Recycling old candles

    We weren’t really feeling like doing anything too physical today so we decided to try something else new – recycling a big basket of bits and pieces of candles that was left in the house when we moved in. We’ve thought about doing this for a while,...

    Back to the farm

    We’ve been on vacation for the last week and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. No vacation can be completely without mishaps and ours certainly wasn’t. Before we left last Thursday, we found out that a storm was hitting the coast of Holland where we were...

    Adventures in stained concrete

    After reading my post about us planning to put down wood tiles in the chicken coop, my mom recommended we think about doing an acid stain on the concrete instead. Just the name alone sounds intimidating but it would likely turn out to be a must more economical option...

    New plants & decor for the courtyard :-)

    Yesterday during our visit to Rüdesheim we wandered by a pretty good wine store called Dr. Nagler. We’ve bought many bottles of their Reisling over the past few years and also ate at their restaurant over Christmas. Very decent food and not bad prices either,...