Three Kings in Alt Kladow
There is absolutely no trace of the religious aspect of the Feast of the Three Kings in Berlin whatsoever. Had it not been for the Sunday mass in the morning,…
Category: Christmas Season
New Year, New Candles
I have a very good reason for investing in new candles in 2019, especially the battery-operated ones. Those of you who have been to my home know that I am…
New Year Abundance Bowl
Every year I agonise over my New Year’s Abundance Bowl, hoping that I manage to find my 13 round fruits, as per Feng Shui tradition. For those of you who…
Necessary Decisions
There are certain choices we make in life that are painful, difficult, and often times, undesired. But our human limitations leads us to certain thresholds, at which point we realise…
Lemon Bars Homecoming
There is something magical about Christmas mornings deeply rooted in my childhood. It wasn’t the gifts under the tree, or the sumptuous breakfast that Mommy prepared, but it was the…
A Politically Correct Christmas
‘Twas the night before Christmas and Santa’s a wreck… How to live in a world that’s politically correct? His workers no longer would answer to “Elves”,“Vertically Challenged” they were calling…
It Takes A Candle
Back in 2013 I began a blog series with the same name as the title that centred around a candle of hope and prayer during dark times of despair. The…
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas… There Will Always Be Grinches Around
“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.” (John 20:29) I began this Christmas series as a Grinch and wind things up as a Grinch. It has been…
