We weren’t really feeling like doing anything too physical today so we decided to try something else new – recycling a big basket of bits and pieces of candles that was left in the house when we moved in. We’ve thought about doing this for a while, but never really had all the pieces until […]

We had a totally new experience today. We went shopping at an outlet center in Europe for the first time. There are a few in Germany that we’ve driven by or heard about, but we never felt inspired to go to any. If we heard from people about going to them, the response was pretty […]

I’m sitting here watching the opening ceremony, trying to figure out the trick with the big roll of paper and the projections on it. $100 million is the figure being thrown about for the cost of the ceremony – quite an incredible sum I have to say. So far, the people painting on the huge […]

Well, it hasn’t been easy but my transition from Blogger to WordPress is finally complete. I’m sure I’ll find another thousand gadgets and gizmos in the meantime to add here and there, but I finally have all the posts organized and filed which was not exactly an easy task. For starters, the migration from Blogger […]

Another Lantern Fest has come and gone, sadly, but we’re once again taking some great memories with us. We absolutely love that the whole town comes together for this event and parties for 4 days straight until they are just done for. Some of our neighbors living in newer sections of town hate this time […]