Learning can be fun… especially when you’re learning about WINE!

I have never really been a red wine drinker but I know that it is both aesthetic and chic to drink red wine and some people even say, it’s healthy!  Recently, I opened a bottle of red wine to use for cooking Chili con Carne and I tried a glass of it while I was … Continue reading »

Marta, Our Potbellied Swine

Can you imagine that in a city with a population of 400,000 people, someone is keeping a potbellied swine in his yard?  Yep, that’s our Marta.  Whenever I take Barkley out for one of our longer walks, either with the Nordic Walking poles or without, we always go say Hello to Marta.  Now, I always … Continue reading »

ALDI Is a Universal Concept

Having lived in Germany since 1981 and being low on cash for much of that time, I have known the discount grocery store ALDI for years and years.   ALDI was established by the two German Albrecht brothers, hence the name ALbrecht DIscount. According to Wikipedia, roots of the company date back to 1913, when the mother … Continue reading »

The Making of – Peeping Deb and the Rotating Scanners

I had the unusual pleasure this weekend of watching my husband and some colleagues on a live internet stream shooting scenes for our new company videos.  It was kind of a weird feeling to watch them as they moved around the room.  I felt a little bit like a Peeping Tom. Our company produces large format … Continue reading »

Whirlwind Week in Washington!

I cannot believe how time flies!!!!  I have been back from Washington and the BIG EVENT for two weeks and have just now gotten around to posting about how it all went! Well, it was FABULOUS!  And the time really flew there too! We stayed at the downtown J.W. Marriott for the first few days … Continue reading »

Killer Shoes and The BIG Event

Tomorrow I’m off!  Flying to Washington D.C.  for my high school reunion (let’s just say I’m beyond the 30th). I have never been to one of these before and have lived outside of the United States since 1981.  It has also been that long since I’ve been in Washington D.C. or New Carrollton, Maryland where … Continue reading »

Trashing Mina

Mina Knallenfalls is a real original in the town where I live.  Mina is a fictional character from a dialect poem written by Otto Hausmann in 1870. Mina came from a poor family – her father was unemployed and a drunk.  Mina had to go to work in the factories as a weaver at a … Continue reading »

Sunday’s Nordic Walk – Runtastic is Fantastic

On Sundays, DH, Barkley and I set out for our long walk of the week.  For me it is the one day when I can really power down into the walk because DH takes over the dog.  That means I usually hit my peak when we are all three out. I know what my peak … Continue reading »

Gratuitous Over-Cuteness

Usually, I hate the blogs where people post overly cute photos of their dogs, cats, children, husbands, etc.  But, since I will be talking a lot about my dog  Barkley here and posting photos of her from time to time, I thought you should at least have an introduction.  And I guess it’s human nature … Continue reading »

Crack with Friends

If you haven’t played the game Words With Friends yet, don’t start!   It is one of the most frustrating, infuriating games I have ever experienced.   Or, to put it in the words of my friend Lorraine (who got me hooked last Christmas), “It’s as addicting as crack!” And she is absolutely right. Here’s how my … Continue reading »