A Boomer Global Nomad
- Happy Birthday, Hainewalde!
- Wagner in Bayreuth
- 14 July – Bastille Day
- La Vita è Bella
- Homeless in Berlin at Christmas
Happy Birthday, Hainewalde!
2026 marks the 700th anniversary of the founding of Hainewalde, the village in Germany’s Oberlausitz region where I regularly spend time. Garostly gardening. I’m there at irregular intervals for variable lengths of time, so I was excited to be there the weekend of the big 700 celebration. While you’ve likely not heard of Hainewalde, you…
Wagner in Bayreuth
While I don’t consider myself an opera fan, the generous invitation of a friend to accompany her to the 150th anniversary of the legendary Wagner Festival in Bayreuth was an offer I couldn’t (or at least didn’t) refuse…
14 July – Bastille Day
Quatorze Julliet (or Bastille Day, as Americans have dubbed it) in Pau didn’t turn out to be festive in the way I anticipated…