilst there are obvious similarities between the two – the fantastic music from anywhere […]