A German Morning

by | Apr 10, 2009 | germany

A very German breakfast with MartinaI write this sitting outside my tent in a wide open field in the middle of the german country side.   I am about 80 kms from Berlin and pretty much there. The full moon shines above. A lightning storm flickers off in the distance....

An Adventure in Art

by | Apr 10, 2009 | germany

Some of you have been wondering about this strange place I have been referring to as the Castle. Reinhart Zabka converted this old farm baron´s castle into a repository of his art going back to before the fall of the Berlin wall. Reinhart has converted all sorts of...

Late? I am on time.

by | Apr 9, 2009 | germany

I have just learned two new German words.  Früh and spät. Early and Late.  In Germay, things go very much according to schedule. These are important words to know! When someone makes an appointment with you for a certain time, they mean that time. In fact, when...
The Blossoming Mandala of Good Words

The Blossoming Mandala of Good Words

by | Apr 3, 2009 | - Mandalas, germany, movie

What is ‘Love’ in German? An Adventure in Mandala Making and German Learning.   Apparently the Lugen Museum castle where I am staying has a bit of a violent history. Reinhart, the artist who has made this his museum and gallery, asked me to create an art...

Love me – a poem

by | Apr 1, 2009 | germany

Here I am in your moment,Just as you are here in mine.The universe has conspired in a symphony,An orchestra of flow so subtle, so sublimeThat our hearts meld as our eyes meet.The current takes us, sweeping us gently together,My heart speaks to yours:  Fear...

Words are vibrations too.

by | Mar 29, 2009 | - Mandalas, art, movie

The words that we use come to define the rythm of our lives.Learning German, I’ve noticed a peculiar phenonmenon.   The words that I know shape my experience.   Apparently there are some political problems going on here at the castle.   Lawyers and people come...

Sharing Food, Culture and Soup

by | Mar 28, 2009 | food, germany

Its so nice to have a kitchen to cook in.  Its also so nice to have someone to cook for! Yesterday, here at the castle, I shared my famous Canadian Soup with Reinhart.   This is a recipe that my Aunt Jannice shared with me when I was in University in Fredericton. Its...