Some are probably wondering where we disappeared to this weekend although we usually go pretty silent over the weekends and that’s usually because we’re working so hard. This weekend we decided to throw ourselves back into some work and started the to convert the former chicken coop (and coal storage room before it was used […]

Sometime during the day tomorrow, our new refrigerator will be arriving. We found a side-by-side we like for less than €1,000 which was generally our goal. As it turns out, it’s the cheapest and pretty much the one we liked the most anyway so we’re quite pleased. I don’t have a photo for you yet […]

It seems that around here there is a practice project for every one of our major renovation projects. For example, the lower wall by the front door is in dire need of new plaster. It’s a major project and of course very visible to everyone entering our house so we where a bit apprehensive to […]

Although we live only about 20 km outside of Frankfurt city (12 km from the city limits), we are generally in the middle of farming country. Our back-door neighbors are potato farmers along with many others in our town and there are also quite a few of them that farm grains as well. This past […]

I can’t believe I didn’t write about this sooner but I guess I’ve had other things on my mind… When Stefan’s family was here two weeks ago, his aunt brought us a lovely little fig tree. It has several figs on it and I would say that they are beginning to ripen as well….but I […]