Today was an adventure. From walking in the rain along a very muddy farm road, to playing a relatively new pipe organ (1960) in a very old church (15th century), to shopping, to feeding the chickens maggots, to digging for worms in order to feed the chickens more treats. I learned how to play a children’s board game and am enjoying the odd quiet moment when I can read more of “the Personal Librarian”. I haven’t read any books of fiction in years, besides “Curious George” stories to my grandkids.
The jet lag hit me suddenly this afternoon at about 5:00 am BC time. After 40 minutes my grandsons came in very gently to wake me up to go outside and enjoy a beautiful sunny afternoon.
So far today there have been no talks on politics, except for a reminder of the “secret” farmers protest coming up strategically timed to potentially derail my planned flight home. Otherwise…no conspiracy theories.
The photo was taken from my daughter’s front yard. You can see the church steeple behind one of the large homes, past a farmer’s field.
Reflections 
I went to Germany for three weeks in 1972, give or take. This was a little before the clean-up-the-roadside drive in the US, and I was amazed at how clean and neat the entire country is–even the woods looked groomed. I was mostly in the North, in Kiel for a few days, and then two weeks in the Hartz Mountains. Enjoy!
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I have been several times since about 2004 and find it a very orderly place most of the time. With the two grandsons so busy with kindergarten and assembling then taking apart their Lego, there is little time for outings! This is my quietest trip ever.
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