Post Views: 2,684 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […]
Germany
Post Views: 4,279 When one thinks about the shortlist of halloween familiars, owls, cats, hobgoblins none really carry as foreboding a presence as the humble Crow. Crows are large birds […]
What you didn’t Know about Corvids
Post Views: 3,257 Birthday Fun The time between birth and death is what we have, however long or short. How we spend that time and what we do with that time […]
Birthday 1973, A True Story
Post Views: 10,494 The story of Frankenstein has always been one of my favorites. I love the romanticism and mysticism that surrounds it. I also love science so it’s really […]
Frankenstein’s Real Father
Post Views: 4,168 Hasenpfeffer is German for “hare-pepper,” or peppered hare, and is a famous game dish in Germany. Serve it with spätzle dumplings or with boiled or mashed potatoes […]
Hasenpfeffer or Bust
significant German poets of the 19th century
Significant German Poet
Post Views: 3,297 Ah, the humble Tannenbaum. I love trees. They are both symbols of longevity and stoicism. No tree captures the hearts of man, at this festive time of […]
O Tannenbaum,Your branches green delight us.
Post Views: 3,212 Ah, sweet October. Like so many folks October is my ALL TIME favorite month. In honor of October I wanted to gather some Octoberriffic interesting and fun […]