Before and After: The Kitchen Part 2

    Aug 26, 2007 | Uncategorized

    Continuing on from where we left off a few days ago in Part 1, we were in the middle of building a wall in the kitchen to split it into two rooms. Two days later, the wall was nearly finished which meant it was nearly time to start finishing out the ceiling and...

    Before and After: The Kitchen Part 1

    Aug 23, 2007 | Uncategorized

    Ok, I’ve been slacking off lately with the blog…I’m sorry. We recently dropped down from two laptop PC’s to one because we need a new charger cable for our old one and I just haven’t made it a priority to get a new one yet…but I...

    Our lantern festival – Saturday

    Aug 7, 2007 | Uncategorized

    Not much happens during the day on Saturday but since we were preparing for our own big party, we didn’t really notice. We ordered bread to serve at the party from our local bakery and picked it up on Saturday morning and you could see a bit of the party rush...

    Our lantern festival – Friday night

    Aug 7, 2007 | Uncategorized

    The 56th Annual Büdesheimer Laternenfest (lantern festival) officially ended yesterday. I have to say that we are both a bit sad because it was a whole lot of fun – and we were amazed at the amount of effort this little town put into the event…not to...

    Ayla’s Awesome Assays Vol. 7

    Jul 12, 2007 | Uncategorized

    It’s a short list of searches today because, well, I got so wrapped up in writing about getting rid of a Newf that I just didn’t feel like writing anything else after that. But for those who wander across this post with the intention of getting rid of your...

    License to Grill

    Jun 19, 2007 | Uncategorized

    I think I have a new favorite TV chef. I used to be a big Jamie Oliver fan and still like his carefree style of cooking…but this weekend we saw Robert Rainford’s show License to Grill and I am now a devoted fan. He’s got quick and easy techniques and...