Monthly Archives: May 2011

T-30

We just returned from a wonderful weekend to Berchtesgarden Land,  the southern tip of Germany just across the border from Salzburg, Austria.  It was beautiful weather (mostly) and we had a good time relaxing and enjoying the mountain scenery.  It … Continue reading

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Lately May

Wow. May is over. It has been a climactic/traumatic month in our family, near and far. And we are sending it out with a bang. We’re headed to the Berchtesgarden area for the long weekend. (That’s where the Eagle’s Nest … Continue reading

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Unaccompanied Baggage

If you know what Unaccompanied Baggage is, then this post is for you. If you don’t, don’t worry. It’s not the skeletons in the closet, ghosts in the attic, or the horror stories about your Ex or childhood memories. I … Continue reading

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Blunt

Moving Day #2…El Fin!  I’m going to take credit for it, even if it’s not true.  Because our house was soo organized (by me), it only took the movers 1 1/2 days to load all of our stuff (amazing) instead … Continue reading

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Moving Day 1

In case you are not familiar with the military method of moving, here’s a brief description: You stand around and do nothing. The movers do everything. This is for your own benefit, as well as the movers’ safety. They must … Continue reading

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Fest Season

In summer it seems that every village has a celebration for one reason or another.  And even though it’s not summer yet, a few Saturdays ago we stumbled across a party (fest) celebrating the 700th anniversary of a town about … Continue reading

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Finally….A good German Spring Day

This is the way I love it to look when I drive from the post to our house.  I love this particular stretch of road, and I love it when we have a good German spring day….grey skies, drizzle, and … Continue reading

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April

Since returning from our trip, I have been working like crazy to dismantle the house. I’ve been moving all the books in the house into one room, and disassembling shelves, beds, benches, etc. I’ve taken down curtains, washed windows, scrubbed … Continue reading

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Easters

We returned from our trip in the wee hours of Easter morning. We went to church and then had a very relaxing day. No dying eggs this year. No egg hunts, either. We did eat some chocolate bunnies, though. It … Continue reading

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Paris

We took the Chunnel back to Paris.  Our train was delayed. We were each given a free trip on a future Chunnel train, which will go unredeemed. 😦 We actually did see a lot in Paris. Aside from the Eiffel … Continue reading

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