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{Garden Life} Our fall/winter garden

It’s been a few weeks since you were last able to peek into our garden…and there have actually been some noteworthy changes. We’ve had unusually warm weather here for the last few weeks,...
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Who is Tiffany?

As you probably know, I’m an American expat living in Germany since 2001. I’m originally from Texas but went to high school in Virginia and U of Miami in Florida (the latter of which is where...
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Waiting on the electric bill

She came. The dreaded meter reader. Every January, we sit and wonder just how severe our bill will be for the previous year…and if the monthly payments we made in advance will actually cover what...
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Decluttering Progress in 2011

We have had a lot going on here in the last year or so, and I haven’t been able to devote all the time I’d like to this project, but we have started decluttering a few spaces around here....
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Spicy Thai Butternut Squash Soup

While I was running around trying to find things to put on our Thanksgiving table, I saw some butternut squash on sale. I knew it would make a nice addition to our table as far as looks go, but I cannot...
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{Garden Life} Square Foot Gardening

My dearest fellow gardeners, Welcome to a new year of gardening! Whether you’ve been gardening for a while or are just getting started or have never even planted one seed in your life, I have a...
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NOH Year in Review

Now that 2011 is officially buried, I figured it was time to take a look at all that went down here on NOH in the past year — and I have to say it was a really incredible time. I have been so...
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Best Photos of 2011

After a few weeks without YouCapture, I’m really looking forward to being back in the game. Our challenge this week was to put up our top 10 shots of 2011, and I kinda love doing this because I tend...
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WW: I wanna go back!

Happy Wednesday to ya! I’ve been back at home for about a week now, after a really wonderful vacation with the neighbors. But I have to say that I’m really ready to go back on vacation...
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Simplify cleaning with a personalized schedule

With the start of the new year, you’re probably thinking of a few things you’d like to accomplish in 2012 and new habits you’d like to form. I’ve heard that creating a new habit...
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Dear Mackenzie – Florida rocks

Dear Mackenzie, I know this letter is hopelessly late this month…but we were having so much fun in Florida for those two weeks around Christmas that I couldn’t tear myself away from enjoying...
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American expats and our shopping habits

As you have very likely learned in the last few weeks, we went “home” to Florida for two glorious weeks and spent Christmas over there. I will not even begin to rub it in regarding just how...
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WW: Why I’m not too mad at them

Well hello again! I know I haven’t really been so good about posting every week lately, but honestly, I’ve been busy. Dodging an almost 3-year-old all day is HARD WORK! I’ve never been...
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