Bless you little one

    May 7, 2009 | Expat Life, Family, The First Year

    On May 1st, Mackenzie Skye Anne was christened. We had the ceremony in Bavaria in the same church where Stefan and I had our church wedding ceremony almost 7 years ago. This beautiful church is in a small town called Metten which is very close to where Stefan’s...

    Trees, tripods and other random stuff

    Mar 23, 2009 | Expat Life, Homesteading Life

    I’ve been in a cleaning frenzy today. We’re trying out a new system here where I use Monday as my “get the house back in order after the bomb went off weekend is over.” We’re usually so busy focusing on getting big projects done that the...

    Obama Fingers – now that’s some GOOD chicken

    Mar 17, 2009 | Expat Life

    Caught up in the wave of Obama-mania here, a German frozen food company called Sprehe has launched a product called Obama Fingers in an attempt to cash in on some of the hype. Obama Fingers are fried chicken fingers with curry dipping sauce which were released for a...

    I’m NOT lovin’ it

    Mar 4, 2009 | Expat Life

    We got out and about last Sunday morning, excited to be going to Sunflower Garden Center to find some further inspiration for our garden and courtyard. The weather was beautiful and on our way there, we made a pit stop at the nearest fast food place –...

    Archives? Who needs those?

    Mar 4, 2009 | Expat Life

    When something notable happens here in Germany, I try to make  few comments on it. This time around, I’m not really sure what to think. A building in Cologne containing the city’s historical archives collapsed yesterday. It contained 65,000 original...

    No meal planners in Germany?

    Feb 24, 2009 | Expat Life

    It was that time of the month again. Lots of meat frozen in the trunk freezer but nothing in the fridge to put a meal together with. It’s still going to be a little while until we can eat anything from our own garden so I had to make a trip to Lidl. It’s a...