Snow overtakes Germany

Snow overtakes Germany

As I sit here typing this, a winter storm is moving in from the North-West that is going to blanket most of Germany in snow. We’re only supposed to get a couple of inches but other places will get almost a foot. And in this region, that’s pretty much...
Snow overtakes Germany

Go outside and capture

Take advantage of the exclusive NOH reader discount at Mackenzie Frames’ Etsy shop ! Thanks to all of you who entered and made the contest a huge success, the discount has been extended so you can still save 15% on every order until January 3rd! Just enter...
How can I make NOH better for you?

How can I make NOH better for you?

It’s been an incredible year of growth at No Ordinary Homestead. So I thought it was time for me to ask a reader question – how can I make No Ordinary Homestead more useful and enjoyable for you? You don’t necessarily have to answer the questions below...
Snow overtakes Germany

My 10 Favorite Christmas Movies

When you live with a little kid, Christmas starts to take on a whole new life again. I’ve always been a fan of Christmas, but there were definitely a few years before we had Mackenzie that we we starting to feel a bit fed up with all the commercialism. When...
A Chocolate Bark Extravaganza

A Chocolate Bark Extravaganza

Late on a Saturday afternoon in 2010, less than two weeks before Christmas, Stefan and I were sitting around in our farmhouse in Germany and thinking about our plans for the rest of the weekend. We’d gone out running errands in the morning, buying everything...