by Michele Genthon | Dec 2, 2014 | MUSINGS, Reading
When I was in college my friend Jim invited me to his home and introduced me to his aunt. Over a glass of scotch, “because it’s five o’clock somewhere,” she regaled us with her experiences as an engineer on the railroad during World War II, when women filled jobs...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 4, 2014 | MUSINGS, Reflecting
I almost missed the most intriguing story in the October 10 issue of Entertainment Weekly. The cover drew my attention to Katy Sagal’s “Don’t you DARE!” look. Then, in the foreground, I stared into the squint in Charlie Hunnam’s eyes and noted the smoke from the...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 13, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Vienna was bookended by two fabulous meals. The first night we ate tafelspitz at Plachutta’s restaurant. This is a dinner of boiled meat served with horseradish. For our version, the meal came to the table in the pot. First you ladle out a bowl of the broth and...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 13, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Some of the readers of this blog do not know my husband, Gary Zimmerman, so I will introduce him to you. A retired chemistry professor and university CEO, he spends his retirement running a genealogy library. In addition he has some personal clients and one of those...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 1, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
You have to love a city where they serve prosecco with salami and pickles for breakfast. Salzburg is a charming city under any circumstances, devoted to Mozart and his fellow musicians, Even the Archbishop Dresses for the Festival but we happened to arrive for St....
by Michele Genthon | Sep 22, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
We traveled to Bavaria for a very special event, one I must absorb and turn over in my mind before I write about it. As part of that voyage back in history, we spent four days in the Bavarian Alps. Here’s a short photo journal of that trip. We stopped in Mittenwald,...
