Stockbrot and Marshmallows

Well summer days are meant for toasting almost everything on a nice campfire.

Little bunny's friend's parents invited all of us over to their nice farm house nestled nicely into the border of the nearby forest.

A lovely green space indeed where the kids could run, play in the sand pits, eat wild berries and fruits. But I think the best part of the evening was when Mr. V cut up some wood to get the bonfire going.

After that all the kids got to create their own stockbrot which is a clump of bread dough at the tip of a nice long stick and toast it directly on the fire.

I also enjoyed some nice warm toasted marshmallows.

Does it matter now?

Have’nt still gotten over the bitter loss that Germany had against Spain in the semi-finals on Wednesday 07-07-2010. But well, it’s just a sport and in sport the best team always wins. I wondered how well my colleagues at work were able to detach themselves emotionally from the game. Thats an art, that definitely I need to master.
Well, well it really does not matter to me now who wins the world cup. Of course the better team will win hopefully. Lets see if that's going to be Netherlands or Spain. Nor does it matter to me if Germany would get the third place beating Uruguay coming Saturday. Atleast thats what I think today but come Saturday and lets see how I feel. Anyway time to relax on the weekend, put my legs up and really enjoy the match no strings attached whatsoever. The octopus can make his pick.

Summerfest and celebrations

It was the Sommerfest in Wiesloch starting Friday 2 July until 4 July. The best part of the festival was on 3 July after 18:00 pm.

The whole town was celebrating the victory of Germany against Argentina 4:0. The match was just unbelievable.
I was ga ga over the last match already but this one beat all expectations. I mean, come on Argentina of all teams and such a major defeat.

Well it was party time in Wiesloch and we all had such a blast. Now again I am nervous thinking about Wednesday evening where Germany will meet Spain in the Semi-Final.

I hope to post more such pics of jubilation next week as well :-)

Where the streets have no name

Always enjoy some of the long walks with the kids which are decided more on the spur of the moment. Little bunny always makes sure that she gets all the answers. 'Mama where are we going?' 'Can you tell me where we are Mama?'

The other day I told her that the street we were on did not have a name. Atleast I could not find one and she said 'So sad for the street Mama :-)' But I think no street can hide behind the scenes, what with Google maps making sure that every coordinate is mapped to precision.

Sometimes it would also be good to have streets that have no names, as long you know where to find them ;-)

Its harvest time

We just made it at the right time this year around. I think little bunny's persistence helped ensure that we made it exactly in the last week of the year where we could harvest our own strawberries.

It was fun despite missing the lush display of fruits which would have been the case if we had made it couple of weeks earlier.

Little bunny had fun looking under the bushes and screaming out in delight everytime she would find a nice juicy red fruit waiting to be plucked.

I don't know if it was my mind playing tricks on me, but I was sure that these freshly plucked strawberries were definitely sweeter and tastier than the store bought ones.

What a match!!

It's not very common that you see public display of national pride here in Germany. But today was a day of celebration indeed. What with Germany thrashing England in the world cup 4:1. The match was just awesome, the first goal by Klose was just perfect and then the momentum just kept building up.

The team work was so evident in every move the way the ball was passed superbly among the team members. After the match driving around town was so much fun. Everybody was filled with glee and complete cheer.

People in their cars honked away loudly, blowing their vuvuzelas everybody totally in a mood to party.

Now I am looking forward to next Saturday (July 3) when Germany will play Argentina. Already makes me nervous but I am just hoping that Germany will win again!

Food

Vacations are always a good time to reflect on things that sometimes you don't think about too much. Since the 25 May I am on vacation visiting my brother and family in the United States. I had a great time visiting Washington DC with the family and seeing some of the most amazing buildings and sights. Enjoyed some awesome food in some great eats in the city. Talking about food, every now and then my mind keeps wandering back to this art piece at the National Mall in Washington DC. Now I don't consider myself a serious meat eater but I do enjoy an occasional indulgence every once in a way. But this trip for various reasons have gotten me to think seriously about the whole affair with the kind of food we put into our mouths. Even thinking about where your food comes from and what kind of processing happens before it is presented sometimes can trigger a lot of mixed emotions that is not always appetizing.