tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49154441778224302122024-03-13T03:02:31.125+01:00From the Big Apple to the Big Bear and Back...<b>New York to Berlin, New York to Colorado, it's a long trip...</b>G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.comBlogger648125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-16517362229322443672023-12-26T04:24:00.002+01:002023-12-26T04:26:41.498+01:00And the best honey cake (smitten kitchen from Marcy Goldman) with high altitude informationSmitten Kitchen's Honey CakeAs usual, I will copy the recipe in case the link goes dead.3 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons (445 grams) all-purpose flour (see Note)1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder (see Note) I cut this back to 1 tsp for altitude1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon kosher salt (see Note)4 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon ground allspice1 cup (200 grams) vegetableG in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-26690938973315471422023-12-21T19:46:00.005+01:002023-12-21T19:46:59.437+01:00Potato Kugel, Kosher, pareve (Tori Avey)I thought it was time that I added a kugel recipe in: the German loves this and I am constantly trying for a better one. Changes in italicsTori Avey's Kosher Pareve Potato KugelAs usual, I am posting the recipe as well in case the link goes bad.INGREDIENTS5 pounds russet potatoes (about 10 medium-sized potatoes)2 whole large onions6 eggs2 teaspoons salt1/2&G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-35841525326950980142020-03-27T03:23:00.004+01:002020-03-27T03:23:50.102+01:00March 26, 2020 Thursday
New York Times 3/26/20
We are nearing the end of our second week in self-quarantine, relative shut down (the kids came home from school March 13) and this morning we woke as all our phones went off to remind us that Colorado went into Stay at Home status at 8 am.
It's another week that I opened my morning listening to Governor Cuomo rather than hear the lies spewed by Trump.
This is theG in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-66776674570649925632020-03-14T16:19:00.000+01:002020-03-18T16:19:51.217+01:00Covid-19 --- the USA wakes upSchool went into Spring Break March 13 and it went into break stating that we would have a week of distance learning after break (both the twins were sent home with Chromebooks). This weekend the CDC suggested six to eight weeks of social distancing, which was what I had anticipated: I'll be surprised if we go back into session before the end of the year.
G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-22663734116175543982020-03-08T19:34:00.002+01:002020-03-08T19:34:28.852+01:00It's been a very long time...Since the last joyous post with our new Things 3 and 4, a lot has happened.
We lost my Dad to cancer. We had just the year with him and that was too short but I'm glad we came. It took me three years to recover enough to do some grief therapy with hospice and it has been six years and a bit that his place has been empty in my life.
We moved to a suburb of Denver.
I woke up this morning after G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-19565054767961001302016-01-04T21:10:00.001+01:002020-03-18T16:20:30.479+01:00Books Read in December 2015 and January 2016:Books Read December 2015 and January 2016:
All-of-a-Kind Family
More All-of-a-Kind Family(1954)(Mary Stevens illus)
All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown (1958) (Mary Stevens illus)
All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (1972) (Beth and Joe Krush illus) by Sydney Taylor:
I read one or two of these when I was younger, of course, as I think all Jewish children do (or perhaps only those of my G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-55784647424671350412015-06-30T22:49:00.001+02:002015-06-30T22:49:10.895+02:00I'm back!The blog was hijacked by a runaway gadget and I just never got the time together to figure out how to get it fixed.
But with Twin 1 down with a fever I took the nap time to apply a custom domain, reach out to Blogger and to Google and get into the missing blog, then go ahead and tweak it until it worked. I've missed using the blog as both an extended diary (with pictures) and a reading reminderGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10511545417323595152noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-78563987437909157572014-01-04T01:26:00.000+01:002014-01-04T01:26:25.026+01:00A day in Upstate NY...
Forecast for Today
Updated: Jan 3, 6:45pm EST
Right Now
-6°F FEELS LIKE
-6°
Clear, Bitterly cold.
Earlier Today
4° HIGH AT 2:05 PM Sunny
Earlier Today
4° HIGH AT 2:05 PM Sunny
Tonight -12° LOW
Clear
Past 48 Hours Snow: 12.0 in (est.)
G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-14364229285988618242013-08-30T22:40:00.000+02:002015-06-30T22:49:44.118+02:00What I have been reading through August 2013
The Mystery Woman by Amanda Quick(2013)(Library): Regency paranormal romance:-).
The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George (2012-Library):
The Sound of Broken Glass by Deborah Crombie (2013-Library):
The Secret of the Sirens by Julia Golding (2007-Library):
The Gorgon's Gaze by Julia Golding (2007-Library):
Mines of the Minotaur by Julia Golding (2007-Library):
The Chimera's Curse by Julia G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-49006745866584611852013-05-04T06:02:00.000+02:002013-05-04T06:02:44.198+02:00A very quick updateIt's been a long time since I checked in and there are very many blog posts waiting to be written, photos to be posted, and books to be reviewed.
But just to dip my toes back in the water, I thought I'd post a quick update on what has happened since the end of November.
I have read some books (though not many recently), and might actually
post a combined review sometime but the biggest news ofG in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-75084524970331507022012-11-30T21:49:00.000+01:002012-12-07T00:33:44.108+01:00What I am reading: November 2012 and thoughts on e-booksSo far I have packed just on 24 boxes of books while putting about 164 out to be taken by passer-bys. I probable have only a few more boxes to pack (of books!) and about 20-30 more books to give away. We have also packed 4 boxes of clothes, which 1. tells you how many clothes we have in comparison to printed material and 2. that we actually will need to take clothes in suitcases with us for the G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-81705894294760768662012-11-24T16:07:00.000+01:002012-11-30T14:36:38.457+01:00Items for sale in Berlin...For anyone who might be interested:
Highlights are the Dyson, the Kitchen-Aid, Gas Grill, and full size/double Simmons Beautyrest mattress and box-spring.
I will be adding more pages as I go, if you go to home: http://leavingberlinnow.blogspot.de
and look through the "Pages" drop down menu you will see all the pages as I add them and update what's available (and can see what our apartment G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-43898591381561768802012-11-18T11:06:00.002+01:002012-11-18T11:06:59.372+01:00The Zomneys
Still funny:-).G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-67820534869226651942012-11-07T10:29:00.001+01:002012-11-07T10:36:01.737+01:00President Obama's Acceptance Speech and Transcript
OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much.
Tonight, more
than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own
destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.
It moves
forward because of you. It moves forward because you reaffirmed the
spirit that has triumphed over war and depression, the spirit that has
lifted this country from the depths of despair to G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-35845897035238781772012-11-07T09:42:00.000+01:002012-11-07T09:42:44.449+01:00Tears of Joy and Relief
Four More Years
G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-5163678394370614302012-11-06T13:40:00.002+01:002012-11-07T09:43:12.509+01:00More Ch.ch.ch.changes....It's been a while since I wrote a real post and that's because we have been completely up in the air about life and what we are doing in it.
Short form:
We are having twins in the spring and we will be moving to upstate NY in late December (if the container actually gets scheduled in December and I am feeling nervous about it).
So if anyone in Berlin is reading this, we are looking for a G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-69506893303679809132012-10-31T22:57:00.000+01:002012-11-06T11:56:19.948+01:00What I am reading: October 2012
It's clear that reading e-books significantly increases the number of books that I read. As does not taking a German class this semester, travelling for extended car trips, visiting cities without the kids (to consider moving there) and so on.
My internet was down for 11 days (fodder for another post), so I'll just get this up now- I wasn't able to write reviews while I was reading, but, G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-72962557377566358402012-09-30T00:18:00.000+02:002012-10-05T22:54:53.507+02:00What I am Reading: September 2012It's a weird month: I feel like I have been sleeping a lot (and I have), but reading a lot. It's amazing how much time I have when I am not taking a language class full time. I've been a bit unwell, but am feeling better and hope to be more energetic by next month. The huge number of e-books I have read make it clear that when I can bring books with me wherever I go, and start a new one whenever G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-43717738964976313562012-09-19T09:37:00.002+02:002012-09-20T22:49:07.051+02:00Rosh HaShonah: Potato Kugel and Honey Cake
And the salad we had.
Trying out some new recipes:
Potato Kugel- Trying this one from the Serious Eats website.
Note from Arthur Schwartz:
All the old recipes for potato kugel come out sort of heavy and gluey,
which is not at all the kugel taste of today in New York City. These
days, the kugel sold in the take-out shops and delicatessens, not to
mention those made at home by modern G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-64490679898183815202012-08-31T23:00:00.000+02:002012-09-04T05:58:40.434+02:00What I am Reading: August 2012Trying to get through more books, so that a bunch can hit the discard/donate pile and more can be sealed up and dropped into the basement:
Rose Cottage (1997) by Mary Stewart: Only a few left to read in the 13 re-issued "A Mary Stewart Modern Classic" and this is the only one that I had not read before. A sweet novel, with a flashback to the earlier (50 years earlier, in 1947) life of the G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-71547853101144438752012-08-17T00:04:00.000+02:002012-08-24T00:13:21.855+02:00A pleasure to see.
Is it grafitti, or an advertisement or a charming mixture of the two with a bit of artistic allusion thrown in?
It always makes me happy to walk by.G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-83700047937908103972012-08-10T23:58:00.000+02:002012-08-23T01:43:43.255+02:00Einschulung!
Ready for school
Today T2 was eingeschuled.
The welcoming to the community
I went looking to link to the post I made on T1's einschulung, but I see that I have that listed as an "unblogged period". I feel so bad about that, that I will go add a few photos in when I am done with this posting. (and I added one below)
T2 chose her schulranzen and her schultüte and I filled them G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-5579642039444783202012-07-31T23:36:00.000+02:002012-08-01T00:03:35.465+02:00What I am Reading: July 2012
It's amazing how many books one can read when one is jetlagged. I'm working my way through a backlog of books some from BEA's of several years past, while trying to clear the shelves off (and waiting for the new Ilona Andrews to be out the 31st).
Apocolypse to Go (A Nola O'Grady novel) (2012) by Katharine Kerr: It's been a while since I have read anything by Kerr- this is a paranormal with G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-45389553449214679552012-06-30T14:44:00.000+02:002012-07-29T14:36:24.293+02:00What I am reading: June 2012Another busy month: wow. I can't believe how little I am reading and how extremely busy I have been. Two birthday parties (to go to), the kids' schools winding up, summer festivals and good-bye parties, project weeks and sleep-overs, Kindergartenfreundebuchs and Schulfreundebuchs, a visit to Istanbul and several doctors appointments, trying (and failing) to get renovations lined up in G in Berlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168975470282994167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4915444177822430212.post-44766777713502329782012-06-13T00:38:00.000+02:002012-08-03T00:40:43.314+02:00One of my favorite Graffitos
I particularly like the shadows that the sunflowers cast on the wall. A warm and sunny scene that sustains during the many cold and grey months in Berlin
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