Thanksgiving will be combined with Christmas at our house this year. I would have loved to do a traditional dinner with all the trimmings, but I could be in the hospital, have just brought Mack home or still be pregnant - so planning a huge feast at our place with...
Best turkey brine ever
Last year, I tried something new: brining a turkey. It’s a simple process, where you let the bird soak for 24-48 hours in a bath of spices. It will leave your turkey so moist and tender, it may end up completely falling off the bone when you go to carve it. The...
The wedding gift that keeps on giving
Acquaintances of ours are getting married in the next two weeks and we're preparing to go to a pre-wedding party over the weekend for them. About two months ago, we received an email from a friend of theirs who had decided to put together a really thoughtful gift: she...
Lantern Fest 2008
Another Lantern Fest has come and gone, sadly, but we're once again taking some great memories with us. We absolutely love that the whole town comes together for this event and parties for 4 days straight until they are just done for. Some of our neighbors living in...
Got plans yet for the weekend??
Well, it's that time of year again. And if you happen to be in the Frankfurt area on Saturday or Sunday, you should make your way to our village where the 57th annual Laternenfest (Lantern Festival for those non-Germans) is going on!Every Saturday and Sunday evening a...
Get the dog away from my children……
Thanksgiving is more than a week behind us now, but this is something that we just need to post about! Better late than never. We had a big Thanksgiving feast at our house last Saturday (Thanksgiving isn't a holiday here in Germany, so people have to work) with 10...
Our lantern festival – Sunday night
Because of our housewarming party, we didn't get to attend the festival on Saturday night. Some of our guests did go down to see the parade pass through though, which actually lasted about 2 hours and featured 25 organizations and 7 marching bands. The all came back...
Cleaning up after the party
Make no mistake - throwing a party at your home is a massive undertaking! The more people you have, the more chaos may ensue. But if you have some friends and family you can trust who are glutton enough to volunteer to help you during the event - accept the offer and...
The housewarming party
We had our housewarming party here on Saturday night and although it was a lot of fun, we're both happy to have it behind us now. We ended up with about 50 guests and around 15 children ranging in age from a few weeks to 5 years old. Nearly everyone who said they'd be...
That’s a lot of chili
With just over a week to go to our housewarming party, I am now in full speed ahead mode to get things accomplished around here. This morning I replanted our fig tree so that it has some space to grow finally and will retain a bit of water. I've moved it into the...
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