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August 2, 2017

#WordlessWednesday: Punctuality

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PS: This might be the last post for a while – I’m having internet issues. First World problems…


Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: clock, Deutsche Bahn, German culture, German train system, Germany, punctuality, train station, Wordless Wednesday
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Published on August 02, 2017 04:57

July 30, 2017

Let Them Eat Cake, or: How to Have Kaffee und Kuchen

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The cake buffet

The first event on my current trip to Germany was yet another family birthday, a big one. And, as is usual, it was celebrated with food – lovely food, homemade food, mountains and lashings of food. In this case, cake.

Germany has a cake culture. Well, a whole baked-goods culture, actually – it’s the country with the most varieties of bread, which is the staple food, eaten for breakfast, break (even called “Brotzeit“, bread time, in some places), and supper. (Dinner – eaten at...

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Published on July 30, 2017 16:41

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July 14, 2017

News from the Writing Trenches: #amtravelling, #amwriting

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I know I’ve been really quiet on here lately – well, it’s because life happens. Steve and I are on the road at the moment, and will be for most of the rest of the summer, visiting friends and family, and doing a little bit of sightseeing – no, sorry, research! – on the side.

But I thought I’d let you know that writing is still happening, in a manner of speaking. Some of it is just thinking about it (long drives in the car are perfect for that); some is editing of previous work; some is writi...

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Published on July 14, 2017 09:53

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