So in May I also got to visit the SherloCon 2018 in Saarbrücken, Germany, hosted by Deutsche Sherlock Holmes Gesellschaft! What a wonderful experience, especially because most visitors were dressed in Victorian fashion, including my sister and myself. The Victorian dress I'm wearing was tailored by my 77 years old mom. I love it and… Continue reading SherloCon 2018
Review: May 2018
The day this fella visited us at the bookshop. May's showing itself in the most beautiful way. Can you see my bike? On another bike ride... More beautiful flowers.
Books review: May 2018
It's always good starting the day with a good book! Still on book 4 of Harry Potter. The story's getting better and better with each of these fantastic books! Absolutely worth a read if you're a fan of the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle! (German!) So happy I got my hands on the 2nd book… Continue reading Books review: May 2018
Bücherrückblick: April 2018 (German entry!)
Wer ein Fan von Inspector Barnaby und Miss Marple ist, wird die Krimi-Kurzgeschichten rund ums beschauliche Cherringham lieben! Ermittlerduo sind die alleinerziehende Mutter von zwei Kindern und der ehemalige NYPD Detective Jack, der in den cozy Cotswolds auf einem Hausboot lebt. Die Fälle sind leicht geschrieben und eignen sich für einen gemütlichen Lesenachmittag.
Review: April 2018
When I got to capture this during my break. Spring promised to become a beautiful season! So one day I went for a bike ride... And on another day I got to see Tanz der Vampire in Cologne, which was fantastic!
Recommendation: Short story in German!
Diese Kurzgeschichte hat mich sehr beeindruckt, erinnert sie mich doch an Tolkiens Romane. Der Schreibstil beeindruckt wie auch die Handlung selbst. Neugierig? Dann lest selbst: Die erste Mär des Tausenddiebs
The Gaelic Harp — Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland
No musical instrument has ever had to carry so much baggage, surely, as the Irish harp. It has been the symbol both of Ireland under English rule and of the Irish Free State. Unadorned, on a green background, it was a rebel flag in 1916. While its earliest origins are lost, the Irish harp has […]… Continue reading The Gaelic Harp — Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland
March 2018: Steinway & Sons
I couldn't resist taking a picture of this beautiful, old piano. Piano by Steinway & Sons
Books review: March 2018 | Part 2
When I read "Aufruhr in Oxford"in German, a brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey novel, I knew instantly I had to get my hands on the Englisch edition, "Gaudy Night". What a wonderful read! Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers. A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery.
Bücherrückblick: März 2018 (German entry!)
Passend zum St. Patrick's Day hatte ich mir drei Bücher mit irischen Themen bereitgelegt. Wieder einmal ein absoluter Lesegenuss! Irische Segenswünsche, Ein irischer Dorfpolizist, Irisches Erbe Bücherliebe... 💚 Bücherliebe 💚