Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley
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Some of these words such as Kuttelmuttel (chaotic situation), Remmidemmi (noisy get-together), we often hear.
Others such as Mumpitz (nonsensical stuff), I’ve only heard once in my life.
Choose your favorites, and don’t forget to practice by saying them out loud.
Visit https://www.buzzfeed.com/de/philippjahner/schoene-deutsche-woerter to the see the list of the best 29 most beautiful German words.
This former bakery (grey half-timbered house) at the market square in Oberursel first opened its doors for business on 14 Oct 1888. The first owner was Ferdinand Will.
Announcement in the paper ‘Bürgerfreund’
From the archives:
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Ferdinand Will 1904
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Müller H. 1936
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Horn Georg, 01.03.1939 – 31.10.1949
Marktplatz 13 Bäckerei Stenzel Kurt 1953
Credits go to H. Decher for her research and sharing the photos.
The Memorial, located behind the Hospital Church in Oberursel, is the place of remembrance for the victims of the German Nazi regime. In 2007, the project was started with the center block and the first figure.
In May 2018, the memorial was completed with the addition of two extra sculptures, the name board, and benches.
To me, this memorial is a symbol of tranquillity and reflection, and it represents the time of terror, horror, and atrocities by the Nazi regime.
Memorial for the victims of the Nazi Germany
I remember my father (born 1922) telling me a story, one of denunciation among village farmers.
A farmer in the village of Maibach (northern Bavaria) informed the SS of a neighbor’s unlawful listening to the enemy radio station. This claim was not true, and only said, because he was envious of his neighbor’s properties.
The SS came to pick up that wrongly accused neighbor, and he was never seen again.
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”
– Albert Camus
Fall and snowy winters are my favorite seasons. This year’s fall has come a bit later after we had a rather lengthy summer with a drought.
I love to see the blankets of leaves, which I don’t have to rake. I enjoy foggy mornings while having coffee on the balcony. Then we might have clear blue skies a.k.a. Indian summer (German: Altweibersommer = old women’s summer), when the yellow leaves are so bright against the deep blue sky. Autumn is full of change.
If time allows, I take morning walks through the nearby forest.
Herbststimmung im Wald.
Another pretty sight in downtown Bad Homburg.
Amber-colored leaves
A Japanese maple in the sunshine
A dog rose bush providing tasty berries for Hagebuttenmarmelade (rose bush jam). When I was younger, this type of jam was available in supermarkets only between November and late spring. I suppose they have it year-round nowadays.
Against dreary November skies, a cup of hot mulled wine (German: Glühwein) might help in the evening. 🙂 With the mostly sunny days we’ve had, MY Glühwein bottle is still unopened.
I have permission to share the following photos of the very first swimming pool in Oberursel, which belonged to the Motor Pool.
1929: pool party or Sommerfest (summer fest)
Summer fest 1929
On 30 March 1945, U.S. troops occupied the town of Oberursel and the Motorenfabrik (Motor Pool). The Motor Pool remained in U.S. American hands until 1956/1957.
Change of hands: The Americans returned the Motor Pool back to the Germans in 1956/1957
The Motor Pool also had its own fire department. The next three photos show a fire drill held in 1969.
Photo source: Geschichtskreis Motorenfabrik Oberursel
For more about the history of the Motor Pool, have a look at the book at 125 years of Motor Pool history , a post I had written about the author Helmut Hujer, and his work.
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany, with my husband, son and daughter. The … Read more
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