I thought I'd write about the trip and feelings related to it ... and that would be it. Yesterday I went to quilt club and Beth said, "Claire, you haven't been keeping up with your blog!" So I guess people DO read them. Thank you!
In November I had the privilege of giving a talk about our Germany trip and my past to (one of 2) my book club and tried to do it in 45 minutes. That turned out to be almost 2 hours because they kept asking questions. They were attentive and didn't fall asleep. I made Rote Grutze with Vanilla Sauce and I had some marzipan to share. Maybe it was the food. On New Year's Eve I gave the talk again. I'm amazed that I still get emotional.
The memories keep coming because I keep getting packages. We went to Colleen's for Christmas and when we got home there was another package waiting for us from Ulla with yet another article in a local paper with a great picture of Bernd and me. (Read my entry from Oct. 19 to reference the news articles and Ulla) I took the article to quilt club and Ro Hattman translated the article for me! I could decipher some of the article, but not all, so was very happy that she could do the translation. It also says that after 69 years the 73 year old ....
And in Brake on Nov. 9, Thomas Bücher (Oct. 16 entry) wrote 3 articles relating to the 70th anniversary of Kristalnacht with some references to our family. He also did an article about Ulla's work. We are so glad she received the recognition she deserves.
My next venture is to put all these momentoes into some kind of archival safe order. It's winter and a great project for this time of year. I should do some housework, too. Nah! Too many books to read and quilts that "need" to be made.
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