by Tiffany | Mar 30, 2010 | Expat Life
Dear Deutsche Telekom, Please stop calling our house and harassing me 3-5 times a day. I don’t know what incredible new phone package you want to push us, but I am certain it cannot be THAT fantastic that you need to call over and over again for weeks on end. I...
by Ayla the Newfie | Mar 24, 2010 | Ayla's thoughts, Europe, Germany, Pets, The calming years (3-4)
Hello friends!! Wow, have I got some exciting stuff to share with you today! Last week, we took a little vacation and even though it’s pretty warm at home…where we went there was SNOW! And lots of it. I could hardly even believe my eyes. And we...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Mar 18, 2010 | Expat Life, Featured, Food, German Specialties, Travel
Before everyone in the house caught colds, we had a visit from Steffi and Steffen — some of our friends from Bavaria. Somehow, we managed to convince Steffi (who is currently 6 months pregnant) that it would be the perfect weekend for her to make Schweinebraten for us...
by Tiffany | Feb 15, 2010 | Expat Life
You may have heard about some of those “strange” people out there that have decided to unplug themselves from the world and disconnect their TV from the satellite cable. But in case you didn’t know, we are indeed one of those “strange”...
by Tiffany | Feb 2, 2010 | Expat Life, Food, Travel
We’re big fans of ice cream in this house. There is nothing quite like eating a fresh gelato from a street corner in Italy where you have 50 flavors to choose from. Unfortunately, we live in Germany and there is no ice cream stand in our little town. Not that it...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Jan 25, 2010 | Expat Life, Food, Travel
Here in Germany, Stefan and I have judged many a restaurant based on their schnitzel. If they can’t make that well, then there’s no reason to bother with most of their other food either. Schnitzel can actually be prepared many different ways but Wiener is the basic...