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Anita’s Christmas Letter

Anita Mathias — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 23:01:12 +0000

Merry Christmas, friends!! And here’s a peek at my year! Feb—Cancer (false) scare, ultrasound, biopsy, and I re-learn the great lesson, “Do not be afraid.” A restful half-term break on Barton by the Sea, by the New Forest . In March: enjoyed a day at Tearfund’s Headquarters, listening to the CEO Matthew Frost, tell us […]

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Picturesque Saarburg and the Saar River Bend (Photoblog)

Anita Mathias — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:03:18 +0000

(guest post by Roy Mathias) A few photos from our recent trip to Saar region of Germany: The old town of Saarburg, The Saar River Bend Nature Reserve and a nearby tarn. The medieval part of Saarburg in built on small hill by the Saar river. The small stream, the Leuk, runs through it, and […]

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Anita’s Superlatives: I am Travelling, Museuming, Reading, Going Vegan

Anita Mathias — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:42:35 +0000

I’ve had an amazing week. And here are some superlatives. Travel–Enjoyed a week at His Place, in Saarland, Germany run by the loving German Community Without Walls. A beautiful, restful and warm place with delicious healthy food. Loved it. Luxembourg—Luxembourg City is gorgeous, and literally on a gorge. Enjoyed the staggering views, and the buildings […]

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Germany and Me: How Nations Change their National Character. At His Place, Saarland, Germany

Anita Mathias — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:58:29 +0000

When I was a teenager in the seventies, the libraries of the two clubs we belonged to were flooded with World War II novels. I remember, at the age of 11, reading QB VII set in a German concentration camp, Mila 18 about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, The Angry Hills, and Exodus. Gosh, they scarred […]

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