We are having a very special weekend. Thirty-six years ago (1970-71) my family lived for the school year in a small town in southern Germany. I attended 4th grade at the town elementary school, while my little sister was a 2nd grader. My little brother, David, was only 3 years old. During that year my parents made some very dear friends, Reinhardt and Anneliese Dohse. Reinhardt passed away in 1992, but we were able to visit Anneliese, along with her children and grandchildren, at her home in Vaihingen this weekend. It has been a lovely reunion. Both Heidi and I have fond memories of our time here, and it is so sweet to have contact with such dear people after all this time. Over the years, our parents and the Dohses have written and visited. Friendships such as these are true blessings.
Friday was a big event with a grill evening at Jo Dohse’s (Anneliese’s son). It was so fun to see everyone. Anneliese’s children, Christoph, Beate and Jo were there along with Christoph’s and Jo’s families. We missed Cornelia (Anneliese’s youngest daughter), who is an artist living in Buffalo, New York.
On Saturday, we went to our old town Geisingen (now called Freiberg) and visited our school and found our house. Beate (Anneliese’s daughter and our favorite babysitter) came with us. We could even go into the school, because a very kind teacher, Petra Moldt, happened to be working. Frau Moldt had the keys to our old classrooms, so it was a wonderful opportunity to reminisce and show the kids where we went to school. The picture on the left is taken in my 4th grade classroom with Beate (on the left) and Frau Moldt (next to Beate), then it's me and Heidi.
After our walk down memory lane in Geisingen, we all went to Ludwigsburg to see one of our favorite childhood places – the Märchengarten! This is a truly magical place where fairy tales are told and mechanically displayed. You can see a picture of Solveig at the Hansel and Gretel Witch's house above. Right next to this amazing place is the Ludwigsburger Schloss, a real palace. It was all so cool, we had to tour both! What an incredible time we’ve had.
Friday was a big event with a grill evening at Jo Dohse’s (Anneliese’s son). It was so fun to see everyone. Anneliese’s children, Christoph, Beate and Jo were there along with Christoph’s and Jo’s families. We missed Cornelia (Anneliese’s youngest daughter), who is an artist living in Buffalo, New York.
On Saturday, we went to our old town Geisingen (now called Freiberg) and visited our school and found our house. Beate (Anneliese’s daughter and our favorite babysitter) came with us. We could even go into the school, because a very kind teacher, Petra Moldt, happened to be working. Frau Moldt had the keys to our old classrooms, so it was a wonderful opportunity to reminisce and show the kids where we went to school. The picture on the left is taken in my 4th grade classroom with Beate (on the left) and Frau Moldt (next to Beate), then it's me and Heidi.
After our walk down memory lane in Geisingen, we all went to Ludwigsburg to see one of our favorite childhood places – the Märchengarten! This is a truly magical place where fairy tales are told and mechanically displayed. You can see a picture of Solveig at the Hansel and Gretel Witch's house above. Right next to this amazing place is the Ludwigsburger Schloss, a real palace. It was all so cool, we had to tour both! What an incredible time we’ve had.
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