There are days when I am incredibly slow on the uptake and not quite up to speed with the latest trends. Well, at my age I no longer feel the need to know every single new and hip trend, I leave that to my daughter. Nevertheless, I don’t want to be called antiquated (yet) either,
Here is an excerpt of what I wrote last year about Valentine’s Day, a day I have come to resent very much. Maybe it is Berlin’s cynicism rubbing off on me, with the expression “Det ist mir so was von ejal, wa!” (equivalent to – I don’t give a damn!) : Here are my two
There is nothing like a cold, rainy and dreary winter day to drag me down faster than a falling brick. Thank goodness for the three C’s: cats, candles and cameras. Most people would disagree with this combination, but it works for me. After the hurricane that tore through Germany over the weekend and created havoc
You would have to be made of stone and blind not to fall in love with the interior of the Martin Gropius Bau. From the outside there is no way of guessing how spectacular the interior of the building is, and once you set foot in it, the enormity and beauty of it all leaves
I was all set to write a very different entry this evening, when I suddenly remembered I hadn’t processed the photos I took this morning on my way to work. As usual, I ended up with a bunch of sad trees and branches, looking even more miserable than ever in the dark and gloomy clouds.
Lo and behold, there was no rain today and the sun came out to play! The wind still raged through my bones but nobody gave a hoot in this city, as long as the sun was shining. My camera and I took a trip on the right bus this time (after last week’s misadventure on
“In God I trust, I shall not be afraid” – Psalm 56:11 The photograph today was taken when I was on my pilgrimage through Spain, the Camino Ignaciano. Fearless that I am, I set out the first time with no map, a GPS a dear friend thrust into my hands but I had no clue
Today’s date is all about numbers, with 02.02.2020 being the palindrome that has not occurred in the last 900 years, and the sheer concept blows my mind away. It is a good day to be alive and be grateful to witness it in whatever small way. It is “just a date” many will claim, but
Four be the things I am wiser to know:Idleness, sorrow, a friend, and a foe. Four be the things I’d been better without:Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt. Three be the things I shall never attain:Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Three be the things I shall have till I die:Laughter and hope and a sock in
This applies to photography, interior design, and my life in general, but in this case I refer to less TV at night and more down time for other things that keep getting pushed to the weekend. I realised that ever since I started living alone Netflix and Amazon Prime Video took over my evenings, to
