No good for home appliances

Last year we had to buy a new fridge because the small one we moved here with died on us. Not that we were too upset about it. We were looking for an excuse to buy a side-by-side anyway…but now our washing/drying machine from Siemens has encountered a problem....

What a day!

We’ve had quite a day here on the farm. Actually it all kinda started yesterday when our phone went out. We couldn’t receive calls, make calls out, had no internet…and we basically started going stir-crazy. Of course we didn’t have a cell phone...

A new way to sling mud

As we mentioned earlier, we have been doing some work on the exterior wall of the main house (called the “sockel” in German) because it was starting to crumble a bit. It seems that our house was rejecting the modern metal framing the previous owner used to...

Our terrazzo entry hall

I actually started this post months ago, thinking one of the times we talked to our Italian tile guy, we’d remember to ask him if he knows someone who does terrazzo. But we didn’t and he didn’t notice the floor so this post just sat dormant…...

Cool showers aren’t fun

We had a heater repairman come out this morning because our water heater has slowly been getting colder and colder. When we bought the house almost a year ago, the water from the tap was warm enough t make a cup of instant cappuccino. We could easily shower for 30...