Well, I stumped all of you. But I absolutely love your answers! I've been waiting for another week where I confuse everyone. It's much more simple than you all thought.
word
I love each of your answers, and each of them fits. Until next week...
3.11.09
2.11.09
Word of the Week
Welcome to Word of the Week! These four photos have one word in common, guess in the comments. You can click on the pictures to go to the products, or click on the shop names to go directly to the shops. Have fun! I'll post the answer tomorrow.
ClayLifeStudios.etsy.com
ClayLifeStudios.etsy.com
If you have an etsy shop and would like to turn this into a give-away for one of your items, let me know! I will feature you in Word of the Week and display an ad for you on the side of my blog for two weeks.
1.11.09
München
Day 83 - München es schon! (Munich is beautiful!)
It's kinda fun to say, "Oh yea, we just took an afternoon and drove down to Munich." We went to the Deutsches Museum, a very hands-on science museum. There is a lot there, we'll have to go again. And then we walked around in Munich and found the Glockenspiel at Marienplatz. We didn't see it chime however since it was 18:00 and it dances at 11:00.
Which brings in the other part of this post...24 hour time, celsius, metric measurements, and Euros! We are definitely getting better at figuring things out. But we went out on a limb and bought a bottle at the market last night that luckily was mustard like we thought. Don't know what I would have done if it wasn't. We also had to convert kmh to mph on the autobahn last night to figure out if we had passed my husband's 'legal' speed record. I probably shouldn't own to that online. We hit 200 kmh which should be 125 mph, but our GPS said it was only 114 mph. That takes the cake!
We are both attempting to not convert any of the numbers. Growing up with Fahrenheit and 12 hour time has made for some interesting conversations, but we don't want to spend our time converting we just want to know it the way they do it. So here's to a few mistakes of looking at the thermometer and dressing too warmly.
It's kinda fun to say, "Oh yea, we just took an afternoon and drove down to Munich." We went to the Deutsches Museum, a very hands-on science museum. There is a lot there, we'll have to go again. And then we walked around in Munich and found the Glockenspiel at Marienplatz. We didn't see it chime however since it was 18:00 and it dances at 11:00.
Which brings in the other part of this post...24 hour time, celsius, metric measurements, and Euros! We are definitely getting better at figuring things out. But we went out on a limb and bought a bottle at the market last night that luckily was mustard like we thought. Don't know what I would have done if it wasn't. We also had to convert kmh to mph on the autobahn last night to figure out if we had passed my husband's 'legal' speed record. I probably shouldn't own to that online. We hit 200 kmh which should be 125 mph, but our GPS said it was only 114 mph. That takes the cake!
We are both attempting to not convert any of the numbers. Growing up with Fahrenheit and 12 hour time has made for some interesting conversations, but we don't want to spend our time converting we just want to know it the way they do it. So here's to a few mistakes of looking at the thermometer and dressing too warmly.
30.10.09
Our winner!
This week's answer is
trees
and the winner is
Susan Silver
Congratulations and thanks for playing everyone. Looking forward to next week's game.
trees
and the winner is
Susan Silver
Congratulations and thanks for playing everyone. Looking forward to next week's game.
29.10.09
Where we live
Day 80 - Roses bloom in October, who woulda thunk it?
Day 81 - Behind the neighborhood, farms. Beyond that, another town.
Day 82 - Our neighborhood.
There are tons of tiny towns around here with farms in between. I think the farmers live in the towns. They put produce outside their doors with prices on them and cash boxes. You just leave what you owe and take what you want. Everything is so fresh and very colorful. It's a different system than in the states, but seems to be a very efficient one. Most Germans shop every day for that day's food. So these small portions and fresh vegetables are perfect. And delicious!
Day 81 - Behind the neighborhood, farms. Beyond that, another town.
Day 82 - Our neighborhood.
There are tons of tiny towns around here with farms in between. I think the farmers live in the towns. They put produce outside their doors with prices on them and cash boxes. You just leave what you owe and take what you want. Everything is so fresh and very colorful. It's a different system than in the states, but seems to be a very efficient one. Most Germans shop every day for that day's food. So these small portions and fresh vegetables are perfect. And delicious!
28.10.09
Reading in Germany
I know you'll all look at that title and say, "You're doing what in Germany!" But the fact is. I'm not a tourist here, I live here now. Plus Albert is at work all day. So I'm doing what I would be doing in Colorado. I'm cooking, cleaning, taking photos, and reading. But so far it's been an odd experience. I didn't think it would be any different than doing it in the states. But with this book it's been shocking. I've read a lot of World War II books in my time. Ranging topics from an American pilot crashing in France, to a holocaust survivor, to a woman who was a Nazi guard. This one, well let's just say it hit me hard.
It's about a little girl in Nazi Germany who is illiterate. The narrator, Death. That alone is one for the record books, and he really makes you kind of pity Death. Death has a horrible job, and that's all it is. But Death is fascinated by humans and their stories. This is the first Holocaust story I've read that doesn't feel like a Holocaust story. We go through the years of the war with this girl, but we see her struggles. Her foster father teaches her to read. She makes friends. They hide a Jew in their basement for a while. They sit through air raids with her reading aloud to calm everyone. She steals books.
It's depicted from the German side. Of course it never condones what Hitler did, in fact her foster family goes against him. But it's not overtly Holocaust. It really focuses on Leisel and her daily life. It is written really well, and truly sucks you in.
The weirdest thing for me...reading a Holocaust book in Germany. I've never been to this country before. And I never thought this would effect me. But as I read through this book I started to think, "That happened here. I'm on that ground." It was very unsettling.
And yet, I went for a walk this afternoon through the farm fields. The countryside is absolutely gorgeous (pictures coming soon). I grew up in a country that hadn't seen war in a very long time. I grew up in a state that has never seen war, maybe a few skirmishes but nothing to the scale of World War II. This is a whole new experience for me, and even though it scares me a little bit, I'm going to embrace it.
It's about a little girl in Nazi Germany who is illiterate. The narrator, Death. That alone is one for the record books, and he really makes you kind of pity Death. Death has a horrible job, and that's all it is. But Death is fascinated by humans and their stories. This is the first Holocaust story I've read that doesn't feel like a Holocaust story. We go through the years of the war with this girl, but we see her struggles. Her foster father teaches her to read. She makes friends. They hide a Jew in their basement for a while. They sit through air raids with her reading aloud to calm everyone. She steals books.
It's depicted from the German side. Of course it never condones what Hitler did, in fact her foster family goes against him. But it's not overtly Holocaust. It really focuses on Leisel and her daily life. It is written really well, and truly sucks you in.
The weirdest thing for me...reading a Holocaust book in Germany. I've never been to this country before. And I never thought this would effect me. But as I read through this book I started to think, "That happened here. I'm on that ground." It was very unsettling.
And yet, I went for a walk this afternoon through the farm fields. The countryside is absolutely gorgeous (pictures coming soon). I grew up in a country that hadn't seen war in a very long time. I grew up in a state that has never seen war, maybe a few skirmishes but nothing to the scale of World War II. This is a whole new experience for me, and even though it scares me a little bit, I'm going to embrace it.
27.10.09
100 Photos
Day 76 - went to see the Hope diamond at the national history museum in D.C. and all we wanted to do was take pictures through this globe thingy. Who cares about some big, beautiful diamond when there's a glob of glass just waiting to be pictureified!
Day 77 - mmm, cafe au lait with real sugar!
Day 78 - the colors are changing
Day 79 - the plants in Virginia are odd and breath-taking
Day 77 - mmm, cafe au lait with real sugar!
Day 78 - the colors are changing
Day 79 - the plants in Virginia are odd and breath-taking
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