Hello and Happy Friday.
I just came back from a BookCrossing meeting at Hungry Highlander in Coburg. I have not attended a meeting in two months so it was fun to see all these amazing people again. Great food and even better conversations about books and life are just something I look forward to every month. If you are interested in joining the next meetup email me for more details. This week was otherwise slow and full of quality time spent with my son. Read on what I have been up to if you would like.
Reading: Currently I am reading The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff and I enjoy it so far. I already know that I will watch the movie when I am done reading the book. Hands of Light by Barbara Brennan made its way onto my bedside table recently. It is not an easy read and I cannot read more than one or two pages at night. There are just many details about aura and healing through energy but I like it and I love learning something new. This is a book I need to read during the day and takes tons of notes while reading it. Ursula März’s book “Für eine Nacht oder fürs ganze Leben” on the other hand is a great easy read that I enjoyed. Usually, I do not read fashion magazines or any women magazines for that fact. It is just not my thing. But then I discovered this magazine:
Hooked. Instantly. I will get a copy of the April magazine, that just came out on March 10th, tomorrow for breakfast. Yay.
Learning/Discovering: When I was a child, my parents read Janosch stories to my siblings and I all the time. Janosch, the author of all these amazing kids books turns 85 years old today. Happy Birthday and thank you for all great book and pleasant hours of story-telling. My son enjoys Janosch-stories already. This one is my favorite of all times:
Stay tuned for another post that will be up soon on my son’s favorite kids books in German and English. I am learning so many new recipes and cooking is my new passion. Well, baking as well so Hello scale! Many new recipes will be on the blog soon.
Watching: I love independent movies. See my latest post on great movies that just opened this week here. I read ‘A Man called Ove’ a while ago and was happy when the movie came out. Great movie, great acting and just right-on so many times. Watch the trailer here if you would like.
Loving: My life. I am starting to figure some things out and it feels good and I see clearer. I am working on thinking and stressing less and enjoying the moment without overanalyzing everything. We only have this one little life on this planet, you know. We might as well dance and enjoy it while we can. I read this quote the other day and I like it:
“People always say life moves quickly, but I disagree. I think life moves slowly if you are paying attention. There is so much for us to take from and learn from every single day.”
I keep in mind what is important to me and what is not. Also who is important in my life and who is not. It is all fairly simple in fact.
This video I love:
Looking forward to: The Leipziger BookFair which starts on Thursday, March 17th through Sunday, March 20th. I am not sure when exactly I will be there but I received an email the other day that I am invited to some blogger conferences on Sunday which sounds tempting. On the other hand, Sunday is the ONLY day when visitors are able to purchase books. Dangerous, hah! I am also looking forward to visit the European Museum of Modern Glas again. I think it is nicely done, has a great collection of glas-art pieces and is just a gem of art and culture in Coburg.
Have a great weekend.
