SCATTERED over a couple of hectares of scrubland in a backwater of the former communist German Democratic Republic sits a collection of derelict buildings, strangled by half a century of neglect. Visiting the former factory where cardboard boxes were made in Neuwegersleben was a vital part of my 14-year journey […]
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Addicted to scented candles? They fight the darkness of 2020
Here’s how bad it’s gotten: I just ordered a scented-candle-making kit. I know, I know; I am way behind the curve, to which the wickless, fragrance-free, picked-over shelves of my local Michaels can attest. (Not much I can do with a five-pound bag of soy wax without wicks, is there, […]