Well, things are finally starting to thaw out a bit here…but with the thaw came the revelation that we have a water line break. The copper piping running from our mudroom out into the courtyard and finally to the guest house burst wide open, with about a two inch gash that has peeled back out […]

As I’ve mentioned, we were down in Bavaria this past weekend visiting Stefan’s parents. This is their house, rather typical for the area. I just love these houses with all the wood trim – they just look so classic. Naturally, we couldn’t let the time go by without taking a few photos. Here’s some of […]

It’s snowing here this morning. A bit unexpected to say the least…and there is still snow on the ground from over a week ago. Not because there was so much of it (although it was a good 3-4 inches which is a lot for the Frankfurt area) but because it has been below freezing for […]

While we were in Bavaria this weekend, we went to a nice little restaurant called Schlossgasthof zur Einkehr [(Haggn 26, 94362 Neukirchen, Tel: (09961) 701170)]. It’s a place the in-laws have been to several times and they always enjoyed it so we went to check it out. Definitely worth a visit if you are looking […]

It’s my general assumption that just about every new (and probably some which are no longer so new) parent is obsessed with developmental milestones and when their child hits them. I got an email from babycenter.com a few days ago and noticed they have an interesting little chart full of milestones which are broken down […]