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December 6
Who was St. Nicholas? Accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht (servant Ruprecht), St. Nicholas traditionally bestows good children. But where does the custom of the stuffed boot come from – and was it really the person of Santa Claus? A St. Nicholas … Weiterlesen
Canasta
About seventy years ago, an epidemic swept across America (and a short time later throughout the whole world) affecting millions and millions of people and lasting for many years. No corner of the country’s was safe; it reached into homes … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter History, Hobbies, Information, Lifestyle, Uruguay
Verschlagwortet mit Uruguay
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Advent Advent
This coming Sunday, the 1st of December 2019, is the FIRST ADVENT. Then every Sunday is another advent’s Sunday till the 22nd of December as the 4th advent. What that means and why and how it is celebrated one can … Weiterlesen
24th of October 2019
It feels a bit strange being together, myuy-blog on the same day with the United Nations, but it is true. The 24th of October 2019 is the 5th anniversary of my blog and the 74th anniversary of the United Nations. … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter History, Home, Information
Verschlagwortet mit Know How
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Croquette – Krokette
This post is humbly dedicated to my lovely Dutch wife who served me with delicious krokettes for more then 50 years. Many many years I had the honor to taste the wonderful dutch snacks like Krokettes, Bitter Balls, Lumpia or … Weiterlesen
Veröffentlicht unter History, Lifestyle, Recipes
Verschlagwortet mit Cooking
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Must See – Ulm 2
Ulm on the Danube. To my opinion Ulm is a completely underestimated city. Lets start with some statistics: Ulm has the crookedest house (as listed in Guinness World Records, see part Fischer’s Quarters) and one of the narrowest (4.5m … Weiterlesen
Must See – Ulm 1
This „Must See“ building is widely unknown throughout the international tourist world. That’s why I like to draw your eye on that extreme interesting architecture. Of course one can go through the internet and find ample information about the Münster … Weiterlesen
Heaven on Plate
Eggs Benedict. Recently I had a long phone conversation with my good friend Luigi in Panama. We were chatting about our good golf-life in Coronado and the time with the Buffalo’s. When we ended in memories about our, so often … Weiterlesen
Hobo Soup
Above, a fantastic book, examines the life of Blackie, a hobo for sixty years, as he chooses to defend his life on the banks of the Sacramento and fight America’s changing attitude toward the homeless. Last weekend we were sitting … Weiterlesen
El Negro Timoteo
Today I want to introduce you to an Uruguayan periodical which is considered the best exponent of Uruguayan satirical journalism of its time. It is „El Negro Timoteo“ and was a Uruguayan publication that was published between 1876 and 1901. … Weiterlesen
