I’ve had some interesting trials in adapting my cooking to the German lifestyle and grocery stores. The biggest change, of course, is the conversion to metric measurements and temperatures. Fortunately, I had the presence of mind when packing in Athens to include my US measuring cups and spoons: dry, liquid, and tea/tablespoons. I also brought several of my favorite US cookbooks.
I miss my house!
I just have to say that I hate living in an apartment sometimes.
It’s ten in the morning, and our upstairs neighbors are fighting again. Kids—and adults—are screaming, doors slamming and lots of banging on the floor. They do this every couple weeks, usually around 4 in the morning, waking me up. I hate having upstairs neighbors.
Times like this I really miss my house.
The Coconaut Grove
One of the things that threw me when I first arrived in Germany—and this is something that still throws me sometimes even after six months—is the fact that many exterior doors in German businesses open to the inside.
Life north of the 49th parallel
It’s about 4:30 pm local time as I sit in a coffee shop in Erlangen, having a tea as I surf the web while waiting for my 6pm research colloquium. And it’s nearly full dark! That’s just depressing. At least it was a bit sunny today.
And that, my friends, is an unfortunate squirrel…
I ran across this article today online, from Spokane, WA:
Squirrel leaves trail of destruction in its wake
This one’s for those of you who ask why we named our site “The Unfortunate Squirrel.”
