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 […]

We have found that taking a cutting from a tomato plant is quite simple and it roots really easily. But we’d like to do other plants as well and sometimes a rooting hormone would be useful. No need to worry about buying some expensive chemicals or organic something because we can actually make it ourselves. […]

Stefan came in the other day and said, “Do you know that by 2030, 86% of Americans will be considered obsese or overweight?” Do what?!?! But indeed, it seems to be true. According to a study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the University of […]