Herbst

Time for a German culture lesson for everyone. Herbst is the German word for Fall. We are enjoying the beautiful autum colors around us. Here in Germany, in the small villages, it is very common to come across a small produce stand in the front of private homes. There is one such stand that is next to the elementary school in the village of Sitzenkirch. The woman who runs it, will make fresh breads, jams, even seasonal crafts and leave local produce out for you to serve yourself. A jar is left on the table for you to pay and make your own change. I have often wondered if a person could actually get away with this selling technique in America. Are we to paranoid about someone stealing money out of our Jars? Here are Jacob and Anna posing in front of the stand. The word Obst means fruit.


Now, I have never seen the woman. But I know that she is there. The stand is always neat, and stock full of yummy items to purchase. I can only assume that there are eyes watching somewhere from the house to see who will stop by and purchase something from her stand. Here is Jacob standing by a table full of fall flowers that you can also buy.

So with all of these colorful things to temp our senses, we went on a short family walk in the forest behind our house this weekend. It was a great time and one of the last walks we can go on with out our heavy winter coats.


One last picture of some fall foiliage by our
house.