It’s been raining since Sunday and unfortunately this is likely how it will be the rest of the year and most of the winter here in Germany. Never fun and certainly not nice to look at or be out in but I know it’s worse in other places so I won’t complain too much. I […]

I’m probably behind the curve on this one as I usually am on new, trendy products in the US but this one really amused me. I mean, sure, it’s a pretty good idea and I really have to give the person some credit for coming up with the idea of charging people $300 for a […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Keep those sugarless treats out of Fido’s reach. Veterinarians warned on Friday that a commonly used sweetener might cause liver failure in dogs, and perhaps even kill them. Their report in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association appears to strengthen the suspected link between the sugar substitute xylitol, thought […]

We have some guests coming to stay with us tonight. They are the same people we were travelling with in Italy and they’ve also helped us with some of the work on the house during the first clean up weekend. Although the house wouldn’t have to be spotless for them, I still want it to […]

So as I mentioned before, we have some guests coming to stay with us tonight. They are the same people we were travelling with in Italy and although the house wouldn’t have to be spotless for them, I still want it to look nice. So I have been cleaning some things up around here and […]