Cleaning out the attic
When we bought our farmhouse 6 years ago, the initial idea was to build out the attic in the main house as a wonderful oasis for adults in the form of a rockin’ master suite. Believe me, I can still totally see that finished room up there in the space. And we were even talking […]
The great apartment search in Berlin
With our moving deadline of July 17th drawing closer by the day, we have been scouring the apartment ads online for weeks now. If you’ve ever looked for a new place to live, you know it can get confusing, stressful and just downright crazy. Our plan is to see about 20 apartments in 2 1/2 […]
Move to your own beat
Our plans for Monday were quite simple. Or so we thought. The plan was to head to the Red Bull FlugTag in Mainz (the event where people bring their homemade flying devices with them so they can be launched off a platform in the water and one gets to test if they catch any air […]
When you need to get the paint up fast!
Back before we bought the farm, we lived in a big house with a huge cellar which was begging to be turned into a movie room. But with white walls in there, it was a bit too bright for our plans. So after a bit of advice from a friend, we painted the room terracotta. […]
Our favorite lasagna – no blandness here
Last Thursday was a day of cleaning and cooking…we had a lasagna recipe that I’ve been using for a little while now but it just lacked flavor in the end. The ingredients had great potential but perhaps it all just needed to sit a lot longer. Even after it was frozen, the flavors didn’t come […]