Snooks eaglin passed today. I'm really sad about that. He was one of the first guys I saw 20 years ago on my first trip to New Orleans. He always represented, to me, the soul of New Orleans. Blind since childhood, he usually played solo, and could, and would play any song that struck his fancy. There was a time when Jon Clearys band backed him up, and that was really great. He was a regular at the Rock n bowl, and I don't think I ever saw a jazzfest when he wasn't playing. Listen to him, and read more here. Another great musician has died.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Eim1_3DA9o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xA4wc3OKrM
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Back to New York....
Tomorrow I go back home. This has been quite a trip, I have experianced so much. I am going to miss being here, but I know I have a lot to do back home. Like get a job !...that will be interseting in this market. And it will be great to see my family and freinds again. Gisi will be coming to Astoria, on my Birthday, that's going to be exciting. She only spent a few days in NYC in the spring. We have a lot to see and do.
One of the things I will miss the most is the walks we take every weekend throughout the region. Nature is so close to you here, it's so easy to be in the mountains in minutes, or in France! Yesterday we spent some hours in the village of Staufen, we visited the castle ruins. Photos here. It was really beautiful. I know I will be back to Germany, so I know I will see these places again. It has been so much fun photographing all these places.
See you in New York. Tschuss!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
New Years Eve 2008-09
Awoke to a lovely sunrise this morning. As it is the last day of the year, I thought of the analogy of the sunrise and the new year. I posted a series of photos of the sunrise, basically all the same scene. Just as life is in a way, the same scene played out daily, but as with the sunrise, it changes constantly and can be so beautiful....or not. But that's the beauty of life, we get to make a choice how we are going to live it every day.
I'm usually not one for end of year resolutions, but I will make some this year...to be true to myself, trust my instincts, live one day at a time and allow love to conquer fear.
Happy New Year!
I added photos of the fire works at midnite....and " Dinner for One"
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Happy Christmas 2008
It's in the 50's this week..so much for a white Christmas. But that's ok. We had the snow scenes the last weeks. Doesn't look like a white Christmas back home either..I just hope it's a good one for everyone. From what I've been reading in the news, I know it won't be for some. I guess the best thing is we can say goodbye to this crazy year soon, and hope for a better one in 2009.
I am very thankful for the year I had, even though it started really lousy. It's been quite amazing!
This weekend was spent around town. My big project was making Sauerbraten, started marinating on Thursday and made it for Sunday dinner. It was so good, see the pix here. Earlier Sunday we went for a walk in the old Freiburg cemetery, which I had not seen. And then we went up to the Schlossberg, the mountain we look out at every day from the balcony. On Monday, since it was so warm, I went back and walked up to the lookout tower, great 360 degree views of the Black Forest and the Rhine valley.
Today I just finished shopping for Christmas dinner. The town was crazy! Lines everywhere..last minute shoppers and because the day after Christmas is also a national holiday, the food stores were jammin'.
Christmas Eve and Day will be spent here by ourselves. Thanks to Claudia, Gisi will get to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas! Thank you Claudia, it arrived today. This weekend we will go to the Bodensee to visit some of Gisi's relatives.
I wish everyone a Happy Christmas and New Year....healthy, safe and peaceful.
Frohe Weihnachten!!!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A week before Christmas....
One week til Christmas! I hope you've been good. And I guess it's a four day wekend for most people, that's great! Enjoy!!
It's snowing here again this Wednesday morning. Gisi told me when I first got here "it hardly ever snows in town". Well this must be the fourth or fifth time. She said this morning "the city is trying to show it's prettiest side to me". Well that's nice. It's better than just grey clouds, makes everything look so nice.
We took a drive up through the Vosges Mountains in Alsace this weekend. Saturday was a sunny, blue sky day, so we headed to the hills. We ended up going to an old silver mining town, St. Marie aux Mines, in the Val D'Argent. ( I didn't realise the Amish movement was started here) It was so pretty, the woods in the mountains were frosted with snow as we got up higher elevations. We saw a Poitou, so cute. Some beautiful photos here.
Sunday we awoke to a cloudy, foggy day. But it had snowed again the night before, so we took a walk through the cemetary down the street. So quiet and peaceful there. In the naked trees you can see Mistletoe growing. I never saw it in it's natural habitat. Apparently, it was a good year for mistletoe and you can see it all over town in the trees.
Also, I posted some pictures of the Weihnachtsmarkt, the local Christmas market that is so popular throughout Germany. This is in Freiburg. It's a good place to get some local handcrafted gifts and products. They have food stalls and Glüwein is very popular this time of year. My favorite are the Marroni stands, small roasted chestnuts.
Three weeks from today I will be on a plane heading back to New York. This time has gone by quickly, yet I feel like I've been here forever....strange. I've really gotten used to the pace here, and it should be interesting to see how I reacclimate to NY. Well, we'll think about that later. Now I'm going to enjoy the last weeks and Christmas and New Year here. I hope you enjoy them wherever you are. I will write again before Christmas...Tschüss!!!!
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