Around May there is kind of madness that descends on Germans. They go bananas over white asparagus. They eat it with meat, with ham, with pancakes, on its own, usually with a sauce hollandaise or a bechamel sauce. They even paint their houses with it. Proper fanatics.
BTW: The writing properly translated means: Without asparagus, life is unimportant.
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They have many tales in the Palatinate about Elwetritsche – the descendants of various kinds of fowl bred with forest dwellers like elves and goblins. I once found an Elwetritsche egg on a hike in the Palatinate Forest and since it seemed abandoned I decided to put in my backpack and carry it with me. Unfortunately, the eggshell cracked when stumbled on a big root of an oak tree and the Elwetritsch hatched right there in my pack. It was the kind which has a beak and sharp teeth and it started to hack its way through the canvas. It managed to get out and immediately fluttered and hopped into the thicket where I just manage to glance a larger Elwetritsch whom the newborn followed. I was left bewildered, with a split backpack, a swollen ankle and tale to tell in the next pub over a dubbeglas filled with a dry local wine.
The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Furphy
Admittedly, this view is from the beginning of the week not from this weekend (I can’t lie, the waxing moon gives it away) but this snapshot, taken in passing, is too nice not to show. As added bonus I have a slider version (I wish I could make the “image compare” smaller!).
“I reckon responsible behavior is something to get when you grow older. Like varicose veins.”
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters
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It’s customary in German pubs and inns to record the drinks on a guest’s cardboard coaster. This method is on the way out as more and more waiters and waitresses carry little electronic handhelds to keep tabs on their tables.
Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge: Record Keeping
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or blackthorns in black and white.
Midweek Monochrome
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Wordless Wednesday
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