I had an appointment in Hamburg the other day and since it has been so warm, sunny, and summer-like (yes, 70° and sunny is pretty much borderline spring/summer in Northern Germany, ha) here, I couldn’t resist a mini stay-cation. The kids were at my in-laws’ place for the afternoon and my appointment was over in no time, so I got to have some downtime and enjoy that part of town like a tourist! A very relaxing thing to do –…
Spring has officially sprung this week, the forsythia and plum trees are blooming, bulbs are up, birds are chirping…so what?! Spring has become my favorite season here living in northern Europe for many reasons. People (and birds!) finally can be found doing things outside besides just getting from point A to point B. All that rain finally stops, if even for just a little. All that gray finally turns into green. Thoughts migrate toward plans for summer, vacations, time connecting…