My friend Janis has a problem.  She collects dogs. Big dogs. And then, when she has the dogs, she doesn’t – like the rest of us – just let them run riot, she brings them to a “Université des … Continue reading →

  In Berlin, the weekend used goods sales are known as “Trodelmarkts” and “Flohmarkts” meaning Junk and Flea. Here are some other things you will find:   Bicycles, parts of bicycles, clocks that work, clocks that don’t work, baseball caps … Continue reading →

  A couple of weeks ago in Berlin we went off down to where the square ladies shop.  There are a lot of square ladies in Berlin; small, veiled Turkish women who appear as wide as they are tall. These … Continue reading →