Wendy & Hannah - Take 2

If you enjoyed my story about reconnecting with Wendy Colonna of the former college musicians "Wendy & Hannah", you might enjoy hearing about how things are developing.

The voices of Wendy and Hannah have positively haunted me for the past 15 years which is why I set out to find them. I wrote about that here.

I have since connected with Wendy on Facebook. My friend Marty subsequently "met" her on Facebook, too. But what's more: Marty and Sue met Wendy in person when she performed in Manhattan earlier this snowy year. Wendy told Marty about her plans for a European tour this summer. So Wendy and I talked about plans to come to Zeilitzheim.

I don't yet know if I'll be able to organize a gig for Wendy and Chad here or near here yet. But I'm thrilled that I may yet get to hear these musicians live, one of whose voices still haunts me from the past.

Wendy's style has changed and matured, but the character of her voice still comes through in her current music projects. Check out samples from her new CD "We Are One" bound to hit iTunes soon.

http://www.wendycolonna.com/

Palm Sunday in Zeilitzheim

The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday - at least as far as Christians are concerned. Since Christianity is a big deal in Germany, it is one of the Christian feasts that is widely observed here. Especially the Catholics, who religiously "rule" most of southern Germany, it is a big thing. Church visitors wave palm leaves and there is usually a procession with a donkey. Which makes it a very cool day for kids.

Our little village of Zeilitzheim is a Lutheran enclave however. No donkeys here. But it is traditionally the day of confirmation. That means - after months of learning bible texts etc. - many presents for the kids whose baptism is being affirmed.

The Future of Publishing

I found this on my friend Götz Primke's Blog at http://www.legourmand.de/. Be sure to watch the video to the end!

The Importance of First Followers

I found this video on karrierebibel.de through a tweet from @indivisuell. Check it out:

Dare

I found the following video the blog of my friend Claudia Schramm and want to share it here:

Seriously Strong

Okay, the "punked elf" was an inside joke. So please just disregard that. Not that you really expect serious stuff on this blog... After all, you get the serious travel stuff on http://bavariancastle.squarespace.com/blog/

Here's something you may enjoy, though: cheese.

Punked Elf

Andre the Knee Hugger Pixie Elf back
Originally uploaded by SpiritMama

Restart

Cleaning out the closet

It's official: spring cleaning is over and we have reopened.

The first hotel guests found their way to the castle this week and on the weekend we will be quite busy. There will be a big cultural event with a dinner on Saturday and we are already busily preparing for that.

And on a side note: check out my new compendium of links at http://flavors.me/barockschloss