Pickles and Onions

My sister-in-law, S-Squared, aka the hot babysitter , is invited to a few weddings this summer. As a beautiful, tall, slender, fashion consc...

A special time in southern Germany has begun: Spargelzeit. Loosely translated, it’s a very limited time when fresh, white asparagus are ava...

One thing I love about warm, sunny weather in Germany, are the hours spent on our balcony. Last year we finally bought a teak table we c...

I’ve got another cold and, since I’m still growing our little worm, medicine is out of the question. Which is actually okay because the best...

I put a lot of importance and value on a good bed because I enjoying spending long hours reading, talking on the phone, sleeping, and other ...

Last weekend I attended a Work-in-Progress Writers Studio for my ongoing project. The studio was led by the inspiring Irene Graham and held...

An excellent friend celebrated her special day this past week. As always, she did everything with Style, and, yes, with a capital S. First, ...

We celebrated a special birthday in the Steinbach family recently. My sister-in-law, lovingly named S-Squared, shone into her new year. Natu...

Based on popular (meaning one) request, here is some more from Wonderful Whistler. The Olympic rings, looking even more fabulous with thre...

Today was a local celebration to get people outside and on their bikes. The Mr. and I took advantage of it and enjoyed a massive bike ride i...

The longer we are back in Germany, the clearer it becomes to me that the number one highlight from our trip was Milford Sound . The Mr. and ...

Before the Mr. and I really understood that the Kiwis have a  very limited sense of distance or time estimation , we took an “easy, short” h...