Fashion Flashback: Given that fashion was instrumental in the creation of Canada, this blog series explores the development of what Canadians wore one era at a time. “Man’s Tailcoat. P…
Here's my guide to visiting Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria Germany. I give you an overview of the castle's history, its architect, and tell you everything you need to see inside and out. Clad in glistening limestone and strategically perched in the Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle is the most visited attraction in Germany.
German Shepherds can be romantic too! Here are 14 cute photos of them to prove that they can steal your heart!
spectacular castles, palaces, manor houses, fortresses, cathedrals and follies
Driving Germany's Romantic road might be one of the best vacations you can have in Europe if you are looking for castles, wine, and history.
Beautiful stainless steel necklace and pendant made of vintage porcelain. Suitable for a 20th anniversary gift or a romantic present. A carefully selected piece of beautiful vintage porcelain from the German manufacturer Villeroy & Boch. Chain - 25 cm Pendant - 4 x 1 cm These jewels are made using the traditional Japanese Kintsugi technique. These are not painted cracks like many others you will find. As a philosophy, kintsugi is similar to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, an embracing of the flawed or imperfect. Japanese aesthetics values marks of wear from the use of an object. This can be seen as a rationale for keeping an object around even after it has broken; it can also be understood as a justification of kintsugi itself, highlighting cracks and repairs as events in the life of an object, rather than allowing its service to end at the time of its damage or breakage.The philosophy of kintsugi can also be seen as a variant of the adage, "Waste not, want not". Kintsugi can relate to the Japanese philosophy of mushin (無心, "no mind"), which encompasses the concepts of non-attachment, acceptance of change, and fate as aspects of human life. Not only is there no attempt to hide the damage, but the repair is literally illuminated... a kind of physical expression of the spirit of mushin....Mushin is often literally translated as "no mind," but carries connotations of fully existing within the moment, of non-attachment, of equanimity amid changing conditions. ...The vicissitudes of existence over time, to which all humans are susceptible, could not be clearer than in the breaks, the knocks, and the shattering to which ceramic ware too is subject. This poignancy or aesthetic of existence has been known in Japan as mono no aware, a compassionate sensitivity, or perhaps identification with, [things] outside oneself.
Carl Spitzweg was a German painter who best exemplified the Biedermeier era's style of classic simplicity. Spitzweg is known for portraying intimate scenes from daily life in a humorous, tender, but firm manner using his adept control of shadow, light, and composition. Spitzweg is a self-taught painter who studied pharmacy at the University of Vienna
Aunt Nellie treasured many things, including these sentimental letters from her mother's family in Germany. Lovingly scripted in sepia ink...
Der Maschsee Hannover: Auch im Herbst ein beliebtes Ziel für Aktivitäten im Freien. Perfekt für einen Spaziergang um den See.
