A hurricane in Europe??

by | Jan 19, 2007 | Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Travel

After not being there on Wednesday, we were eager to find out what had been happening at the farm. Hubby decided to take the day off of work to help out a bit which I was quite thankful for since my stress level was getting a bit high.We headed out to the house in the...

Off to the Rheingau

by | Dec 31, 2006 | Europe, Germany, Travel

Since New Year’s eve is tomorrow, we decided we would go on a mission into the Rheingau wine-growing region and see what we could find to accompany dinner and hopefully pick up some nice bottles of sparkling wine (sekt) as well. We did a bit of research online...

On our way home

by | Sep 21, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

Our trip home this morning actually began before 8 am. We woke at about 6:45 and took care of everything faster than even we had anticipated. We even had time for a short walk with Ayla before piling in the Defender and heading out on our 1000 km trip home. We...

A very long day

by | Sep 21, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

As usual, we were up at 6:45 with Ayla. Her internal alarm clock truly is something lol.We planned to be on the road by 8 am since we knew we had about 10 hours of driving ahead of us without any stops and we didn’t want to get back home too late since hubby had...

A quest for Chianti and olive oil

by | Sep 20, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

Our plans today revolved around getting Steffen’s van fixed. The repair guy was supposed to show up at 9 am but I guess everything moves a bit slower here and they didn’t actually arrive until 11. They took a look at the van and though it was the oil pan...

Our last day

by | Sep 20, 2006 | Europe, Italy, Travel

As has more or less been the usual routine, Ayla woke us up at about 6:45 this morning. We fed her and then took her for a walk at around 8 and our friends were awake by then also since the auto repair guy was supposed to come at 9 am. Since they have a small market...