tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56531032251007869482024-03-14T00:28:08.556-05:00das mutterblogkatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-69663879003568549152010-04-29T09:00:00.002-05:002010-09-22T19:48:09.598-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://theriverinthepines.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 169px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8zKM7cfmWI/AAAAAAAABs4/QpenVAp7xtU/s400/this+blog+has+moved,+skinny.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461962771558013282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>from now on i will be posting <a href="http://theriverinthepines.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />i'm saying goodbye to germany, heading back to montana. it seems like a good time to start fresh.<br /><br />thanks for visiting :)katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-5430574868909927032010-04-27T08:21:00.011-05:002010-04-27T08:51:01.789-05:00the city is magic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bpI0QZdJI/AAAAAAAABvA/VRyu5M2vbR8/s1600/marbles.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bpI0QZdJI/AAAAAAAABvA/VRyu5M2vbR8/s400/marbles.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464811535536321682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bliGXKSeI/AAAAAAAABuw/wQYBfVw1Hn4/s1600/chestnut+blossoms.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bliGXKSeI/AAAAAAAABuw/wQYBfVw1Hn4/s400/chestnut+blossoms.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464807571846744546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bmNKXBo7I/AAAAAAAABu4/_IK9ZA_WyZk/s1600/pink+cuckoo+clocks.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bmNKXBo7I/AAAAAAAABu4/_IK9ZA_WyZk/s400/pink+cuckoo+clocks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464808311654294450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bq62PKc4I/AAAAAAAABvY/m-STCXkxx_4/s1600/lilacs.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bq62PKc4I/AAAAAAAABvY/m-STCXkxx_4/s400/lilacs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464813494573101954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bppyaH4EI/AAAAAAAABvI/hcxaK_hU8Sg/s1600/spargel.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9bppyaH4EI/AAAAAAAABvI/hcxaK_hU8Sg/s400/spargel.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464812101975924802" border="0" /></a>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-48513551684966254052010-04-25T17:11:00.008-05:002010-04-25T17:33:21.268-05:00one last weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9S-qBBO--I/AAAAAAAABug/ugJJtPfz-HY/s1600/falconry+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9S-qBBO--I/AAAAAAAABug/ugJJtPfz-HY/s400/falconry+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464201876944649186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9S_ZN64DrI/AAAAAAAABuo/w9qlBbAJTX0/s1600/falconry.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9S_ZN64DrI/AAAAAAAABuo/w9qlBbAJTX0/s400/falconry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464202687861493426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />it was an epic weekend. we packed as much family+aupair outing time as possible into our last weekend together. we drove to france and fed popcorn to monkeys. and went to a <a href="http://www.voleriedesaigles.com/">falconry</a>. and had two picnics. and ate ice cream. and walked around a sweet <a href="http://en.vogtsbauernhof.org/">open air museum</a> in the black forest. i can't get it into my head that i'm leaving in three days, but my body knows. i've been shaking all day.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-64570861908105950772010-04-23T08:38:00.007-05:002010-04-23T11:28:40.960-05:00one last friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9GpPVo039I/AAAAAAAABuU/1r8oo5zKZL8/s1600/chestnut+leaves+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9GpPVo039I/AAAAAAAABuU/1r8oo5zKZL8/s400/chestnut+leaves+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463333903948636114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9Gl6-0HFII/AAAAAAAABuM/nkq2dgCfyHo/s1600/rathhaus.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9Gl6-0HFII/AAAAAAAABuM/nkq2dgCfyHo/s400/rathhaus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463330255689684098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9GjXviLqGI/AAAAAAAABuE/voM0ZpLrkuQ/s1600/cherry+tomatoes.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9GjXviLqGI/AAAAAAAABuE/voM0ZpLrkuQ/s400/cherry+tomatoes.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463327451269277794" border="0" /></a><br />freiburg pulled at my heartstrings a little bit this morning. everyone i met was charming and wonderful. i found some treasures to pack in my suitcase. there was a group of teenage boys singing bob dylan on the street. an old man with a violin and an italian string ensemble. a saint bernard sitting in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiburg_B%C3%A4chle">bächle</a>. another marzipan croissant with coffee. <br /><br />also: you can still buy cloves in germany. i bought a pile today, and i'm gonna try my luck at customs.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-15926179822588118272010-04-22T10:48:00.007-05:002010-04-23T05:43:02.007-05:00an ode on turkish food<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9Bxvs1YBjI/AAAAAAAABt8/mRzy0FkgQvU/s1600/divan.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9Bxvs1YBjI/AAAAAAAABt8/mRzy0FkgQvU/s400/divan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462991412303234610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9BxAuP7BHI/AAAAAAAABt0/DFeMwjnRat0/s1600/divan+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S9BxAuP7BHI/AAAAAAAABt0/DFeMwjnRat0/s400/divan+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462990605229163634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />as much as i'm ready to leave, i will miss this awkward country. so i'm trying to do everything important one last time, with some ceremony. turkish food is at the very top of the list. it's my favorite food in germany. i have dreams about baked rice pudding and garlic yogurt sauce. so kelly and i hit up <a href="http://www.harem-restaurant.de/">Harem</a> last weekend for a final dish of vegetable <a href="http://www.caltikoyu.org/tahtoba-2007-web/sac-kavurma.JPG">saç</a>, and it was so excellent.<br /><br />i was ravenous from an all-day hike and devoured it before i could snap a good picture. these are from this winter, sharing the turkish-food-love with mumsey and pops.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-19073661218999185692010-04-21T05:43:00.009-05:002010-04-21T15:03:57.317-05:00versus the volcano<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S87XChStY0I/AAAAAAAABto/VNIX9lqNpWo/s1600/47b6d606b3127cce9854897bc1c300000025102AaOWLVqzcMQ.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S87XChStY0I/AAAAAAAABto/VNIX9lqNpWo/s400/47b6d606b3127cce9854897bc1c300000025102AaOWLVqzcMQ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462539836343542594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i'm supposed to fly to iceland in a week, but there's a volcano a blowin'. not ideal. i pride myself in being a stress-free traveler, and i thought i was unshakable, but this volcano business has me <span style="font-style: italic;">nervous</span>. because my body literally aches to be on the move again, and plate tectonics might keep me grounded. yes, this is stress.<br /><br />the photo is from reykjavik in 2006. i used to be quite a fan of iceland. i'm re-evaluating.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-42012721189102789992010-04-20T16:23:00.010-05:002010-04-20T16:47:30.030-05:00thank you germany<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84cD_vvodI/AAAAAAAABtA/msaJwqmGkEc/s1600/catalogue.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84cD_vvodI/AAAAAAAABtA/msaJwqmGkEc/s400/catalogue.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462334253023863250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84daIFD9yI/AAAAAAAABtQ/9ZnpuHtmr_Y/s1600/catalogue3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84daIFD9yI/AAAAAAAABtQ/9ZnpuHtmr_Y/s400/catalogue3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462335732729509666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84cz7U2P_I/AAAAAAAABtI/UH0gxYL4gpo/s1600/catalogue2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84cz7U2P_I/AAAAAAAABtI/UH0gxYL4gpo/s400/catalogue2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462335076471029746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84eeiTxv1I/AAAAAAAABtY/mfREX3cB-jA/s1600/catalogue4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S84eeiTxv1I/AAAAAAAABtY/mfREX3cB-jA/s400/catalogue4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462336908001656658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this catalog showed up in our mailbox last week. chock full of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracht">trachtenkleider</a> and canned fish. i am going to keep it forever.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-10329735954025953532010-04-19T04:32:00.006-05:002010-04-19T04:38:33.025-05:00the shortest way to the USA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wjqySMsyI/AAAAAAAABrY/g6dJozbStsM/s1600/diner+coffee.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wjqySMsyI/AAAAAAAABrY/g6dJozbStsM/s400/diner+coffee.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461779666053149474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wkhcNJS6I/AAAAAAAABro/MsBoXQWxR0A/s1600/diner.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wkhcNJS6I/AAAAAAAABro/MsBoXQWxR0A/s400/diner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461780605019179938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wkGEyDTFI/AAAAAAAABrg/r9T-3sa6jWo/s1600/diner+eggs.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8wkGEyDTFI/AAAAAAAABrg/r9T-3sa6jWo/s400/diner+eggs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461780134875057234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the coffee was the frothy german kind, and my eggs and toast came with peach-passion fruit jam. but we ate heinz ketchup and felt pretty american.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-47361766721832906072010-04-16T13:07:00.004-05:002010-04-16T13:12:47.545-05:00spree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8ioYRs4WAI/AAAAAAAABrQ/rh0zqCOsysI/s1600/eis.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8ioYRs4WAI/AAAAAAAABrQ/rh0zqCOsysI/s400/eis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460799683208697858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8ioBb4EmEI/AAAAAAAABrI/JL4DRdDPO8M/s1600/eis+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8ioBb4EmEI/AAAAAAAABrI/JL4DRdDPO8M/s400/eis+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460799290803001410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />all four of them rearranged their chairs to face the street. it's an ongoing game of german slug-bug at our house this week, but i can't seem to figure out the rules.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-50512704403025119392010-04-14T16:26:00.010-05:002010-04-14T16:45:05.171-05:0015 days (of gluttony, no doubt)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8Y0QKtmjbI/AAAAAAAABqw/3VT11UtDl84/s1600/munsterplatz.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8Y0QKtmjbI/AAAAAAAABqw/3VT11UtDl84/s400/munsterplatz.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460109050591481266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8YzmUTJQQI/AAAAAAAABqo/efC_k2J1ZuE/s1600/migros+schokolade.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S8YzmUTJQQI/AAAAAAAABqo/efC_k2J1ZuE/s400/migros+schokolade.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460108331610358018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />it's almost time for us to part ways, germany.<br />how much rhubarb yogurt can i fit into two weeks?<br />and how many marzipan croissants?katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-27687610425039237272010-04-09T08:59:00.012-05:002010-04-21T15:05:48.727-05:00bike city<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S780FXkxjyI/AAAAAAAABmc/feyYoUuZTPw/s1600/bike+bell.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S780FXkxjyI/AAAAAAAABmc/feyYoUuZTPw/s400/bike+bell.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458138540228579106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S78znNMk5TI/AAAAAAAABmU/PxnEN2jt4YE/s1600/bike.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S78znNMk5TI/AAAAAAAABmU/PxnEN2jt4YE/s400/bike.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458138022046655794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S782Kl71ViI/AAAAAAAABms/ZUPgIfkEwTQ/s1600/bike+w+spots.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S782Kl71ViI/AAAAAAAABms/ZUPgIfkEwTQ/s400/bike+w+spots.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458140829005993506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S780n7oQnmI/AAAAAAAABmk/HURjaYTzA7M/s1600/bike+on+red.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S780n7oQnmI/AAAAAAAABmk/HURjaYTzA7M/s400/bike+on+red.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458139134022426210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S78zAGZDS2I/AAAAAAAABmM/Bv8jzPc-97Y/s1600/bike+sign.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S78zAGZDS2I/AAAAAAAABmM/Bv8jzPc-97Y/s400/bike+sign.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458137350205033314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />to live in<a href="http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,2332714,00.html"> the city with more bikes than cars</a>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-12784221563921846212010-04-07T05:08:00.004-05:002010-04-07T05:13:32.636-05:00holga<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7xai6sXvfI/AAAAAAAABmE/wr1xwVHeRWk/s1600/holga+flowers.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7xai6sXvfI/AAAAAAAABmE/wr1xwVHeRWk/s400/holga+flowers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457336404383612402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7xaIC13pMI/AAAAAAAABl8/xPyqf8mHnzg/s1600/holga+vegetables.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7xaIC13pMI/AAAAAAAABl8/xPyqf8mHnzg/s400/holga+vegetables.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457335942714467522" border="0" /></a>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-14511422588369617912010-04-06T09:27:00.009-05:002010-04-06T14:58:55.400-05:00my laptop is back from the dead<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tFU0mglOI/AAAAAAAABlc/HvKUavj2mW8/s1600/magnolia+white+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tFU0mglOI/AAAAAAAABlc/HvKUavj2mW8/s400/magnolia+white+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457031597509350626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tGDM-jcMI/AAAAAAAABlk/Xh661HtrqKA/s1600/cherry+tree.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tGDM-jcMI/AAAAAAAABlk/Xh661HtrqKA/s400/cherry+tree.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457032394326634690" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tIDUuVddI/AAAAAAAABl0/NPofdnLLE4w/s1600/magnolia+white.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S7tIDUuVddI/AAAAAAAABl0/NPofdnLLE4w/s400/magnolia+white.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457034595429348818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />all she needed was a new power cord from hong kong.<br />and i am stoked about it.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-63164212242808983662010-03-24T15:36:00.004-05:002010-04-19T05:05:08.365-05:00it is the beginning of the endi had such wonderful intentions. i have Holga photos to post and so many sweet yellow forsythia pictures. but my powerbook died today, and with it went my camera software. and also, tragically, the playlists that have kept me alive this winter.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />maybe i'll put some words up in this space.<br /><br /><br /><br />or maybe the motherblog just died.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">* * *<br /><br /><br /></div>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-64272910549646012002010-03-23T10:24:00.011-05:002010-04-06T09:57:08.564-05:00"it's the first day of spring, and my life is starting over again"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jeIwjfvUI/AAAAAAAABkY/oYNlR3BLsRs/s1600-h/forsythia.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jeIwjfvUI/AAAAAAAABkY/oYNlR3BLsRs/s400/forsythia.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451851590986087746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jfTG3KbdI/AAAAAAAABkw/Q-uKRY9r2aQ/s1600-h/laserschwerten+zwei.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jfTG3KbdI/AAAAAAAABkw/Q-uKRY9r2aQ/s400/laserschwerten+zwei.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451852868284476882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6je_c7_WQI/AAAAAAAABko/AlpUbgTYvpo/s1600-h/ostereier+close.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6je_c7_WQI/AAAAAAAABko/AlpUbgTYvpo/s400/ostereier+close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451852530612918530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jeiehG4lI/AAAAAAAABkg/mC4bRLkp8do/s1600-h/osterbecher.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jeiehG4lI/AAAAAAAABkg/mC4bRLkp8do/s400/osterbecher.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451852032820830802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jdfWMh4HI/AAAAAAAABkQ/XpKP2jbg0AE/s1600-h/tulpen.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jdfWMh4HI/AAAAAAAABkQ/XpKP2jbg0AE/s400/tulpen.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451850879535800434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jfzJtV9XI/AAAAAAAABk4/ycBqGo_QrSU/s1600-h/aran+tomatenbrot.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S6jfzJtV9XI/AAAAAAAABk4/ycBqGo_QrSU/s400/aran+tomatenbrot.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451853418804409714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i believe the winter is gone for good now, which means i am ready to re-enter the world. the weather is warm, the forsythia is blooming, and i can't stop <span style="font-style: italic;">moving</span>. i've been running in the forest in the mornings, getting my legs ready for the mountains. because i'll be in the rockies in no time at all! i can already taste the PBR.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-35213984836684527222010-03-11T13:03:00.030-06:002010-03-11T14:35:16.875-06:00cold sea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lBb6HR4wI/AAAAAAAABh4/Yh0XYg9vwIY/s1600-h/nordsee+westerland+dune.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lBb6HR4wI/AAAAAAAABh4/Yh0XYg9vwIY/s400/nordsee+westerland+dune.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447457171993387778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5k_KMX5tVI/AAAAAAAABho/gQe25TgTYSA/s1600-h/nordsee+train+pie.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5k_KMX5tVI/AAAAAAAABho/gQe25TgTYSA/s400/nordsee+train+pie.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447454668634043730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lKE5flnmI/AAAAAAAABjQ/-sV-6vu1aAI/s1600-h/nordsee+westerland+boardwalk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lKE5flnmI/AAAAAAAABjQ/-sV-6vu1aAI/s400/nordsee+westerland+boardwalk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447466672294567522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lI4q2yR9I/AAAAAAAABjA/40Pcg4-dkKg/s1600-h/nordsee+fischsuppe.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lI4q2yR9I/AAAAAAAABjA/40Pcg4-dkKg/s400/nordsee+fischsuppe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447465362695276498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lJbbIE2SI/AAAAAAAABjI/3bM1YDZgOfE/s1600-h/nordsee+blue+tile.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lJbbIE2SI/AAAAAAAABjI/3bM1YDZgOfE/s400/nordsee+blue+tile.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447465959768250658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lGoJkmm6I/AAAAAAAABio/eAkKx26hMt0/s1600-h/nordsee+snow%26sand.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lGoJkmm6I/AAAAAAAABio/eAkKx26hMt0/s400/nordsee+snow%26sand.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447462879859481506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lAFrG82dI/AAAAAAAABhw/NBgnaErS3Qc/s1600-h/nordsee+jever.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lAFrG82dI/AAAAAAAABhw/NBgnaErS3Qc/s400/nordsee+jever.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447455690496727506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lF0ZvfuZI/AAAAAAAABig/X7A_Pt5Qp9U/s1600-h/nordsee+outside+list.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lF0ZvfuZI/AAAAAAAABig/X7A_Pt5Qp9U/s400/nordsee+outside+list.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447461990846937490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lFXFcy_oI/AAAAAAAABiY/kVcVj9ms1eE/s1600-h/nordsee+moin+moin.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lFXFcy_oI/AAAAAAAABiY/kVcVj9ms1eE/s400/nordsee+moin+moin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447461487183593090" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lClEJTwMI/AAAAAAAABiA/zRheXEOePRs/s1600-h/nordsee+austern.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lClEJTwMI/AAAAAAAABiA/zRheXEOePRs/s400/nordsee+austern.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447458428816703682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lE7QWiZ3I/AAAAAAAABiQ/Lcdm1o2dedA/s1600-h/nordsee+ferry.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lE7QWiZ3I/AAAAAAAABiQ/Lcdm1o2dedA/s400/nordsee+ferry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447461009073792882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lHjorTp3I/AAAAAAAABiw/QEmQ5bFKgOc/s1600-h/nordsee+danish+fishing+boats.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lHjorTp3I/AAAAAAAABiw/QEmQ5bFKgOc/s400/nordsee+danish+fishing+boats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447463901821380466" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lILV5sTkI/AAAAAAAABi4/cA-hH5uEA5Q/s1600-h/nordsee+danish+kroner.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lILV5sTkI/AAAAAAAABi4/cA-hH5uEA5Q/s400/nordsee+danish+kroner.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447464583976209986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lK38b-T_I/AAAAAAAABjY/XkUXjTFfI_c/s1600-h/nordsee+syltexpress.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lK38b-T_I/AAAAAAAABjY/XkUXjTFfI_c/s400/nordsee+syltexpress.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447467549258043378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lD9hLmmVI/AAAAAAAABiI/SKMkR6D76A0/s1600-h/nordsee+kelly+on+a+boat%21.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5lD9hLmmVI/AAAAAAAABiI/SKMkR6D76A0/s400/nordsee+kelly+on+a+boat%21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447459948439443794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />kelly and i went to the north sea last weekend and stayed on a sad deserted island called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylt">sylt.</a> it was fantastically cold, but we managed to:<br /><br />have the most decadent of train picnics<br />walk for hours on frozen sand<br />eat delicious fish sandwiches<br />figure out the german word for oysters, then order some<br />climb a giant dune for a nice view<br />find some dank cheesecake in a doily-filled guesthouse<br />take a ferry to denmark and withdraw 100 kroner<br />buy wine over international waters<br />bust out the Holga, before the sun disappeared<br />find piles of pretty blue shells<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">* * *<br /></div><br />and now back in freiburg, the resurgence of winter. i am once again biking through blizzards with my 6 year olds, and i'm not psyched about it. i'm crawling underneath my duvet until i see sunshine.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-23666387775995911242010-03-05T13:42:00.013-06:002010-03-05T14:11:10.221-06:00i sure like the kids better on a friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5FgMjVhAQI/AAAAAAAABhI/SZTJ84642hE/s1600-h/red+roofs.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5FgMjVhAQI/AAAAAAAABhI/SZTJ84642hE/s400/red+roofs.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445239193227821314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5FfFYFchGI/AAAAAAAABg4/XI6CtImhuSw/s1600-h/pumpkin+pie+take+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5FfFYFchGI/AAAAAAAABg4/XI6CtImhuSw/s400/pumpkin+pie+take+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445237970436916322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />yes, fridays are always decent.<br />but today there was a sesame bagel and a latte, blue skies and a fully loaded Holga, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fools_Crow">a very good novel </a>in hand, new yellow shoelaces, and a long-awaited pumpkin pie. it may be out of season, but it is delicious.<br /><br />and tomorrow i am going to the sea!<br />i'm waking up before dawn, grabbing my tupperware of pie from the fridge, and taking a train n o r t h.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5Fg8OET6mI/AAAAAAAABhQ/oAReAHDz_ww/s1600-h/nordsee+pile.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S5Fg8OET6mI/AAAAAAAABhQ/oAReAHDz_ww/s400/nordsee+pile.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445240012152236642" border="0" /></a>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-22424738306613987932010-03-04T07:10:00.005-06:002010-04-06T09:57:08.569-05:00ciao february<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4-x-l46wnI/AAAAAAAABgo/7wYDFrMvqw4/s1600-h/purple+flowers+4.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4-x-l46wnI/AAAAAAAABgo/7wYDFrMvqw4/s400/purple+flowers+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444766163395068530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4-yezZ2zHI/AAAAAAAABgw/voBh5G6Hhhk/s1600-h/m%C3%BCnster+gargoyle.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4-yezZ2zHI/AAAAAAAABgw/voBh5G6Hhhk/s400/m%C3%BCnster+gargoyle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444766716778695794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />february ended with some sun, thank god, and i found a little magic in freiburg again. i want to leave the city on good terms, but i am feeling faded from the winter.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-43569932421837364882010-02-24T14:47:00.011-06:002010-04-06T09:57:08.575-05:00bloom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4WRfCrDyKI/AAAAAAAABgU/nWeHtpJ72F0/s1600-h/tulips+close.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4WRfCrDyKI/AAAAAAAABgU/nWeHtpJ72F0/s400/tulips+close.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441915687226558626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4WQ6nN_0II/AAAAAAAABgM/z95AeiOsNKI/s1600-h/choco+bunnies.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4WQ6nN_0II/AAAAAAAABgM/z95AeiOsNKI/s400/choco+bunnies.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441915061381615746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">i forgot something important:<br />spring comes early in freiburg. </span><br /><br />it comes very early. like <span style="font-style: italic;">now</span>. the snow is gone, the wind us warm, and things are growing! it's been raining for days, but that is also great, because freiburg will come out of all this water a shocking green. and all these buds will burst open, and the last <span style="font-style: italic;">sixty-four days</span> in aupairland will fly by in colorful blur.<br /><br />(such optimism this spring has already instilled in me!)<br />((when the forsythia blooms i might just die))katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-15706553138915132792010-02-23T13:01:00.005-06:002010-02-23T13:19:14.067-06:00eatdrinkdance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4Qm4LBGWRI/AAAAAAAABf4/JOPUy2lqFZI/s1600-h/bluebug.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4Qm4LBGWRI/AAAAAAAABf4/JOPUy2lqFZI/s400/bluebug.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441516996242331922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4QnccF5iFI/AAAAAAAABgA/yygoHZsSZ20/s1600-h/kelly+katherine+and+phil.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S4QnccF5iFI/AAAAAAAABgA/yygoHZsSZ20/s400/kelly+katherine+and+phil.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441517619301156946" border="0" /></a><br />sometimes i go to frankfurt to visit kelly, and all the pent up energy, the repressed appetites and obscene dancemoves, bust out of me in a big way. this time i rode to frankfurt at 200 km/hour in a car full of swiss men, danced two nights away, drank beers at ikea, and feasted on oatmeal pancakes and white bean burgers. take <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span>, february.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-30651848471409769222010-02-16T10:38:00.012-06:002010-04-09T04:49:23.334-05:00let the wild rumpus begin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rLk9czFtI/AAAAAAAABfM/wz9EWk--3EE/s1600-h/fastnacht+parade.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rLk9czFtI/AAAAAAAABfM/wz9EWk--3EE/s400/fastnacht+parade.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438883335834375890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rN2cAufAI/AAAAAAAABfk/JP9POabpWnw/s1600-h/fastnacht+hexe+feet.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rN2cAufAI/AAAAAAAABfk/JP9POabpWnw/s400/fastnacht+hexe+feet.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438885835119164418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rM3tmJ6qI/AAAAAAAABfc/gAIjrPcUjmA/s1600-h/fastnacht,+the+indian+and+the+fool.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rM3tmJ6qI/AAAAAAAABfc/gAIjrPcUjmA/s400/fastnacht,+the+indian+and+the+fool.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438884757507795618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rMA7lH7LI/AAAAAAAABfU/x_q3_IVQuz0/s1600-h/fastnacht+s%C3%BC%C3%9Figkeiten.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rMA7lH7LI/AAAAAAAABfU/x_q3_IVQuz0/s400/fastnacht+s%C3%BC%C3%9Figkeiten.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438883816368762034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rKlmHeAeI/AAAAAAAABe8/T2noSnMfCDE/s1600-h/fastnacht+halle.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rKlmHeAeI/AAAAAAAABe8/T2noSnMfCDE/s400/fastnacht+halle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438882247239139810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rLAIWiYhI/AAAAAAAABfE/N1EObWV3LmU/s1600-h/fastnacht+hexe.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3rLAIWiYhI/AAAAAAAABfE/N1EObWV3LmU/s400/fastnacht+hexe.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438882703105745426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />FASCHING/FASTNACHT is a wonderful and bizarre holiday.<br />and the germans' preoccupation with american indians will forever shock and entertain me.<br /><br />happy mardis gras everybody!katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-1460601809603478602010-02-12T14:55:00.008-06:002010-03-11T15:53:09.914-06:00fastnacht<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3XAyLZpmTI/AAAAAAAABe0/Gw9m-6voETM/s1600-h/indian+book.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S3XAyLZpmTI/AAAAAAAABe0/Gw9m-6voETM/s400/indian+book.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437464093406107954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i woke up on another planet this morning, helped my 6 year old put on his warpaint, and sent him to school with a bow-and-arrow.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival">all about fastnacht</a>)</span><br /></div>katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-89209479163077547362010-02-04T14:04:00.005-06:002010-02-04T14:22:04.305-06:00"the cure for exhaustion is whole-heartedness"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2spLJF_FeI/AAAAAAAABeo/Rizo793glGA/s1600-h/rosemary.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2spLJF_FeI/AAAAAAAABeo/Rizo793glGA/s400/rosemary.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434482646748960226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />thank you emma dearest...<br />such wonderful advice for a winter like this one.<br /><br />today i carried a rosemary plant home from the grocery store and made a totally baller lunch. it's nice to have the german grandma gone, free range of the kitchen, eurodancetrance music pumping through the house, concocting delicious things.<br /><br />i'm a notorious february-hater, but man i'm trying.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-81093144047702319672010-02-03T08:31:00.010-06:002010-02-03T11:43:53.989-06:00switzerland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mKyCl6I_I/AAAAAAAABeI/58NSicsdOMM/s1600-h/nyon.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mKyCl6I_I/AAAAAAAABeI/58NSicsdOMM/s400/nyon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434027017693176818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mMkEPCRCI/AAAAAAAABeg/bpbpiOAFVk0/s1600-h/swiss+snowtrees.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mMkEPCRCI/AAAAAAAABeg/bpbpiOAFVk0/s400/swiss+snowtrees.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434028976639198242" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mLUHAyIiI/AAAAAAAABeQ/7zG7XgLwETw/s1600-h/swiss+snowshoeing+cheryl.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mLUHAyIiI/AAAAAAAABeQ/7zG7XgLwETw/s400/swiss+snowshoeing+cheryl.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434027602995192354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mL4qJwX8I/AAAAAAAABeY/v8aOJw03CRo/s1600-h/swiss+snowtrees2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mL4qJwX8I/AAAAAAAABeY/v8aOJw03CRo/s400/swiss+snowtrees2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434028230903357378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mJbDpov4I/AAAAAAAABd4/-yF3oJkTPMw/s1600-h/broccoli+soup.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mJbDpov4I/AAAAAAAABd4/-yF3oJkTPMw/s400/broccoli+soup.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434025523328630658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mKUp3omiI/AAAAAAAABeA/oKHUfmg8dug/s1600-h/broccoli+soup+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S2mKUp3omiI/AAAAAAAABeA/oKHUfmg8dug/s400/broccoli+soup+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434026512840432162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the kids' grandma just left after a trying two and a half week visit. aupairing is a lonely business, and it's nice to have an ally, but german grandmothers have some very strong opinions and some very strange rules. by the second weekend i had had enough, so i got on a train and went to french switzerland to visit my friend cheryl. i saw some mountains and i had a nice time.katherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653103225100786948.post-5557051262789371962010-01-24T03:16:00.007-06:002010-01-24T04:02:43.941-06:00treat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S1wQonHg2WI/AAAAAAAABdY/rbeuAy6AsqM/s1600-h/%C3%BCberraschung.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3FOqLERsfNA/S1wQonHg2WI/AAAAAAAABdY/rbeuAy6AsqM/s400/%C3%BCberraschung.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430233540583283042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />it is crucial to always have something to look forward to, especially in the winter, and especially when you're an underpaid aupair in an awkward country...<br /><br />+ i have a plane ticket to boston at the end of april, and plans for a grand cross-country spree<br />+ a few days in new hampshire with summer friends<br />+ fasching in february, the kids are already assembling their costumes<br />+ a train ticket that expires in march, so maybe a trip to the sea?<br />+ a dinner date tonight, delicious turkish foodkatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333198146488548958noreply@blogger.com0