Loved being spoiled by mother-in-law with a super delicious Irish breakfast (based on German ingredients).
Time to spoil her for taking care of hubby in the past view days: an afternoon in Ludwigsburg. We loved walking in the park of the castle with stunning pumpkin creatures & following the cinnamon smell of roasted pumpkin seeds. Delicious! It has become fall!
On the way there I experienced a loss of skills for driving cars younger than 25 years. Lol. I had no idea I was driving an electrical car. No noise. Is the car even on? Shifting gears – a nightmare. Slightly overwhelmed of having 6 (!) gears again. But how to put the reverse gear in? We enjoyed the (seat) heat! Sitting in the parking lot to get bumps & backs warmed up. Happy fall!
Afternoon tea. Everything tastes amazing when served on dishes of Irish granny T.
Thanks Sandy, for visiting us & taking care of hubby. Xxx. Safe travels back home. Hope to see you soon again. And let us know if we need to post crips… (#Brexit).
Learning from a gourmet chef and his team who deserved the Michelin reward 2021. The kitchen team is cooking while our job is watching, eating & enjoying.
9 walks inside the kitchen to pick up our food and drinks watching the chefs preparing it (Christmas wish: that kitchen!!!).
On the menu tonight.
Tasting wine, home made gin & honey pearls from local vendors. It was a gourmet party indeed. What a great idea to have a party in the kitchen.
Heavenly! Our winner of tonight. More, more, more of that, please!
How many courses can you eat in 5hours and 46minutes (thanks, Luca App, never thought about how much time I spend in a restaurant before…)? All 9 of them!!! We rolled back home after the midnight snack: Currywurst.
We loved everything: the cool concept and of course the food & drinks. A very awesome idea to spend time with friends. Especially after lockdown earlier this year – it was a fantastic kitchen party! We won’t eat anything tomorrow though.
We are in the city with the oldest university in Germany. Mark Twain lived here before and the view from the castle down to the river Neckar is stunning. We are showing our French visitor beautiful Heidelberg.
Did you know that Mark Twain was once lucky enough to call this charming city home and Heidelberg city inspired his book “A tramp abroad”. I love to write but I am not Mark Twain so I’m going to leave it to him to set the scene.
“The town lay stretched along the river, it’s intricate cobweb of streets jeweled with twinkling lights. Behind the castle swells a dome shaped hill, forest-clad, and beyond that a nobler and loftier one. The castle looks down upon the compact brown-roofed town; and from the town two picturesque old bridges span the river. I have never enjoyed a view which had such a satisfying charm about it as this one gives”
Via train from top to the castle.
Heidelberg is one of the prettiest, most fairytale cities. It is a hidden gem.
And where else would be a better place for a special dinner where the chef is not only cooking amazingly but also playing the Congo’s. Dinner in the Heidelberg castle.
Open air changed weather permitted to indoors (13C degrees at 8pm – summer where are you?). It was super delicious. Wine pairing included. Santana Carlos vibes also. We had a blast.
Absacker in the hotel bar on top of Heidelberg.
Next morning view… no, not our hangover heads…
Everything is open. It feels so good!
Heidelberg – the hidden gem. Always a good idea to visit!
Zur Abwechslung mal etwas spannendes zum Thema Covid. Deutschlandfunk Kultur hat gefragt, wie der erste Satz eines Romans über die Pandemie lauten könnte…
Bereit zum Schmunzeln? Bereit für etwas Humor? Sarkasmus? Realismus?
“Der gehetzte Paketdienst brachte eine Jogginghose; sie sollte nie ein Fitnessstudio von innen sehen…”
“Wo ist nur der Chardonnay, dachte sie verzweifelt….”
„Ilsebill zog die Maske an und salzte nach…“
“Der Satz „Klopapier ist alle“ erreichte mich normalerweise von zuhause aus im Supermarkt, aber heute war es umgekehrt und mein Blick so leer wie der Rollenhalter neben mir…”
“Diese wohltuende Stille in der großen Stadt ließ mich aufatmen…”
“In der Schlange hinter ihr hustete jemand…”
“Wir schreiben das Jahr, in dem aus 8 Millionen Fußball-Trainern von heute auf morgen Virologen wurden…”
“Kurt betrachtete seine Hände, die er nur immer flüchtig gewaschen hatte, während er begann „Happy Birthday“ zu singen, zweimal, um einen Zeitrahmen zu haben, wie lange er sie einseifen sollte, bemerkte dabei kaum, dass ihn die anderen Männer auf der Herrentoilette verstört ansahen…”
“Es war ein magischer Tag im März 2020, an dem sich die einen mit voller Wucht ihrer Sterblichkeit bewusst wurden und die anderen aufs Geld zählen vorbereiteten….”
“Langsam und voller Angst schaute sie auf ihre Waage…”
“Das überraschendste war, wie überrascht alle waren…”
“”Alles wird gut” lautete ein Zettel in meinem Briefkasten in München und ich fragte mich, ob diese verkürzte Zukunftsform zulässig ist…”
“Sie sind stumm geschaltet…”
I love all of them. Keep the spirits up. Be creative!
Mein Roman könnte folgendermaßen starten “Eine Stunde länger schlafen, virtuelle after work Treffen, gackernde Hühner im Nachbargarten, chinesische Schwiegermütter und indischer Straßenlärm im Hintergrund – all inclusive aus dem Home Office seit März 2020…”
Oder…
“Und ich lachte als meine Freunde noch Klopapier in Island kauften, bevor wir in den Flieger stiegen und zurück nach Deutschland flogen…nur wenig später war ich neidisch. Sie hatten welches. Ich nicht.”
Oder…
“Und alle starrten mich an als sei ich eine Außerirdische, die bereits im März 2020 eine Maske auf der Zugfahrt trug…”
A delicious summer: hubby is growing beer in the backyard. Lol. Well, kind of. He’s growing his own hops and already excited for the new future craft beer.
Earlier this year he chose 3 hop plants (out of a variety of 150… difficult choice…): Bavarian mandarina, Tettnanger & Perle.
Spring.
The result of 120 days of growing without frost: 1 out of 3 plants turned out to be a success. The others need another year to grow big – expectations fulfilled.
Early summer. Today 🙂
Next step: harvesting. But when are hops ready to harvest? …when they make a crunching sound if rolled up to your ear… well, I leave this up to hubby.
A birthday gift. 2 ladies & a dog. A hike on one of the hottest summer days this year. A cooled backpack including loads of goodies: 2 bottles of wine & vesper. What a genius idea!
We walked the wine… before we enjoyed drinking it. Delicious! And those views! Incredible.
Ladder to (wine) heaven. Indeed. „Stäffele“ (=exhausting. Lol) as the Swabians call it. Soon turning into delicious wine. Cannot get enough of those views. Deserved break. It’s steep. And hot.
Living very close to those beautiful vineyards. Germany is beautiful! And delicious!
All happy but tired.
Thanks for a fun & delicious Saturday! Repeat in autumn!
Last year: Our specialty, you guess it, were tomatoes. All neighbors considered us THE experts.
This year: we had a bit of a rough start with our red friends… too cold. Later too wet.
Well, the tomato is not an easy garden mate, it’s the Diva under the vegetables. Oh yes! Tomatoes need a lot of attention, huge time invest in the beginning, a seed starter bowl, a roof over its head (because the leaves shouldn’t get wet), it must be staked, they need sun and not too much rain… the tomato is a veggie plant for those who like to suffer. Lol. Challenge accepted.
A great start back in March…
We hardly take more care about other veggies than the tomato. They only pay back their love when you collected enough experience. And growing tomatoes makes people feel powerful. Lol.
But once they grew and turned red, it’s party time: tomato-mozzarella, tomato soup, gazpacho, tomato salad, tomato sauce, scalloped tomatoes, tomato risotto – and all of that by Monday afternoon!
Hubby is carefully asking if we shouldn’t grow asparagus or cucumbers instead next year. Or is there maybe a chocolate pudding tree?
Stuttgart547 