Walls in Germany

We are so lucky to have Lucie so closeby! The TGV from Paris to Strasbourg is less than two hours so it is easy for her to get her! She and Louise (her kitty) came to celebrate Thanksgiving and they brought their dear friend, Quincy. We decided to celebrate the Friday after Thanksgiving just because of work schedules, but it was definitely a lovely Thanksgiving event! Tutu had brought two bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing on her trip and we easily consumed them both. There were (thankfully) frozen turkeys at our grocery store and we had mashed potatoes, gravy, brussel sprouts and apple crisp and ice cream to top it off! Plus, we had lots of wine from our various wine trips so we enjoyed those.  We had our original Thanksgiving meal on Friday night and then had round two on Saturday night, after a lovely visit to the Strasbourg Christmas markets. We rounded out the weekend, with a final Thanksgiving meal on Sunday midday before the girls headed back to Paris. It was a great weekend a...

My mom and dad (affectionately known by many as Tutu and Bubba) came to visit on November 3, 2022 for two weeks. They flew into Frankfurt so Bucky and I went to pick them up. They brought lots of luggage, including a HUGE suitcase for us that transported Bucky's iron skillet, Pepperidge Farm Stuffing and lots of meds from CVS among other things! Once we got home, it was fun to unpack all of the goodies from the US and to have my parents in Kehl! We did lots of eating, drinking and sightseeing while they were here and we did too much to cover it all, but I will share some of the highlights. Our first "road trip" was to the Alsace wine region where we stopped in Colmar, Riquewihr and spent the night at a cute B&B in Reguisheim. The B&B, Hameau d'Eguisheim , had its own cave, so they welcomed us with a glass of wine. And of course, we had to purchase some to take home.  We took a trip to the Black Forest (where of course, we bought more wine) and it was fun to wi...