by Tiffany | Nov 20, 2008 | Europe, Germany
All those in Germany or the vicinity, hope you’ve got all your warm clothes ready cause it’s about to get frigid here! An Arctic blast is moving in our direction, supposed to be coming in today and tomorrow…and it’s bringing SNOW! We rarely get...
by Tiffany | Oct 21, 2008 | DIY, Europe, Garden, Germany, Homesteading Life, House & Home, Travel
Having guests in town is always a good reason to drag everyone out of the house on a sunny day and go do something incredibly touristy. We thought about making them do some work around here…but the weather was just too nice so we bundled ourselves up a bit (it...
by Tiffany | Oct 2, 2008 | Expat Life
Wow. Now that was interesting. I’m sitting here on the couch. It’s 7:45 pm and the phone rings. A woman from the Hanauer Anzeiger, a local newspaper in a neighboring city, is on the phone and wants to know how we enjoyed our free two-week subscription to...
by Tiffany | Sep 26, 2008 | Expat Life
“I’ve never seen you so excited about a piece of goverment mail before.” Surprisingly enough, I really was quite excited when my absentee ballot arrived yesterday in the mail. For one, this is the first time in the 7 years that we’ve lived in...
by Tiffany | Aug 30, 2008 | Expat Life
We used to pay for satellite TV. And then we realized it really sucked. For about a year we actually had no TV at all…and it was fantastic. Of course for something like the Olympics we’d still consider hooking up the TV but the daily stuff is just bad....
by Ayla the Newfie | Aug 22, 2008 | Expat Life
I find myself reading tons of emails and messages every day because, well, I’m a geek and I work on the Internet and my PC all day. People ask if I get sick of being alone most of the day, but most days I’m actually kinda thankful to not have to interact...