In the movie About a Boy, Hugh Grant plays a man who has more money than pure interest in life, and he talks about how he breaks down each day into “units” of 30 minutes. This not only helps him to structure his day, but most tasks he participates in take about this amount of […]

Hello friends, It’s started warming up over here and man am I starting to shed and lose dirt all over the kitchen. I can turn our kitchen into a desert overnight. It’s quite a feat really. But yesterday the weather turned a bit cooler again which I have thoroughly been enjoying. Now I just need […]

First, I’d like to thank everyone who entered in the Made in Germany contest (and any of the other Blogmania contests!) The response was great and I had a lot of fun reading all your responses about things you like about Germany. The beer and the food here were the most talked about — and […]

Don’t forget: Today is the last day to enter the Made in Germany giveaway where over $1100 in prizes are up for grabs! Three winners will be chosen in the US and Europe! Low entries so far — especially in Europe I almost didn’t decorate for Easter this year. Partially because we’re going to be […]

Remember those days when families used to cook on Sundays and all get together in the afternoon and early evening to gather around the table, talk about life, laugh together and just enjoy each other’s company? Well, this fried sesame seed chicken, served up with mashed potatoes, white gravy and green beans (or even fried […]