How hot has your summer been this year? With school starting again very soon, I wanted to do something to fun. So I'm thrilled to be able to host The Hot Hot Summer Photo Contest via Facebook! All you need to do to enter is "Like" NOH on Facebook, then upload your...
A few months ago (on Valentine's Day in fact) I was writing about how important it is to keep things fresh in your relationship with your spouse, from daily conversations to the bedroom. With all that each of us has going on every day, it can be hard for couples to...
Expatriates or expats are people who move from their native country to a different country. They are usually professionals who are sent by their employers to work abroad. They enjoy many benefits and undergo a stringent selection procedure. Some expats take their...
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If you've been reading NOH since last March, it will come as no surprise to you that I think prinz apfel calendars are some of the coolest time planners I have ever seen. They are wildly unique and unlike anything I've ever seen before. Unless maybe you're an artist...
Take a look behind your desk.... Is is a jumbled mess of cords, cables and dog fur? No? Oh. I guess that's just at our place. 😉 I have never really found a way that ideally manages cord chaos in our lives although I have tried here and there over the years. For...
Just a few short years ago, No Ordinary Homestead was a fledgling blog which was mostly frequented by only my friends and family. It was just a place to share information about our lives in Germany so I didn't have to write the same email 30 times a day. Then I...
If you've got your own business, you know how important it is to have a web host you can rely on. And if you're a blogger who makes some money from our blog (whether it's a large amount or small), the last thing you want is for your blog to crash all the time or...
They'd been sitting in the same English and Marketing classes for several months but never really exchanged any words. Then one day, they found out that they had a common friend...and the ice was broken. So he asked her to blow off a Finance class one evening and join...
Although many things outdoors have begun to whither and die back, some wild herbs are still thriving...and possibly even becoming easier for you to find. Types of wild garlic and chives are one example. Can you spot the clumps of wild garlic in the photo below? I know...
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