This is how Christmas and New Year have looked here in Bavaria. A little bit cold, mostly bright, but no snow – that is up until today. So I am making the most of the peace and quiet whilst the baby sleeps and everyone else is out sledging to try to catch up… […]
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Sunday Photo – Glücksschwein
As is tradition in these parts, a little pink marzipan Glücksschwein to wish you luck in the year ahead – I haven’t eaten him yet! And now that we are back in Bavaria (and have thawed out a little – returning to a house surrounded by snow, and with a broken heating system is interesting to […]
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Miniature marzipan pigs are given as gifts at New Years in Germany, to bring good luck in the year ahead. I am not sure why pigs are associated with luck here, but one theory is that in days gone by, if you had a pig to feed your family with, you were fortunate… But […]