Austria isn’t only for cows

A week and a half in Austria on holiday, and it’s taken me this long to get round to sharing my meditations on cows with you? What’s wrong with this picture? We’re staying at a Hütte (cabin) behind a dairy farm about half an hour south of Kitzbühel, and I assure you: I prefer the… Continue reading Austria isn’t only for cows

Enjoy the ride while you can, my little Marillen on the Austrian team. This could get a bit bumpier.

This year’s UEFA European Championship, also referred to as Euro 2016, is already in full swing. I’ve been deliberating writing about this year’s hooligans, which I might still do, but at this point I’m spending so much time just watching as much of the football as I can manage. Instead, I’m so inspired by how Austria has been doing,… Continue reading Enjoy the ride while you can, my little Marillen on the Austrian team. This could get a bit bumpier.

canine sphinx

Recently took a day trip to Austria. Whenever I travel without my dogs Ella and Louis, I stop and admire other dogs. It’s not something I can control. Have always liked dogs. Because mine aren’t with me, I live vicariously through other dog owners. It’s a weakness. This dog breed is Japanese. Great dogs. Very… Continue reading canine sphinx

shy of working

Arbeitsunwillger Mann sägt sich Fuß ab (‘Man unwilling to work saws off his own foot‘) I mentioned this earlier in the week, and thought it might be inappropriate for this blog. Then I remembered this is a blog where we talk about dogs vomiting in chocolate spewing forth and someone stuffing postboxes with excrement in you’ve got stool.… Continue reading shy of working