A nice white blanket for the earth today

Remember I mentioned we were working in the garden yesterday despite the ground still being a little frozen? Well today, it’s covered in about 3 inches of snow! It’s been snowing nonstop here for hours. It’s just barely above freezing out so...

Rice with broccoli & carrots recipe – An aspiring chef

While my mom was visiting us here in Germany, she reminded me about something I used to make all the time when I was in high school. My interest in cooking was really starting to blossom then, although I still didn’t really get into cooking until we moved over here –...

Kicking some raised bed butt

After our interesting start to the morning, Stefan decided to seize the sun-filled day and turn a few beds in the garden. The ground was still a bit frozen which made it a really tough task, but he managed to get two full raised beds turned. I was able to join him...

Man, I’ve never been that ripped

“The door bell just rang,” I said to Stefan in half-slumber. “Whaa?” We both sprang out of the bed (me a bit slower as I moved around Mack, trying to make sure she didn’t wake up just yet) and started looking out the windows of our...