Jan 15, 2009 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
Well, things are finally starting to thaw out a bit here…but with the thaw came the revelation that we have a water line break. The copper piping running from our mudroom out into the courtyard and finally to the guest house burst wide open, with about a two...Jan 14, 2009 | Homesteading Life, Photography
It’s snowing here this morning. A bit unexpected to say the least…and there is still snow on the ground from over a week ago. Not because there was so much of it (although it was a good 3-4 inches which is a lot for the Frankfurt area) but because it has...Dec 17, 2008 | Christmas, Decorating, Entertaining, Homesteading Life
We went out Sunday to Hirzbacher Höfe in a little town called Hammersbach. It is one of the few places around here that seems to cut their own trees from their own lot. You can even go into the forest and cut a tree fresh if you don’t like anything in their...Dec 5, 2008 | Decorating, DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
While Stefan’s parents were here, his dad and he worked on several projects around the house that were not too labor intensive but still really needed to be done. One of those tasks was laying network cable through most of the main house. Yes, we have wireless...Dec 3, 2008 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home
Last week, Stefan took advantage of his parents being around and scheduled a heater repairman to come out. We’ve had issues with a couple of our heaters since we moved in…partially because our contractor was an idiot – and also because we never...Nov 24, 2008 | Homesteading Life
Those who know me well might compare me to Monica from Friends. I have some slight OCD tendencies (stop laughing those who are scoffing that “slight” as being generous) and while I may not have our house spotless all the time (I just don’t have the...