As a boy when my Grandfather often used the word accoutrements to describe something I assumed he was using a " Norniron " expression. To my astonishment at the weekend in Dresden, upon visiting an exhibition in the new green vault where the exhibits were displayed together with a description in English and German I came across this word in one of the cabinets, meaning military dress and arms or special equipment.
Donald

Donald, How did you end up living in Germany ? I imagine it could be quite a story !

Margaret,
In June 1970, I was recruited by the German Company Olympia who began production in Belfast and had to go together with about 100 others to Germany for training, liked the way of life here and settled down, ( To quote Sean O'Casey ) " for a short stay which was to take in the rest of the Immigrant's life "