Tag: holiday
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Morning Coffee Talk~24/365
Good Morning, It’s cloudy here in North West Germany with clouds threatening to rain, and all feels ready to make a pause. Families are doing their last minute shopping and preparing for dinners at home with cozy lights, Christmas trees and gifts that get opened this evening. You can feel and see the excitement of…
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From the peaceful German countryside ~
How good it feels to escape for a day or two. To be with nature and away from the normal. Breaking habitual living makes all fresh again. Wishing you all a peaceful end of the week! Day 88 of 365~
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Ancient Tradition and Pretty Lanterns~ Shanghai
Lanterns adorned with ancient poems, lights in the sky, colorful decorations, bright smiles, ever-growing crowds; this is the lantern festival in Shanghai’s Yu Gardens. Every year I keep going back simply to be with the joy of this special happening, celebrating the start of Chinese spring under a big full moon. How dull would life…
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Warm Wishes to you all Along the Way
We are a few hours away from the onset of the New Year here in Germany. It has been a testing year, a learning experience and a good platform for what is to come next. I feel a strong sense of hope thinking of 2016 and a renewed feeling of inspiration. Thank you for having…
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To Long For Belonging
Land has this mysterious way of pulling at your soul, of beckoning you home, and for our young daughter, this land is Germany. The longer we expatriate in China, the mightier that tug. She dreams of the family, the colors, the fresh air, the sounds and smells of a land she feels a strong belonging to despite…
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A Brief Date with the Sun~ Krabi
Sometimes life feels like we are charging forward at high speed with a hybrid car till we start stalling and running out of power, doesn’t it? What better recharging station than the beach? Sun, sand, the elements, peace, quiet, color, inspiration… I am thankful for a much needed pause in the journey.
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when the imagination runs free~ we love Halloween
Every year our little family waits for Halloween to step out of the ordinary into a little something extraordinary; because life is just that; extraordinary; until we forget. I find so much joy in planning events since my daughter was born 9 years ago and together we plot and plan and create. Last year we…
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Day 17~ August 17th~ Boracay
If you had to fly almost all day to reach your holiday destination, then drive in a bus for more than 2 hours, followed by a rough ferry ride and finally climb in a rickshaw to reach your hotel, what would be the first thing you think of doing upon arrival? Normally adults would want…
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Day Three Hundred Thirty Eight, December 26, 2011
La Chapelle d-Abondance, a tiny village, population 700 something, located in the region of Rhône-Alpes in France was our home for 4 cozy nights. Nothing like a snow covered small village to bring all dreams of winter wonderland into reality. The soft snow, the smell of burning wood and roasting marshmallows, the powder sugar covered trees, and…
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Day Three Hundred Thirty Six, December 24, 2011
For Lea, Christmas is all about cousins. The highlight of her whole holiday time away from China is spending time with her cousins (and she has quite a few!). It is about being silly, naughty, conspiring, playing games, sleepovers, trips to the forest, eating chocolate and simply enjoying every second of that time. It is…