Snapshots of Landstuhl

This weekend has been a blur to say the least.  The girls had their friends come visit for the weekend.  Their family divides their time between France and Germany so they had all sorts of fascinating things to share - like great places to get groceries and clothing. You can fumble around for months, or you can ask someone who lives here.  Or be me and try both approaches. : )  

Anyway, it was a frigid walk in downtown Landstuhl and those four girls picked up some speed.  I didn't think I had really gotten any pictures since I was trying to keep up, but turns out I was wrong. 

You see I did not get pictures of any girls shopping however.  Major fail. 

 

Comments

[Nadja]

Your photos are making me homesick! My mother is Bavarian, and I grew up in Munich and visited my grandparents in Schwabhausen bei Dachau every weekend. Back then it was all farms; now it is all houses full of commuters to Munich. My family goes back hundreds of years in that region, and every time I see an onion-domed church I am filled with longing.

I would love to know how you made the move to Germany!

[Karen]

Hi Kim, if you look up you should be able to find corner pockets of Mary or Christ or gargoyles. That is one of the fun things to find when you are out and about. And the different paintings along the bldgs.

It should be soon time to find the schnee glocken, little white flowers that are the first to show up. Often through patches of snow. Then the Ostern Glocken, dafidils will be next. (sorry for the spelling) And you should have lilacs for your birthday. Put some in a vase for Barb and Becki too. Then the birds will change, look for the little yellow ones that look like a dandilion and sometimes can be found sitting on a cow.

PS where is the grey and blue pottery? (go to Speicher).

[Kim@ Starry Sky Ranch]

Oh gosh Karen you will make me cry. I was just thinking last night how I love the smell of lilac. Have a candle in my room. It's been a long time since I have been near much of the real thing. Just wishwe weren't all going to be an ocean apart for the birthdays this year. : /
Will definitely start looking! I have some things pushing through the front flower bed through the snow. Too soon to tell what they will be but exciting!