by Tiffany | May 18, 2010 | Europe, Expat Life, Featured, France, Travel
One of the perks of living in Europe (and especially Germany) is that traveling to another country is often very quick and painless. Some friends of ours, Daniel and Henny, live in Karlsruhe (about 1.5 hours from us) which is only about 20 minutes from Alsace. The...
by Tiffany | Apr 19, 2010 | Featured, Garden, Homesteading Life
A couple weekends ago, we decided it was time to start putting together our first aquaponics system. It’s a 500L fish tank with 200L sump pump and a grow bed which is 120x180cm large (30cm deep). Our intent is to grow either catfish or tilapia in it and...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Mar 18, 2010 | Expat Life, Featured, Food, German Specialties, Travel
Before everyone in the house caught colds, we had a visit from Steffi and Steffen — some of our friends from Bavaria. Somehow, we managed to convince Steffi (who is currently 6 months pregnant) that it would be the perfect weekend for her to make Schweinebraten for us...
by Tiffany | Feb 16, 2010 | Aromatherapy, Family, Featured
I recently received a question about using homemade Thieves Oil around children, especially young children under 3 years old. Unfortunately, many of the ingredients contained in it should not be used on small children. In fact, rosemary essential oil shouldn’t...
by Tiffany | Feb 8, 2010 | Featured
In the last couple of years, I’m sure you’ve heard about The Secret. Maybe you’ve watched the DVD or read the book; maybe you’ve done both. Or maybe you’ve just picked up the pieces of the concept from other people and media. Although...
by Ayla the Newfie | Jan 20, 2010 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets, The calming years (3-4)
Oh great furry ones, Have you ever encountered something in your house which you thought was perfectly safe and harmless but suddenly watched it become dangerous and evil? It hasn’t happened to me often but the last few days I have been tormented by a HUGE...