Our venture into gooseberry wine

I figure it’s about time for an update about the gooseberry wine we are attempting to create. In case you missed our first post, you can read it here.Did I mention we won’t be able to drink it for a year? Woohoo ๐Ÿ™‚ Which is actually one of the reasons we...

Is it cool enough for ya?

Our refrigerator is on the fritz. It’s not really been normal since we moved in January but now with it being above 90 on some days, it’s clear that the fridge is not performing like it should be. Overnight it gets down to the 60s and the fridge still...

Fabulous Farmhouse Searches Vol. 6

This will be a somewhat short list of searches this week but at last there are a few new ones to talk about. I tried to keep them short today because I have a lot of other stuff to get done but keep searching everyone! ๐Ÿ˜‰ does egg plant grow on a vine No. Eggplants are...

Regulated chimney sweeps?

I have to say that there are some things here in Germany that really perplex me. Today we had a visit from a chimney sweep who I guess is delegated to our area. Once a year they come around and check out the chimney, heater, etc. to make sure that everything is...

We’ve sprung a leak

When we got up on Saturday morning, we noticed that a water stain had developed on the ceiling in the former dining room. This room is directly underneath the bathroom we had installed upstairs and the water stain is right underneath the shower. Stefan said that he...