We’re no stranger to having random people drop by, asking if we still rent trained doves to fly at weddings and events (and no, we do not.) But earlier this week, a woman stopped in and asked if we were selling hay. For her guinea pig, of course. I have to say the conversation caught […]

When we took Ayla for a walk this morning, we grabbed a couple of Tupperware containers and carrying bags so we could raid the blackberry bushes near our standard walking area. We picked for about 30 minutes I guess, canvasing a pretty large area of berry bushes and felt a bit disappointed with the results […]

A long while back we posted a list of current nicknames for Ayla. It seems like our nicknames for the dog are constantly changing…some get added and others just get forgotten. But it always amazes us a bit just how many names we use for our dog on a daily basis…and she actually seems to […]

I haven’t written much about the nursery or what we’re planning to do in there…so I figured I would post a few links to the furniture, bedding and so on that we’ve picked out from IKEA. Yes, IKEA. Not too original on our behalf but the value for money still can’t be beat. Plus we […]

We got a notice in the mail this week from our local government, informing us that we need to call them to make an appointment for someone to come out and inspect our “Fäkaliensammelgrube” (fecal matter collection pit.) Apparently this is some sort of backlash from having our big compost pit cleaned out. I guess […]