So I mentioned earlier this morning that we’re having problems with our fridge. I decided that the first step I would take in attempting to solve the dilemma would be to defrost the freezer. It was long overdue and I thought perhaps this might have something to do with the situation, that the condenser wasn’t […]

Our refrigerator is on the fritz. It’s not really been normal since we moved in January but now with it being above 90 on some days, it’s clear that the fridge is not performing like it should be. Overnight it gets down to the 60s and the fridge still doesn’t keep anything cold. In fact, […]

The past few days have been scorchers. It’s been well above 90 degrees and that’s not really normal for Germany…but thinking about the last few years and what the weather has been like, it’s hard to define “normal weather” anymore. The first few weeks of July we had lows in the 50s and highs in […]

As many of you know, we live on an old farm here in Germany, built in 1834. Air conditioning is not really big in Germany and only available in newer homes. Having gone from Newf friendly weather in the high 50’s last week to the high 80’s today. Tomorrow it’s supposed to get even hotter […]

We started making our first batch of wine last week from some of the gooseberries in our yard. We stopped in Hornbach (home improvement store) really quickly, sort of by accident, because we knew there was an ATM inside the store and couldn’t seem to find one anywhere else. When we walked in the front […]