Author Archives: lettersfromeurope
Frohe Weihnacht
und ein frohes Neues Jahr! Enjoy this precious time of year … Francesca and TrueGerman
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Woman in a gilded Cage
Now this was an unusual take on the debate of working women. “Stop the government from forcing our women to abandon their children during the first three years of their childhood by making them go back to work.” Huh, are … Continue reading
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German Health Care through my Window
I might have mentioned before that I grew up in Germany. I live german style. One way of german life is to always have health insurance. I left my parents insurance when I became a student and immediately signed up to … Continue reading
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I like to ride my bicycle, I like to ride my bike
Last week was the first time in two months that I met my writing friends. I was pleasantly surprised, as usual, how easy it is to get back into the routine of writing on command, during our freewriting exercise. Afterwards … Continue reading
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If Castles were made of Sand and my Home is my Castle
Yep, I wish my castle/home were made of sand. Then I wouldn´t have to have nightmares about asbestos, that we found in the floors of our new house and which can only be removed once a “real” expert makes a report. … Continue reading
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Mainz – Minipresse – Small Print?
This week-end the bloggers of this page attended the Mainzer Minipresse as exhibitors. Truegerman hand-made books and I was there to present my father´s first book. It was quite exciting and we met a number of interesting folks, with beautiful … Continue reading
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Father – Daddy – Dad
I met my Dad coming out of a lift. I didn´t give him a chance of nervously pacing around a waiting room, sitting down and jumping up again. I was there when he arrived at the hospital, being carried around … Continue reading
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Typical German Breakfast
I wish I had more time. Brötchen That is a must be. You know those lovely, fluffy, just right crunchy crust bread rolls that you used to be able to find everywhere; freshly baked by a Baker that got up at … Continue reading
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