Hey! Guys? Guys?? I think I got on the wrong flight!! I am looking around in this city, and I really do not think it is anywhere in America!!
Harrrr, just kiddin all.  My husband met me in Germany, and we flew down to Rome for a long overdue Honeymoon.  So far so good - after the [...]

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You, dear readers, will be happy to know that we learned a bunch of new songs at Festival-Maritim. And we heard new several songs we had heard before, but in new versions that were inspiring to us. The girls each were stirred by the strong bold voices of the French group Les Pirates. I (Maggie) [...]

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Hi Everyone, Maggie here.
Well, we had our last show at the Brick House (a community center) at Spangdahlem Air Force Base.  It was such a nice show.  A stout crowd of fun loving folks celebrated our last evening in Germany with us.  There were at least ten children in the audience, all of whom danced and [...]

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Super SUPER nice family
Only English - American style even
Several computers hooked to the internet
Excellent food
Interesting convo
Gorgeous views
Having friends that understand our humor
Laundry facilities
Wine
Excellent scotch
Friendly bunnies
Naval history
Choco PB cookies with dough on top
Free phone calls home
Plenty of bed space
Grilled meat
Sweet Baby Rays
Curry ketchup
Military connection
Piles of food
Chauffeur service
Fun sing-along

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This is Maggie.
We arrived at Landstuhl Military Hospital and met with our affable host, Chris. She took us to our performance space, an auditorium with chairs set up and a large stage, which you know we were able to fill with our colorful personalities. We did a full hour show to a fun, responsive audience [...]

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We were driving through the German countryside, could not figure out the street signs, and finally gave up and called our newest friend Darin Keeter. Darin and his wife Desiree drove out in the middle of the night to where we were, and brought us back to their lovely home. We settled into [...]

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Today’s hooplah was brought to you by JimTroedel, Mike Herrenbruck, Poli and Juli Pirate, Bob and Jean Lotter, Steve Strathmann, Chuck Pint, and the letter “X”.

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Hallo, it’s Maggie. We’re driving between McDonalds and Darin’s house.
A typical drive for us consists of taking turns leading everyone in song. Often the song is not well known and must be muddled through, with one person knowing half a verse, another knowing a bit more, and usually a chunk of humming. A harmony is [...]

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This is Maggie. Are you surprised that I am writing the McDonalds post?
Everyone indulged my whim and agreed to go to McDonalds for dinner tonight.
Dean had the McKrokat, which was a large version of one of the snacks we had at Radio Ridderkerk. It tasted (yes of course I tried it though I ordered a [...]

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This is Maggie.
Not knowing where we were rowing, which way we were blowing OR where we were going, we blindly followed Bert Hobo out of Ridderkirk. We realized we were passing thatched roof houses, sheep, cows, canals, former wetlands, and windmills, … Windmills? Yes, we were deep in Holland and were astounded by the verdent [...]

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