I’m almost ashamed to share the next few photos with you, but I have to admit that after our very long winter and a muddy spring, Mackenzie’s jogging stroller was starting to look pretty bad. We probably are a lot tougher on our stroller than a lot of people, because rain, snow, sleet or sunshine, […]

Wild garlic (Allium ursinum AKA bear’s garlic, ramsons or Bärlauch in German) is a wonderful chive cousin that we’re lucky to have growing in our courtyard and a bit in our garden too. At Mackenzie’s christening dinner, we were served a wild garlic soup that was just incredible. I vowed after that to never let […]

You may have seen me mention Growing Edge a little while back when we were getting our aquaponics system up. But they were also kind enough to ask me to guest blog as well and I simply couldn’t refuse. Please don’t hesitate to pop over to their site and check out my post. You’ll find […]

Hello world! If you’ve been reading me for a while, it will come as no surprise to you that I am a highly trained cardboard box killing machine. I’ve made no secret of the fact that I will take out any box that crosses my path for no apparent reason, other than the sheer joy […]

For many, many years (probably since we moved to Germany), we have been on a quest for a really good burger recipe. We’ve tried several that have been tasty, but they were never just right. Some of them were best suited for spreading on the bun and eating it open-faced; others just lacked flavor and […]