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High School Graduation

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Kristen

We just celebrated the high school graduation of daughter number 2. It was a grand affair here in Germany. Several days of parties, lots of well wishes and hugs all around. As we prepared for the festivities, I thought about … Continue reading →

Posted in military life, school life Tagged Amberg, cake, graduation, Lauren

Learning from history

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kristen

Tim and I hadn’t been together for very long before we had our first of many conversations about airplanes and war. It might seem like a strange topic for a date, but Tim has command of some unique tricks and … Continue reading →

Posted in military life, Travel, WWII Tagged army, France, invasion, Normandy, parachute, WWII

Pottery redux

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Kristen

At our first duty station, I was invited for lunch at the home of a senior spouse. I was eager to get a peek into what my life might look like after a few years of military life under my … Continue reading →

Posted in former Eastern Bloc, military life, Pottery, Travel Tagged Blue Beetroot, Polish pottery

Nurnberg Flohmarkt

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Kristen

There’s nothing quite like scarcity to make me jump on a band wagon. I’ve written before about hunting for antiques in Germany and the quaint shops that surround our little village which feature favorites of military spouses like benches, old … Continue reading →

Posted in German customs, military life Tagged antiques, flea market, Nuremberg

Well House Photography

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Kristen

Strike a pose Living overseas certainly has its challenges. For our high school senior, there seems to be a never-ending list of what she’s not getting because we are in Germany. One thing we were able to accomplish, senior pictures. … Continue reading →

Posted in military life Tagged Hohenfels High, Lauren, photo shoot, senior

Hunting for Antiques

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Kristen

Germany is old…really old. And it only stands to reason that old furniture lurks in every little village, simply waiting to be uncovered, brushed off and brought into a new home. When it’s written in Euros it just seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in military life Tagged antiques, Doelingers, Roth, Weiden

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away. Hemingway said to a friend..." If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
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