Sorry that I have been absent for so long

Dear friends, please forgive that I have been away from this blog for so long. The reason: I also write a blog in German and somehow it did not work to write two blogs. But now help is near: A friend, Annegret, who speaks good English will help me and translate those entries in my German blog that are relevant for you. And ocassionally I will say "Hello" myself...
And for those of you who want to learn to read and write Germany - this is a great tool to learn! Okay - let´s go for it.