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Do You Know Where You Are Going?
New York City, 1946. A family gathers at the Castleholm Restaurant to celebrate a 70th birthday. They are all there, everyone who has immigrated from Bavaria, Germany since the early 1900s. In less than a half century, they have started … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, biography, culinary, family, family history, fashion, food, geneology, german immigrants, Germany, history, memoir, new york city, old new york, restaurants, sweden, travel, writing
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Fashion
This article was originally published on The Wondering Woman Wanders and has been reprinted with permission. Fashion. My head is filled with fashion. A-lines and ascots, cloches and collars, buckles and bows, sashes and swirls. House moves are like archaeological … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, artdeco, diy, family, family history, fashion, fashionista, handmade, hats, history, memoir, old new york, sewing
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Longing (Sehnsucht)
Sehnsucht… I believe German words are the best conveyors of emotions. In English, Sehnsucht translates as longing or yearning; however, in German, the meaning goes deeper: “sehen” = seeing; “sucht” = search…searching to see something. Sehnsucht: my soul-aching search to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancestry, family, german immigrants, history, Lake Hopatcong, memoir
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