by Nancy | Jan 18, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
Model of the Dom (church)Model of city This time I had better luck in getting a feel for the size of the old city of Frankfurt am Main. A wonderful scale model replica of the city is on display in the Frankfurt Historical Museum. The model,...
by Nancy | Jan 18, 2009 | Miscellaneous
My son-in-law and I spent the afternoon in Branson marveling at the creativity shown by all the sculptures there. Watching the artists at work was fascinating! The weather was way too warm, though, and made their job much, much more difficult. The bright sunshine...
by Nancy | Jan 16, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
FrankfurtcitywallSince my research in Germany began with the city of Frankfurt am Main in the 1600's, I wanted to try and get a feel for the size of the old city that for centuries had been enclosed within stone walls.Frankfurt today is a large, busy city with a...
by Nancy | Jan 15, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
The sky today is uniformly gray. Skeleton trees assembled along the streets of town look as rigid as soldiers standing inspection. Icy winds swept through last night leaving frigid temperatures to invade personal spaces wherever they can force an...
by Nancy | Jan 11, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Well, folks, it’s winter. Winter and I are not the best of friends. I don’t like the skeleton trees or the cold. I hate the short daylight hours and the insipid grey days. Sometimes it’s even difficult to think. When it seems like there is not enough...
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