Gifts from afar

I’ve always struggled with buying Christmas gifts.  Here’s my situation:  my son, when asked what he wants for Christmas, usually answers “can I get back to you on that?” or the equally unhelpful “I’m not bothered really.”  My parents (who I love dearly) have two of everything. Now, you see my problem.   When I lived in …

Oh Christmas Tree, where art thou?

I had a slight panic this week and probably the first culture shock since we moved back to Frankfurt.  Where were all the Christmas trees?   When we lived here in the 1980s, it seemed you could find Christmas trees for sale everywhere.  All the local groceries store had them and there seemed to be at …