Recycling old candles

We weren’t really feeling like doing anything too physical today so we decided to try something else new – recycling a big basket of bits and pieces of candles that was left in the house when we moved in. We’ve thought about doing this for a while,...

Only the Dutch

We had a totally new experience today. We went shopping at an outlet center in Europe for the first time. There are a few in Germany that we’ve driven by or heard about, but we never felt inspired to go to any. If we heard from people about going to them, the...

On the upcoming menu…

You may notice an abundance of zucchini during the first few days of this menu list. That’s because we have started getting some from our own plants and I actually bought some the other day in fear that ours wouldn’t be ready. Doh. Plus I was asked by a...

Don’t you need to build a chicken tractor?

Now this is a cool concept! We would love to have chickens at some point, mostly for egg production but perhaps we might one day get tough enough to butcher the birds ourselves. But when you have your birds totally free range, there’s the issue of finding the...

Got plans yet for the weekend??

Well, it’s that time of year again. And if you happen to be in the Frankfurt area on Saturday or Sunday, you should make your way to our village where the 57th annual Laternenfest (Lantern Festival for those non-Germans) is going on!Every Saturday and Sunday...