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The Third Time
What does it feel like when you do something more often than once? Will this exciting feeling of novelty have worn off? What will it be replaced with? A feeling of recognition, of homecoming? What the heck is she talking about? Has she taken a turn for the worse and will she be talking about her sex life? Do not worry, I am talking about my recent visit to one of Europe’s most exciting capitals. Vienna, getting to know her The first time I went to Vienna was ages ago, in the 70ies, together with my brother. I remember a grey town that...
read moreCome In – We’re Open
Please, do come in and join me on Lori’s porch at Life, for Instance where we are talking about perfection...
read moreUnder The Weather
I Need Something Lifting! This is my third post in a row about the weather and its influences! I never thought of myself as a person who is so dependent on outer factors, I also never understood why older people always talked about the weather, this sunrise, that sunset, growing plants, birds and whatnot. Life was about relationships, endless discussions on how to change someone’s way of thinking and behaviour (you can tell how old I was at that time, cannot you?)! Life taught me differently, I am the one now constantly talking...
read moreLindascosas in Basel
Las tres hermanas und ihre lindas cosas Heute eröffnen die drei Schwestern Cristina, Viviane und Pamela ihr Ladengeschäft lindascosas an der Jungstrasse 11 in Basel. Seit Jahren fertigen sie mit viel Liebe ihre Objekte an und verkaufen sie auch auf Märkten. Mit dem eigenen Laden geht ein Traum in Erfüllung. Die drei Kreativen verkaufen ihre eigenen feinen Produkte der Glasmalerei, Kleinmöbel, textile Accessoires und Mosaikarbeiten und bieten Anderen zudem die Möglichkeit, ihre selbst hergestellten Arbeiten dort...
read moreWhat A Feeling
A tiny, itsy-bitsy feeling of spring Do you remember? Only days ago I was lamenting and yearning for spring and what happens? Here it is: blue skies, nature bursting at all seams and rewarding us for our patience with warmth, colours, happy smiles all around, a full moon and a rejoicing Chica: High Noon Camelias Cherry Blossoms Dogwood Dogwood blossom Full Moon La vita è bella Ok, it may not last but I have learnt my lesson: I will enjoy each and every moment and should the weather change again, I have downloaded a very...
read moreI’ve Been Waiting For So Long
No, this is not a case of love sickness. I am sick of winter, low hanging clouds, snow and rain, low temperatures – I want light and sun, bright colours, lighter clothes. Cherry trees in winter (NO, the date was April 3) I want my energy back, my batteries recharged! Is there any hope? I want to see new life emerging: buds, flowers, fruit. Dig my hands into moist and rich soil toplant new life and watch it grow. Glorious sunrise followed by rain Last year the cherry blossoms were out weeks...
read moreWhat Does A Market Have In Common With Marketing?
Everything is off to a good start: the sun is showing its face for the first time in days, it is freezing cold on this early morning, but there is an air of spring in the air. Saturday: it is my first market in 2013, Bärlauchmarkt in Basel. I am well prepared and full of anticipation we set out with a new decoration of fresh flowers pots to celebrate spring. In no time the tent is up: The tent is up and the sun is shining We only put up one back wall, wise by experience and maybe some foreboding? The sun takes its leave...
read moreWas hat ein Markt mit Marketing gemeinsam?
Dabei fängt alles so gut an: zum ersten Mal seit Tagen zeigt sich sogar die Sonne, es ist zwar sehr kühl, aber liegt nicht ein Hauch von Frühling in der Luft? Am letzten Samstag fand der Bärlauchmarkt auf dem Matthäusplatz, mein erster Markt im 2013, statt. Gut vorbereitet und mit neuer frühlingshafter Dekoration starten wir voller Freude frühmorgens in den Tag. Schnell ist das Zelt aufgebaut: Das Zelt steht und die Sonne scheint In weiser Voraussicht und aus Erfahrung klug nehmen wir nur eine Rückwand: Die Sonne verabschiedet...
read more800 Grad für Fleischtiger
Das Restaurant 800 Grad Seit es in Basel das Churrasco nicht mehr gibt, sind wir darauf angewiesen, unsere Fleischeslust im nahen Ausland zu befriedigen. Nicht mehr: es gibt jetzt seit ein paar Monaten das Restaurant 800 Grad Premium Steakhouse am Riehenring 109 in Basel, im gleichen Haus ist auch das Easy Hotel domiziliert. Der Clou ist sein spezieller Ofen aus den USA, in dem das Fleisch bei 580 – 800° C gebraten wird. Das Lokal ist relativ klein, es hat ca. 40 Plätze, eingerichtet ist es wie eine “urban brasserie”...
read moreLooking Back … February 2013
The last (full) month of winter, sometimes it seems like it drags on and on and on … The same grey skies, fresh fallen snow or grey slosh in the streets, low hanging clouds, the sun hiding and there is ever so little light. Cherry trees on Bruderholz And just when you think “I cannot take it any longer” (I have noticed that I only say this when I am sure it will end quite soon), the proverbial silver lining will appear. In our region the silver lining is Fasnacht (carnival), a 3 day long festival of colour and music in...
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