All Quiet On The Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque’s book, All Quiet on the Western Front had a deep impact on me. His depiction of life on the front lines of World War I shattered all romantic preconceptions of war and heroes.
Musings
I Write Because I Can
Bloganuary prompt: Why do you write? Thinking about it (and I never thought much about it until today), it is curious and surprising that I write and even enjoy writing. I was born and raised in Germany and enjoyed reading from an early age. I struggled with writing rules and grammar. At first, it was …
What Brings Me Joy?
Today’s prompt for Bloganuary is “What brings you joy”
We Almost Lost These Microorganisms
Fortunately, the pandemic caused a lot of people to start baking with their own, wild cultures again. Many of us have not stopped and because of this, we have increased the biodiversity in microbes that was seriously threatened. We saved the treasure that would have been lost.
Snail Hotel
I have given up figuring out why I can only remember very few memories from a time before puberty. This might have to do with our family situation but I don’t know. Maybe it is not important. 🤷🏻
Brave
I don’t often think about if something I do requires bravery. When I finish something that seemed hard, I realize later that it required bravery.
