So, today is Good Friday. For some reason, here, at the Skribbe household, this is the most important of the religious holidays. They're Catholic, so one would think Easter Sunday would be the most celebrated day, but here in Kasewinkel, it's today.
Anyway, Renate made her traditional meal for Good Friday, which is called Stoeven. I've probably misspelled that, but they're traditionally Jewish pancake things with yeast - some with raisins and some without. It is a beautiful day here today, so I sat for almost 5 hours outside with Martin's family listening to a lot of German. At some point, one of Martin's sisters started talking about how the kids from Kasewinkel are now bussed to school, which is in the neighboring village, 3 kilometers (2 miles) away. She thought that was ridiculous, and then Martin's mother chimed in with "when we were young, we had to walk to school, through the snow!" I wanted to ask if it was uphill both directions, but held my tongue. Never mind the fact that here in the Muensterland, snow that lasts for more than one day is record-breaking.
I'm taking a bit of a road trip to France on Sunday. I'll be sure to report back with tales of our adventures!
Take care, and have a safe and happy weekend!
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