Extended restrictions in Germany until Feb 14. Folks if you are counting on a romantic date that day, try to get a hair cut, wishing you luck with that.
This message was on a card I gave to Christoph, I had had the card prior to Covid-19 but found it especially fitting now and I wish it to you. Google translated.
Birthday wish
I wish that your goals will carry you further than you suspect today, I wish that you will pave your way through all difficulties
I wish you so that your dreams never tire and your doubts never give way, I wish you friends, who shake hands with you in good times as in bad.
I wish you always new horizons and a long time for your life, go brave, don't ask about the profit, get new all the time and stay who you are.
My sister sent me this photo of photos of us, thanks Phyl! The pictures taken with a Brownie camera which looked similar to this one. https://www.etsy.com/de/listing/935873718/kodak-brownie-hawkeye-flash-vintage-film?ref=pla_similar_listing_top-2
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| Another wild sunset |
Years ago I told you about the Mexican food truck that came to Rieselfeld market, The Holy Taco Shack, well, he opened a bricks and mortar restaurant, a dream for him, about two years ago. Of course the pandemic is hitting his business badly. I wanted to do the little bit I could and support him and had been meaning to visit since his opening so Christoph drove me over there this week and we ordered quesadilla and burrito to share as take away. Talking I asked how he was doing and if he would go back to the food truck. He said he had a lease there, debts and a family to support (two young girls). His situation is indicative of what has happened worldwide, just brings it home when it is happening to someone you know.
All restaurant food is takeaway so if the destination isn’t in your neighbourhood and you don’t have a car it’s difficult to get to your favourites. Example, I get a medical pedicure every few weeks with Susan in Herdern district. There is also my favourite restaurant Chada Thai, mentioned many times before here, so we coordinate the pedicure with a visit there to get our favourite Thai dishes. Travelling by tram isn’t recommended here now unless needed for work. FFP1 (full face protection) masks are now needed in stores and shops in our neck of the woods. I have to say that when I entered the technology industry for work years ago it took me time to learn all the shortcuts for words, it seems the same now!
I have new neighbours, they moved in mid-December, yesterday I came home to this! The tag says Warm Regards from your new neighbours, signed their names, bag holds biscotti.
Here are some links mostly virtual travelling, please let me know if they are useful to you, I try to watch what is informative but also contains a bit of humour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YpQTdwCWO8 Susan Calman, trips around Scotland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yke5iO5Cj6Y Judi Dench's Borneo Adventure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pss3p22ElNE Toy Robinson's Thames River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj9HG6oNLj0 Niki's Positano Diaries, life on the Amalfi Coast, Italy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP6CBmtnSvg This is Spain Speaks a kiwi and Spanish couple living in Madrid showing the intense snow they had on Jan 9 and 10.
Cheers Bev and the current lap cat Lexi
