{Garden Life} Itching to get started

{Garden Life} Itching to get started

It’s probably no secret by now that I am really starting to get a bit stir crazy about starting some seeds and getting our garden going. But there’s still some ground work that has to be done first. We need to boost up the soil in our beds in the courtyard...
Well isn’t that peachy

Well isn’t that peachy

When I first read that the topic for You Capture this week was peaches, I was a bit stumped. The peaches on our trees won’t be coming around for months and I don’t even recall seeing any in our local market lately. Mangos for $6 each and pineapples for $8...
{Garden Life} Growing Stevia

{Garden Life} Growing Stevia

Back in 2007, we started our first adventure into growing stevia. We had heard about this naturally sweet plant and just had to try it out. We’re avid iced tea drinkers, and we like it sweet. So we end up going through a whole lot of sugar in a month. Although...
{Garden Life} Jump start on spring

{Garden Life} Jump start on spring

The world around us has finally begun to thaw and I no longer need to wear long underwear, two shirts, a sweater and two pairs of socks when I’m inside our house. Seriously, it was COLD around here for the last few weeks — and I am so, so glad that...

Debunking Myths about Germany: Trachten

I’ll bet that one of the first thing that comes to a foreigners mind when they think of Germany is people wearing funny outfits and Lederhosen. After living here for over 10 years, I can assure you that most people across Germany never wear those sorts of...