Blogging About Not Blogging

I haven’t written a new blog post in over two weeks. I have several half written posts, but nothing is interesting enough to keep me at it to finish. My attention span is zero, I am chasing squirrels. Even with all of the awesome writing prompts that the lovely Lorna at Gin and Lemonade has […]

1 Year Anniversary and No Need for a Vacation Any Time Soon

We have reached the end of July, next week is the 1st of August, and it has officially been one full year since we made the move abroad to Germany!! One full year!!! And it has been an amazing year at that! Last year we sold our tattoo shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We packed […]

Life with Jack, the Mullhund.

Yesterday, I spent most of the day cleaning. We have our next summer guest flying in tomorrow and I wanted to tidy the house up a bit. I mopped all of the floors, changed all the linen, and dusted. I even bought a new scented thingie for the bathroom. The house was clean and fresh. […]

10 Months in Germany

It has really been just shy of a year since we moved to Germany! As many of you know, my family sold or donated most of our belongings, packed up two bags and a backpack each, got on a plane and moved to Germany last year. Our household has changed a lot since arriving last […]

Jack and Newt are Almost Friends and Our Home is Filled With Poison Gas.

It’s been a few weeks now since our little family has expanded to include Jack, the Dog. Jack is still trying his very best to catch Newt. Newt is trying his very best to torture Jack. They go round and round all day long, taking a few naps in between. Then they start back up […]

Jack, the One Week Update

Yes, it has been a full week of dog ownership. (Not sure if that means we, the humans own the dog, or we the humans are owned by the dog. Maybe it’s a little of both). We have developed a comfortable routine. (Jack is a morning loving dog. 5:30am is his idea of a fantastic […]

4 Months in Germany, Some of The Things That I have learned

We have officially been living here in Germany for 4 months and I couldn’t be happier! Our lives have changed so much with this move and it has given me the time to really appreciate things. I have also learned a lot. I am now certain that it will take me the rest of my […]

Dog Envy

Germans love dogs. Everywhere you go you see dogs, all types of dogs. Big ones, small ones, Pure bred and mixed breeds. Dogs are welcomed nearly everywhere here in Germany. Many of the pubs and stores have bowls of water set out for the thirsty, four-legged friends. The dogs are also very well behaved. I […]