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Christmas Ornaments
These wooden ornaments are profoundly meaningful to me, representing a connection to my grandparents and their home town Sonneberg, Germany. This small town became a global hub for the production of toys and Christmas ornaments. It was celebrated as the “Weltspielzeugstadt” (World Toy Town), and my family was deeply connected with that industry. These ornaments…
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Am I Really a Political Whore?
I just discovered that my wife’s favourite wine is HST-free for the next couple of months, as a result of the recently announced Federal Government Christmas Bonuses. That will turn into a $1.50 savings per bottle. I bought 5 (for now). Trudeau is great! What a great country we live in. No wonder Dumb Old…
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Asamkirche
St. Johann Nepomuk, better known as the Asam Church (Asamkirche), is a Baroque church in Munich, Germany. It was built between 1733 to 1746 by two brothers, sculptor Egid Quirin Asam and painter Cosmas Damian Asam. It is considered to be one of the most important buildings of the southern German Late Baroque. The angel…
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Hofgarten
The Hofgarten (Court Garden), is a historic garden located in the heart of Munich, Germany. It was created between 1613 and 1617 by Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria. Inspired by Italian Renaissance gardens, it was initially designed as a place for court festivities and was only accessible to dukes and electors. In 1780, Elector Karl…
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Vaseline
It has been just over a month since the re-election of Trump. Many believe his election will be good for the stock markets. This may be true as evidenced by the DOW’s some 3,000 point surge since his victory. I’d think of this as something that eases the pain of all the other effects.
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