I don't exactly know why we wanted to watch this film (Downfall), maybe because we're fans of Bruno Ganz. It's a bit long, so we needed to find the time, and finally it worked last Saturday evening. Ganz plays Hitler in his final days. The film is extremely well done. It's easy to understand how... Continue Reading →
Rewrites
My novel, because I'm writing a novel, is in rewrites. This is my fourth big revision with a wonderful editor helping me work through it. I'm excited but a bit scared, and I'll have to go at it full on if I want this story to be the best it can be. I also did... Continue Reading →
Sun, and a Question
Fi-nal-ly we had a sunny weekend. There was only one day of full-on sun two weeks ago (which I got to take advantage of, so no complaints there) but the last few weeks have been either rainy or snowy. Snowy is prettier, but it's also kind of a pain when you can't walk anywhere. I... Continue Reading →
A Meeting of Like Minds
This post is dedicated to Twenty. Foro came about independently (when my partner wrote "Foro" instead of "foto" in German, and I wondered if it was a female toro? Which Foro sort of is....not an anatomically correct cow in any way!) However if you play around with numbers, Twenty and "4-O" or "Forty", there is... Continue Reading →