Silke Juppenlatz's Blog

'Tis the Season... 🙂 I am going to share the recipe of the stollen we make in Germany. It is not the same as the traditional Christmas Stollen, because my family isn't too keen on Marzipan. I figure there are other people out there in the same boat, but who […]

A lot of people have pets.A lot of people get rid of pets.In 2017, I adopted 2 young Sphynx cats.Both were just over a year when I first became aware of them on a rescue site.They kept showing up. The foster lady insisted they go together.Every time someone said "I […]

I collect Breyer Horses Okay, Pavo Real is not a Breyer, nor is El Vuelo (Linda York), but they are my Holy Grail.So yes, I collect Breyers.Not all of them, but some of them. And yes, I collect foals.Since I keep tripping over some I like, and then forget which […]

Oz is a mudbeast.He's a gray horse, who likes to be dirty.That's just who he is.Take it or leave it.There is a saying "Be you, everyone else is taken."But it's easy to say; much harder to do. Or be.So, who are you?I mean, really. Who are you?I know who I […]

As I get older and creakier...We all wake up one day and think "Whoa. When did I stop being twenty?"You notice hair where there didn't used to be any, and no hair where there used to be some. Gray, where there used to be color.Skin is looser and has lines.There […]

Blinkenlights… I sometimes feel like I’m sleeping under a Christmas tree. It seems every device we get these days, has some little LED status indicator. The on/off switch on an extension lead. The charging light on a charger. The on/off indicator on…well… pretty much anything you plug in these days. […]

Think about the water you use. I’m in the process of buying a house. It sits on its own land, there is a well, a pond, woods and fields. We’re just coming out of a very hot summer, and the ground is bone dry. See the pond above? The water […]

The Questions on my mind this morning...Do they have parties in Heaven?How about cake?If I tie a chocolate cake to a balloon, will it get to you?Do you get presents?Today isn't easy for me.It's your birthday, and you're not here.I miss watching you unwrap a present, I miss seeing you […]

When I moved to Bavaria, all was well. The place was lovely, I got on really well with my landlady and her son, we had BBQ's, and did stuff together.I rented a flat with 2 boxes in a large stable, and the fields in summer.No tackroom access, so my saddle […]

Hi there, I promised some friends I would write up the ointment I make, so they can make it too. So here is the post. 🙂 Why should I care about this “Weed”? Plantago Major (Broadleaf Plantain)  & Plantago Lanceolate (Narrowleaf Plantain) are antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. Narrowleaf Plantain (Plantago […]