Pastures New? Without the grey clouds though hopefully! This time of year is a fraught one, frantic with the last few weeks of school and all that it entails! Add to that a phenomenal amount of Bavarian Bank holidays, and you find yourself studying the calendar and wondering how on earth you are going to […]
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To know someone here or there with whom you can feel there is understanding in spite of distances or thoughts expressed – That can make life a garden. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Thanks to all of you for your votes and support – I am amongst the 6 finalists in the travel section […]
Expat Essentials – 5 – Fresh Salsa
March and April are big birthday months in this house (as you may have noticed!)… Mr R celebrated maturing ever gracefully recently with a big Mexican dinner party. As it was a special event (and the birthday dinner we went out for was less than successful – I would love to give you the name […]
Seven – on Happiness and Lego Heads
A little belated Happy Birthday post for the Small Boy…. It was actually a few days ago now, but it wouldn’t seem right to not document it on here – in the hope that he will look back on this one day… I have been quite lucky this year, as he too gave me […]
Expat Essentials – Famous Tiffin
Okay, okay, this one might not strictly be an Expat absolute Essential, but if you are English, and miss the convenience of the great food halls of a well-known high street branch or three, I think you might agree that this one (at a push) deserves that Expat Essential title? I know I miss the silver […]