Vanillezucker

17,5 cm square

  After using the tiny seeds from the vanilla bean, cut up the bean and put it in a container with sugar.  The sugar soaks up the oil and transforms into Vanillezucker.

Red Tulip

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Ode To Kluntje

33,5 x 18,5 cm

I came to Europe in my high school days, and saw marzipan for the first time.  When I moved here later, and wanted to take something special back to my children and grandchildren, I thought marzipan would be a good idea.  For me it was a treat, as well as a way to share my earlier trip.  No one liked it. 
However, they discovered the stash of Kluntje I had taken with me for my tea.  Big sugar crystals.  Big hit.  So now I take boxes of it every time I go.  I don't know if Kluntje is the best thing about Ostfriesland, but it's one of the wonderful things about Ostfriesland.

On The Side

13,5 x 18 cm

"Forever Strong"

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Still Life

30 x 20 cm

Rings True

18 x 13 cm

Duo

25,5 x 18,5 cm

Hope

9,5 x 17,5 cm

Chances Are



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Fishy

29 x 20 cm

Thanks again Tami.

Flip Flops 'n Fishin'

17 x 24 cm

Thanks for the picture Tami.

From China



17,5 cm square



Lighthouse

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Tea Tin Teaser

18,5 x 19,5 cm

My daughter says she doesn't like fruit paintings, or fruit, but she loves elephants.

Little Things

9 x 11,5 cm

Docked

17 x 14 cm

Spidey

6,2 x 12,2 cm

Klar zur Wende

9 x 11,5 cm

We wanted to practice sailing before we went to Hungary, so we went to a small lake in Germany a couple of times. Roland taught me the German terms, one being "Klar zur Wende". The captain says it when he wants people to change sides to shift the weight. Sometimes it has to happen in seconds. He says Klar zur Wende, I make sure the ropes are clear, etc. and answer Klar zur Wende.  When he says "Ree!"  I (or both of us) change sides. The wind can change very suddenly, and we have to be careful the boom doesn't hit us in the head.

The last time I heard the words Klar zur Wende on a boat, was a couple of seconds before we were dunked into a Hungarian lake.

Add Water

3.5 x 4.5 inches