VHS Cassettes, Chips and Salsa


Here is just a snapshot I took with my phone. I did spend quite a bit of time with my mother the last days as we went through several VHS cassettes that our family recorded. Meanwhile, we ate chips with salsa. We’ve been sad when we found out that some cassettes didn’t work anymore but maybe we will find a solution to recover them. But others worked. The videos we watched were recorded in the ’80s and ’90s. We went through videos of weddings, holidays, and parties. Man, we had a good laugh because the `80s haircuts make our family … Continue reading VHS Cassettes, Chips and Salsa

Musing About This And That – Part 2


Today I visited grandma and grandpa and we enjoyed “Kaffee und Kuchen” as we say in Germany, and that means enjoying coffee and cake. But it’s not to be taken literally, because I don’t like coffee and I always drink something else. I ate a “Bienenstich”, that’s a bee sting cake and very delicious. I believe “Kaffe und Kuchen” time is very similar to the british tea time, it’s more about coming together to chat. We talked about our family history today, and grandpa told me that one of his nephew lives in Peru since a long time already because … Continue reading Musing About This And That – Part 2

I Wish You Happy Holidays


Where on earth did the time go? It’s Christmas time again! My little cousin thought I should take a photo of a Christmas glitter ball and I accepted the challenge and asked her to illuminate the ball from the top with the flashlight of my smartphone for some extra glitter. I like the result and it’s the perfect photo to wish you all Happy Holidays! So, here we go. Of course it has always been my opinion, but this year has shown me again that there is nothing more of value than health. All I wish for my family and … Continue reading I Wish You Happy Holidays

Photos From Thuringia And Holungen


My mother and her husband drove to Holungen in Thuringia. The brother of her husband visited us in Schleswig Holstein over the holidays but they promised to drive him back to Thuringia after the holidays. My mother promised me that she would take some photos with her phone as Thuringia is quite beautiful too. I got the images now and want to put them in a gallery of this post here so that you can see them too. Hope you enjoy the photos. Continue reading Photos From Thuringia And Holungen