Oops! Even the best-laid plans hit a dead end sometimes.
You’ve followed a link that seems to be broken, or perhaps I got a little overzealous one day and decluttered or downsized that page to make room for something better. Either way, you aren’t lost—you’re just exploring.
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Travel Tidbits
A simple currywurst
Currywurst is a staple of German fast food. Nearly anywhere you go, you’ll find a currywurst stand. And no matter what city or nationality of the owner, the currywurst always tastes pretty much the same. It’s a sure thing. Your choice of sides are usually French fries...
Weathering the Storm – Experiencing Hurricane Irma (Part 3)
This is Part 3 of a four-part Series on our Hurricane Irma story and the many things we learned through the process. If you missed the other parts, you can start at the beginning and read Part 1- Preparing for the Storm or Part 2 - Evacuating Before Irma. As soon as...
Not the best day for climbing
This morning we were the first ones at Arcegno, a pretty nice area with a couple of routes in our range. Since we haven't climbing in about a year due to getting the dog, buying the farm and other things that took up our time, we basically have to stick to the easiest...
Happy Wife…
NOH is the Best Blog in Germany?
I was recently selected to be on the list of the Top Blogs in Germany over at Go! Overseas....but now they are having a contest to discover what people consider to be the best blog in Germany. Since I'm one of the lucky ones who made it on the list, I would really...
Grain harvesting time
Although we live only about 20 km outside of Frankfurt city (12 km from the city limits), we are generally in the middle of farming country. Our back-door neighbors are potato farmers along with many others in our town and there are also quite a few of them that farm...
We love our new freezer trunk
We bought a new freezer trunk earlier this week and are currently completely in love with it. We went shopping yesterday to start filling it up and of course because we have houseguests coming this weekend. They won't all be staying here which takes some pressure off...
A Well-Lived Life
Woof Wednesday: No more fleas and ticks
Hi friends! Because we had a pretty mild end to our winter, and there was no freeze to kill off hatching bugs, the creatures are out in full effect. Ticks, mosquitoes and maybe even some fleas are running rampant around here. And I think mom and dad might actually be...
Why stay-at-home-moms should get dressed daily
When women become moms, a lot of thing in their life changes. Everything else seems to take the back seat, as the family (and especially the children) now become the priority. You may think that being a wife and mom is an easy task when actually, it’s as demanding a...
What to do with old essential oils
Most of us that have essential oils around the home and use them for treating illness or for other therapeutic reasons know that you cannot use these oils forever. While essential oils don't go rancid, they do start to break down, oxidize and deteriorate with...
The Great Edit
Decluttering Giveaway #3 Winner
Congratulations to Debbie Beckman! I'll be emailing you shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered. I'm going to be taking a break from the contests for a little while to focus on selling off some of the stuff we've accumulated already. Hope you're having a great...
How to control clutter hot spots – Part 1
Many people reading this right now will glance around their home and see clutter all around. Or know that it's lurking en masse behind the closet door or inside cabinets. Even though we see our entire house as one big mess sometimes, there are often more troublesome...
Decluttering & organizing my spice cabinet
The last couple of weekends, we have been able to make a few really good pushes forward with decluttering and organizing our home. They were all somewhat small projects, but in the grand scheme of things, they make a huge difference. One of the things I've been...
