http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcHXZV74BL4/ We just watched DER BAUER UND SEIN PRINZ (The Farmer and his Prince) about Prince Charles’ organically run farm. I ordered the DVD from
Fencing with an unfamiliar foe. Source: “Fencing Match between St.-Georges and ‘La chevalière D’Eon’” on April 9, 1787, by Abbé Alexandre-Auguste Robineau (1747–1828) – www.royalcollection.org.uk,
1. Fancy words hide your message Marie Forleo’s video, 5 Reasons People Don’t Take You Seriously, shows how we get in the way of our
A few moments of light change the whole forest. Germany. © Laurel Decher. How Often Do You Think “It’s All or Nothing?” When we’re overcome
Hopeful signs: Tiny snowdrops dusting the ground under giant trees bare of leaves under a gray sky. Kriegshoven, Germany. © Laurel Decher, 2016. Hope keeps
What can you do with your heritage? Noblesse oblige for the modern age. If you inherited a castle, what would you do with it? In
Last night I learned a dear friend died. She and her husband helped us when our first child was born and were both friends and
Customs officials play in a band performance in Aachen. Music informs my work as a writer and gives me a whole new perspective on customs
Marie Kondo’s THE LIFE-CHANGING MAGIC OF TIDYING UP explores the benefits of de-cluttering at a level I can’t attain but it reminds me that things
The Middle Ages come to life in Arezzo, Italy. ©Jan Decher, 2002 The itinerary included the most important and accessible places in the story: Bologna
Things you never knew were possible on a bike. @Jan Decher, 2015. What makes us decide to try impossible things? A thing can call to
Power from obstacles. ©Laurel Decher, 2015. Have you seen The King’s Speech? The other day, my daughter and I watched THE KING’S SPEECH. I’d seen
