Monthly Archives: March 2020

We’ve had a lot of friends and family wonder how things are in Berlin with the Coronavirus. {Bars, clubs, pubs, events and sporting facilities have now all closed. As of March 15, many restaurants are closing and those staying open are limiting their capacity or only serving take away.} In short, we feel very fortunate.ContinueContinue reading “Life in Berlin with the Coronavirus: March”

{Film Team, including Willem Dafoe, at the premiere of Siberia, February 24, 2020} Most people have heard of the Venice Film Festival. And of course, Cannes. {Watch Cannes Oscar Berlinale here} But many people, my family included, were not aware that there are three major film festivals in Europe. {Hillary Clinton at the photocall forContinueContinue reading “Berlinale”

Another sign of spring…the first Spargel (white asparagus) of the season. {Spargel Season has begun in Berlin – I will roast these this morning} I love how excited Berliners get when the first Spargel appears. Or the first strawberries. Or champignons. Or the first Glühwein. Or when the ice cream shops open again for theContinueContinue reading “Spargel”