Tag Archives: Black Forest

In the time of the virus: day 97

Posted on June 28, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Sunday again.  Plans for an afternoon garden get-together were abandoned, for several reasons but the main one was the very changeable weather.  Tea in the garden not such an appealing proposition when it’s intermittently pouring with horizontal rain then sunshiny … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 96

Posted on June 27, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

And here we are again on the weekly merry-go-round back at Saturday. A very different day from last Saturday – from my perspective, enjoyably cooler and showery (so no need to water anything apart from the greenhouse plants).  Sadly an … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 89

Posted on June 20, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Saturday, and our first day of (not) being in Germany.  The weather is fine, with just enough humidity and spots of rain to feel authentically as though we could indeed be in the Black Forest. The point of travelling there … Continue reading →

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In the time of the virus: day 88

Posted on June 19, 2020 by deborah @ the magic jug

Today we should have been setting off for a visit to the Black Forest.  Our plan was to drive there this time and take our bikes. Once we arrive, the car stays put and we mostly walk, and rely on … Continue reading →

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Going backwards to go forwards?

Posted on September 21, 2017 by deborah @ the magic jug

Sometimes it’s worth looking to the past to help us move forward. As I am increasingly doing in my journey with food – revisiting old ways of doing things; gradually reducing any reliance on ‘convenience’ foods; trying to ditch unnecessary … Continue reading →

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The Gap Year: July’s adventure(s)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by deborah @ the magic jug

This month there were two ‘adventures’.  Or to be more precise. one micro-adventure that turned out to be more of an adventure than expected; and one trip that honestly wasn’t in the slightest bit adventurous but was none the less … Continue reading →

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Two Sundays, two countries, two festivals

Posted on June 23, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

Festival one: Weinfest: an annual event in the village in the Black Forest. celebrating the wine they make.  A long weekend of fun and entertainment.  It feels like everyone from the village goes, and there seems to be an agreed … Continue reading →

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Woodpiles

Posted on June 18, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

What can I say?  I just love to see them.  I love looking at them.  They have their own beauty.  In each country they seem to take a different form.  Here in the Black Forest, they are neat and tidy, … Continue reading →

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Seeing differently: all the hard work

Posted on June 16, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

Staying in a rural agricultural area like this one in the Black Forest, it’s easy to see and enjoy the natural world.  After all, we’re surrounded by trees, forest, vineyards, orchards, gardens.  Much of the time the only sounds to … Continue reading →

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The cherry orchard

Posted on June 14, 2015 by deborah @ the magic jug

No, not the famous one in the play.  The one I was sitting in one morning in the Black Forest. Yes, the Black Forest really does have cherries, lots and lots and lots of them.  Not actually in the forest … Continue reading →

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