Abtei Neuburg

The emblem of Abtei Neuburg near Heidelberg is the letter N with a crozier. First established in the 12th century as a Benedictine monastry for monks, soon changed to be a convent for nuns, was a Cistercian abbey for a while, housed Jesuits and later Lazarists, was sold to worldly owners in the early 19th century, became a literary and philosophical meeting place until it was sold back to the Benedictine order in 1926 which once again established a Bendedictine monastry which still exists today – with less than 10 monks as permanent residents.

One Letter Sunday

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Nesting Mouse

A friend of mine who knew that I liked the Gruffalo gifted me these nesting dolls: the mouse inside the snake, the snake inside the owl, the owl inside the fox, the fox inside the Gruffalo. This did not diminish the mouse’s chance against the others.

FOWC with Fandango: Diminish

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