“Of course you’re going to need to get a dirndl”. “A what sorry?” “A dirndl, you know the kind of dress that you see everyone wearing at the Oktoberfest?”. “Just to wear to Oktoberfest? What if I don’t go to Oktoberfest?” “Nooooo Emma, you will be wearing a dirndl lots of times. In your […]
Family
Guests with Gifts…
We have guests staying with us this week… my sister, brother in law and my baby nephew! A bit like the Three Kings, they came bearing valuable gifts – Mini Eggs, Creme Eggs and decent tea bags, which believe me are worth just as much as gold, frankincense and myrrh to an English Expat! We […]
A Walk in the Woods
Our first Christmas in Bavaria was lovely. Bug-ridden, but lovely. Yesterday was the first day that any of us felt up to doing anything remotely energetic after the week long lurgy that decided to join us for the festive period. Suffice to say, after a week’s hibernation, the idea of going for a nice long […]
Sunday Photo – Christmas Eve
Burnt offerings for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve
Seasonal Headwear
Today is St Lucia in many Scandinavian countries (and quite a few others as well), where they celebrate Saint Lucy by baking spectacular saffron buns in her honour, eating pepparkakor (Swedish ginger biscuits which I personally think should be eaten more than once a year!) and taking part in processions where usually the eldest daughter […]