Most people live their whole lives in the same country they were born in and there are many reasons for it. Some people just like the place they live: the familiar culture, food, politics, way of life. Others don’t have the money or the gumption to try a life...
I was never the kind of person who sought to become a master photographer...especially during the era of film. Point and shoot was always good enough for me...especially because I sometimes have a knack for breaking expensive electronics. But somewhere along the...
You probably don't know this because I can't recall mentioning it, but we drive a 2013 Honda Pilot. And we absolutely LOVE it. Stefan had a BMW went we met and I a VW Passat. We drove lots of BMWs while in Germany and of course a couple Land Rovers and other random...
Living in Southwest Florida, stinging insects like mosquitoes and no-see-ums are a VERY real problem, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors like we do. Although the local county sprays for these pests on a regular basis, people who are just a bit sweeter than...
Have you every done something in your home that you thought was fairly innocent and no big deal...and realized shortly thereafter that it would change the whole way you feel about your living space? That's exactly what happened to us a few months ago when we flipped...
Worried about your future? Worried about your financial status, reputation, family and so on? It's time to take a few moments from your busy schedule and read these points below. We have tried to compile it in a way that you can motivate yourself the healthy way....
We have a dead corner in our bathroom that we've been wondering what to do with since we moved in. It's behind the big corner garden tub in our master bath which never really gets used. There's no natural light in our bathroom so real plants are out of the question...
We’ve been back in Florida for nearly a year…and we’ve considered many things about where we want to live and in what sort of home. Southwest Florida is an interesting place, because you truly can find homes of all shapes and sizes, with no property to care for or...
As you've likely noticed by now, the renovation bug has bitten us again. I've been writing more about those projects and there are a lot of posts to follow about our future plans. But at this point in time, we’re also really focusing on appreciating what we have and...
Sometimes my husband has amazingly smart ideas, even if they are a bit off the wall. Like when we were standing in Lowe's this weekend, innocently thinking that we could walk into that store and pick up only a single box of nails to hang some photos on the wall... As...
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