little things

A delayed weekly round-up, because the real fun came this weekend when temperatures jumped to the fifties (fahrenheit, of course) and the sun stayed out for hours (!) at a time. Berlin is even closer to heaven in springtime.

A few things that made my week a little bit sweeter:

This colorful building discovered in a new-to-me corner of Schöneberg 

This Americana band made up of Germans and an English dude

One of several gates from a Saturday spent in Potsdam

A hike around Lake Wannsee that reminded me of lakes back home

A post-hike weissbier at a biergarten that felt right out of a grown-up fairytale. So much so that I can't seem to find any information about it online. Magical.

And, a mellow springtime song to kick off the week. Get happy y'all.

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little things

I came up a little short on new photos this week, so I'll share a few things that have been keeping my attention indoors. The first day of spring brought almost nonstop snowfall with it, so we've been staying inside a little more than normal. Here's hoping spring is closer than it feels.

A great goodbye to singer-songwriter Jason Molina

19 things to stop doing in your twenties (duly noted)

Jordan Ferney's amazing apartment was featured on Cup Of Jo

Gorgeous photographs of forgotten places

I can't get enough of fellow Nashville girl Caitlin Rose's new album:

^one good thing about winter

Off to Hamburg for the weekend!

xox

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This week was a tough one. My sweet granddaddy passed away early Thursday morning, and I would like nothing more than to be with my family right now. He was a quiet man who had grown even quieter in the last two years, but his most-often repeated phrase, said to us every time we packed up and left for Tennessee, "stay between the ditches," has been a quiet mantra in the back of my mind for as long as I can remember. A reminder to keep my eyes on the road and follow my path, even if I swerve a bit trying to stay there.

An unintentional theme this week - faces. Maybe because I'm missing all the ones of friends and family who are so dear to me, maybe because making good friends in a new city where you don't really know a soul is, as anticipated, tough shit. I've been lucky to meet several people - mostly friends of friends - who have been nothing but kind and helpful and fun, but I'm still feeling a little lonelier than I would like. Part of the reason I moved here was to get some space, but here's hoping I'll start a few friendships that feel a little more...effortless...soon. Cross your fingers?

In the meantime, five things that made my week a little sweeter:

I finally made it to Akazienkiez, one of the hipper districts in my neighborhood

springtime colors, wintertime temperatures

smiling cheese

mitte again...whoops

this little face, my favorite of all the faces

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Five things that made my week a little sweeter:

drinks in kreuzberg with a new friend. 

rang in my 24th year with lord huron - an indie rock band with a decidedly metal-sounding name, according to my German parents.

the sweetest birthday breakfast that felt just like home.

wink.

this morning's airport breakfast because I'm on my way to AMSTERDAM.

seeya.

little things

Five things that made my week a little sweeter:

someone told me this week that Germans don't smile that often, and I really haven't found that to be true.

this whiskey on ice was the perfect valentine's night-cap this year...

but these flowers were pretty nice too.

loved this guy guarding a wall in Mitte.

this chair told me it wants to come home to nashville.