I am a bit of a fan of fests in Germany, much to my husband's annoyance. And it's like a bus, you wait for hours and then two come along at once. This weekend Griesheim was the host to the annual Zwiebelfest (onion festival) and Arheilgen had their annual Gewerberverein Fest (local trader's festival). This […]

At last I have been swimming! Now, you may think this isn't a big thing, but believe you me, for me it is. As you may, or may not, know, I have been in Germany for over 6 years now. In the past I was what you might say - fit. That was definitely in […]

A - Animals/Pets: Sam the Dog - Spooky the Cat B - Best Friend(s): My sisters, Louise and Fiona C - Cohabitants: Hubby D - Desire(s): To successfully finish everything I have started E - Eye Colour: Hazel F - Favorite Food(s): Chocolate chocolate chocolate. Indian food G - Games: Age of Empires, Scrabble H […]

At last I have completed the sections P and Q in my Complete Herbal pages. It seems to have taken ages to get to this point, but at least I am over half way there, Q was a doddle only requiring me to include the Quince Tree. The only problem is I now have R, […]

September 11th is always a difficult day to be British in Darmstadt. Of course what goes through most people's minds is the Twin Towers in New York, but here in Darmstadt people have another terrible event to commemorate. 11th September 1944 was when the allied bombers fire bombed the city of Darmstadt. In half an […]

I have now experienced my first German wedding. From the bride's hen night at a roller skate disco (suffice to say I watched from the bar) to the exchanging of vows. The strange thing was that the civil ceremony was held on the day before the celebration and then the couple exchanged vows in front […]