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An Ode To My Family

Posted on May 8, 2020May 9, 2020by Peter Kraiker
100th birthday

It’s been a long time since I last contributed to this blog. For a wide variety of reasons. I haven’t been motivated to sit down and spend the time it takes to create new content. The big trip Andrea & I did in 2018 has the last meaningful contributions. The last issue of Pedal Magazine, […]

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Tripping back in time

Posted on June 20, 2016June 21, 2016by Peter Kraiker
Discharge

My “baby” Kayla triggered a whole bunch of things. She’s such a trouble maker 😉 It kinda started with the idea of her looking into being eligible for German citizenship. It extended into a visit with Mom today to spend some time together and talk through family lore / history. Then it got down to […]

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A Tour of Leica Camera AG

Posted on June 19, 2016June 20, 2016by Peter Kraiker
Frau Nussbaum

<Warning… long post!> This story likely started some time in 1950 when Ernst Leitz II and his sons decided to expand the Leitz Factory footprint beyond Wetzlar, Germany. I’ve read this had a lot to do with the destruction caused by the 2nd World War along with the threat posed by the Soviets. I wasn’t […]

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Hello 2015

Posted on January 1, 2015January 1, 2015by Peter Kraiker

Not for the first time I’ve been amiss in keeping my blog up to date. It’s not that I don’t have anything to say. Nor is it that I haven’t been doing interesting things. I’ll have to give some thought in the days & weeks ahead to consider what it actually is. For now I’ll […]

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Older than…

Posted on October 11, 2011December 1, 2014by Peter Kraiker

I had a private celebration yesterday (October 10th); it’s the “anniversary” of the day my father died. I have now outlived him, as has my older brother Rolf. Still miss you dad…

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