There have been a lot of new additions to the advertising bar on NOH over the last month, and I am so thrilled to be able to introduce you to so many great companies who are currently sponsoring NOH. If you would also like to purchase advertising on No Ordinary Homestead, please visit the Advertise […]

You probably noticed last week that You Capture has been moved to Wednesdays. I have to say that after 5 months of posting ritualistically on Thursdays, I am still trying to get my brain to absorb the fact that now I’m doing this a day earlier. I imagine that just about the time I get […]

I know that not all places in Germany are as unfriendly to shoppers as they are in Hessen, but one thing I am not a big fan of is being looked at like a crazy person when I go stand in line somewhere because I have a shopping cart full of stuff. The typical way […]

I cannot believe the words I am about to type… Sometime in the very wee hours of Sunday morning, car capers rode down our street and stopped at Stefan’s car. And then they apparently worked their car theft magic and were probably inside and driving away in about a minute. Chances are, we’ll never see […]

Dearest friends, Today I am celebrating my fifth birthday. In dog years, that means I’m now 35! I’ve already found my first gray hairs and become quite calm and subdued (versus my previous crazy puppy days of chewing up stairs and jumping in bushes). I do still appreciate chasing a good ball for a few […]