Getting ready for Fall, 'Nein, Schatz' + songs you didn't know were German
A shorter Weekly Wrap
I don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods, but autumn has definitely arrived in Berlin. The leaves have already started to change and there’s a definite chill in the morning air.
The sun is already setting around 7 p.m. At the height of summer, it doesn’t go down until almost 10.
This weekend we got a nice last gasp of almost-summer with temps in the low 20s (that’s mid-70s Fahrenheit, by the way). But the mercury is headed back down below 10C next week,1 so it was time to bring in the outdoor plants and get my indoor plants (and me!) ready for the long winter.
That involves finding everyone a resting spot near a window and bringing out all my artificial light sources from storage (grow bulbs, fairy lights and candles).
I wrote more about preparing for a north German winter in this post from last year:
That coupled with all the paperwork and schedule adjustments accompanying the new school year took up most o…
