Forest road in spring green with a blue sky above. Kottenforst, Germany. © Laurel Decher, 2016. Is Migration Our Lot? Lately, I’ve been wondering if
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
Hope keeps cropping up. This weekend, hope took the form of an audio book, a YouTube video, a walk under gray skies, a skit, and
What can you do with your heritage? Noblesse oblige for the modern age. Yesterday, I visited a nearby village and strolled through the public part
My youngest took a horse for a walk in the forest this week. I went along. The horse, Rökkvi, is a shaggy, black, Icelandic pony
Skin-colored felt is not easy to find, even if you know what color you’re looking for. My youngest and I are sewing figures for a
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
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
After I moved to Germany, I planned a trip of a lifetime to visit the physical places in my children’s adventure story set in the
Collateral damage: Ruins of the Castle of Are (Ahr) built by Theodorich of Are around 1100 A.D. What would you do if you lost your
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
How is a manuscript like a baby? These baby flamingoes in Weltvogelpark Walsrode don’t look anything like their parents. I’m thinking about the time when
