Warning: I am about to show you just how big of a geek I really am... Perhaps you' are way more organized than us and you don't hold on to stuff FOREVER. Maybe you don't just have a drawer-full of old floppy disks lying around, which once held crucial information on...
Butcher Shop Cheat Sheet Auf Deutsch
I was really amazed at home many expats popped up last week to comment on their fears and facts about trips to the Metzger here in Germany. It seems like every time I turn around, there are more and more American expats here in Germany. 😉 Now for those of you that...
Prinz Apfel Winners!
This giveaway was not only a lot of fun to host, but I got to see that many of you are juggling as many tasks as I am. Hopefully everyone who doesn't yet have a planner and who isn't winning one here today will still manage to keep up with all their to do's throughout...

{Garden Life} Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving Book Review
I have a confession. I'm a bit of a book junkie. I love all sorts of books that help me learn how to do things, inspire me, entertain me and teach me more about myself. One of my go-to books during the canning season is my Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. It's...

Get Inspired – Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind
During The Hive bloggers conference, there was one very special presentation made possible only via the wonders of technology and the Internet. Erin Loechner of Design for Mankind and Design for MiniKind was being beamed to Berlin via Google Hangout -- and while the...
By Nature Winners
Wow! The By Nature Organics giveaway ended up with 288 entries just before the deadline ended last night!! I want to say a very HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this contest. What a fantastic response!! If it was up to me, everyone would have won...
Doorways to the soul
The You Capture topic this week was Doorways. Beth has told us that she is going to be trying to push us in new ways this year and I'm really looking forward to it...and I hope I live up to her expectations! Speaking of expectations, I also joined MCP's Project 52...

CLOSED: By Nature Pet Food Giveaway
The fact that we own a "small" 1oo-pound Newfoundland named Ayla probably comes as no surprise to you. But did you also know that she's managed to score you an awesome giveaway? Now unfortunately she won't get to test this food out herself because By Nature is only...
10 Chicken Recipes we LOVE
When I started putting this list together, I had no idea just how many great chicken recipes I've tried over the last few years. I rediscovered a few that we really loved but somehow forgot about once I'd made them the first time (thanks to millions of other fantastic...
Build a PVC wreath for next Christmas
About a week before Christmas, I saw this incredible idea over on Today's Nest for a fantastically cool Christmas wreath made from PVC pipes. Sam made it sound so simple that we thought, "Hey, let's make two of those before Christmas arrives! One HUGE one for our barn...


