We made it official 10 years ago today

    We made it official 10 years ago today

    Dear Stefan, Today we are celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary! I’m not sure how that’s possible, because it can’t have possibly gone so quickly…yet somehow the calendar disagrees with me. Aren’t we still young kids in our...
    {Garden Life}  Seed Savers Exchange

    {Garden Life} Seed Savers Exchange

    Seeds. They are the life-force of your garden. Without seeds, most of the plants in our garden would cease to exist — whether you are planting seeds yourself or using store-bought seedlings — and in turn, life would become far more complicated since qe...
    Mingling with the locals

    Mingling with the locals

    So you’re here in Germany and you want to find a place where you can really hang out and let loose with the locals. But you’re either apprehensive about the language barrier or you just don’t even know where to go to get yourself started when it...
    {Garden Life} No Ordinary Canning Jars

    {Garden Life} No Ordinary Canning Jars

    Over the last few years, I have mentioned my love of canning several times and shown everyone my oh-so-European glass-lid canning jars. Once I decided I was going to start canning in Germany, it really did take me quite a few months to adjust to the idea of canning in...
    {Garden Life} Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

    {Garden Life} Roasting Pumpkin Seeds

    Garden Life is a day early this week for several reasons. One is that it’s Thanksgiving and two is that Mackenzie is turning 3 tomorrow. So my Friday is going to be SUPER busy as I prepare for our turkey dinner on Saturday and celebrate a bit with our little...
    {Garden Life} Treat houseplant scales naturally

    {Garden Life} Treat houseplant scales naturally

    Over the last 6 or 7 years, we have collected quite a collection of houseplants. Some of them have fared really well, and others I killed pretty quickly (like every beautiful orchid ever brought into our home).It’s not that I intended for the plants to die; I...