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What have you harvested in 2009?

Jun 3, 2009 | Garden

I was just out in the garden and picked 1.658 kilos of strawberries. That’s over 3.5 pounds of strawberries! And the good news is, there’s going to be a whole lot more over the next couple of weeks. What are we going to do with all these berries? Well,...

Going to be a busy weekend

May 29, 2009 | Entertaining, Homesteading Life

It’s a 3-day weekend here in Germany because Monday is Pentecost which is a federal holiday here. As it turns out, this is a fairly popular weekend for events in the area. Not only is it the yearly old-timer tractor fest here in Beusem (yes, many photos and a...

Wicked ride, brah.

May 23, 2009 | Expat Life, Travel

I heard a strange noise outside last week, and when I looked out the window, I saw these guys… They were adding some stripes to a street beside us. We can’t recall there ever being stripes there before but apparently they are now important. The contraption...

Let them eat cake – the after christening pre-party

May 13, 2009 | Marriage

We had Mackenzie christened on May 1st and following the main event was a WHOLE LOT of food. Almost every event with the family involves lots of good food, especially in Bavaria. After Mack caught a few winks on the way back to Oma’s and Opa’s house, she...