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Cooking made easier

May 29, 2007 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home

I mentioned on Friday that we had called an electrician to come out and hook up the stove and oven as well as take care of a few other things around the farm. He was supposed to arrive at 3pm but actually didn’t make it here until almost 5:30pm. Not a huge deal...

Going on vacation

Apr 5, 2007 | Travel

Ayla is going on vacation over Easter. We’re going to Locarno, Switzerland, to do some climbing, enjoy a bit of Italian atmosphere and hopefully some beautiful weather, too. We’re staying in a two-room apartment in the middle of the city which we stayed at...

A loooong walk

Mar 21, 2007 | Homesteading Life, Pets

Well, I wanted to post these pictures last week but I just didn’t get around to it….so now that it’s cold here again and even snowing a bit over the last few days, it seems like a good time to post about the few spring days that we had…and hope...

He’s a very helpful guy

Mar 8, 2007 | Homesteading Life

This morning, I had my first opportunity to talk with our neighbor who lives right next to us in the timber-frame house which has basically been condemned by the historical society. Well actually, they don’t live in the house (since from the looks of things it...

Meeting some of the neighbors

Feb 27, 2007 | Expat Life, Pets, Travel

Although we’ve been sick the past few days, we still continued to force ourselves to go on walks twice a day with Ayla. Sometimes the 20-minute walk in the fresh air seemed to help us, and other times it was a struggle to get back home but we didn’t want...