Capturing Apples

Capturing Apples

by | Sep 15, 2011 | Featured, Photography

This week, Beth from I Should Be Folding Laundry challenged us with “apples.” It just so happens that we have lots of those around right now. In fact, we will probably be harvesting 100 pounds or so of our own apples this weekend, and pressing them for...
10 Great Things About A Waldkindergarten

10 Great Things About A Waldkindergarten

by | Aug 23, 2011 | Family, The Third Year

Mackenzie is going to be starting pre-kindergarten at the beginning of November (if we get things moving along with the potty training) and we thought she would be ending up in a regular, run of the mill preschool setting down the street from us. We have two...
Capturing fruit

Capturing fruit

by | Jul 28, 2011 | Photography

I’m figuring I might have had this challenge a bit easier than some, because we have a lovely fruit orchard nearby where we always walk the dog. So yesterday, I grabbed my camera as we were leaving and took some shots along the way. I’m almost surprised...
Des gibts doch nicht!

Des gibts doch nicht!

by | Feb 28, 2011 | Expat Life, Travel

I cannot believe the words I am about to type… Sometime in the very wee hours of Sunday morning, car capers rode down our street and stopped at Stefan’s car. And then they apparently worked their car theft magic and were probably inside and driving away in...
In our thoughts and prayers

In our thoughts and prayers

by | Feb 10, 2011 | Expat Life, Family, House & Home

At 2:15 this morning, Stefan and I both sat upright in bed and asked, “What the hell was that?” The sound of crushing, twisting metal on the street below our bedroom window was unmistakable. But we never could have anticipated what the situation would look...