Minds are like flowers; they open only when the time is right.-Stephen Richards Just outside of Amsterdam in the Netherlands is a small town by the name of Lisse. Here, almost 7 million bulb heads are planted each year. They are arranged in such artistic ways that change every year, keeping visitors coming back for…
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Beginners Guide to Polish Pottery Shopping
Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures. Before moving to Germany, I remember someone mentioning that we had to go to Poland to shop for Polish Pottery. Of course, I kind of brushed this off as we don’t tend to enjoy the things that people say you HAVE to do. We enjoy being…
Visiting the “Salt Castle”
“Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow, until you find your dream.” European cities never cease to amaze me. This past July, we spent a few nights in an Austrian city most have heard of – Salzburg. This beautiful city’s name is German and literally translates to “Salt [Salz] Castle [Burg]”. This city…
To all those without the perfect life..I’m there with you
“Exist to be happy, not to impress.” Being a military spouse, I always hear of how envious people are of us. “You get to move across the country!” “I’ve wanted to see Europe.” “Your family looks so perfect & happy.” And yes, I love exploring and seeing new places, but I hope social media hasn’t…
A Goat Parade!
“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” – Lauren DeStefano No matter how old you get, there are always “first experiences” to be had. One of ours happened this weekend, at Naustadt Am…
Searching Through the Ruins! German Castle Ruins
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” – Anne Frank It will never cease to amaze the history around us here! Being from the Midwest, we had history and beautiful sites to see, but most were never preserved. I’m sure at one point it was destroyed on purpose, so it…
Fairy Tale Castles
“Even on the worst days, there’s a possibility for joy.” – Kate Beckett A couple weekends ago we traveled to Garmisch and, on our way home, visited Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau. Neuschwanstein is the castle that, it’s said, Walt Disney saw and based the Disney Castle off of. King Ludwig II is so interesting. He is…
The Little Details – Eremitage
“If people sat outside and looked at the stars each night, I’ll bet they’d live a lot differently.” – Calvin, from the Calvin and Hobbes comics A couple weekends ago we wanted to do a little day trip, so we drove to Bayreuth to see the Hermitage Old Place, Hermitage Court Garden (an 18th Century…
Quick and Yummy Overnight Yogurt Oats
Good food, good mood! Sometimes I feel like dealing with Daylight Savings time and little humans is worse than a full moon as a nurse. In Germany, we “fell back” last weekend (a week earlier than our family and friends in the US). The spawns seem to think this is a reason to wreck havoc…
Old Buildings In Dresden
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin As I listen to Justin and Stella play hide and seek downstairs and Nora is napping next to me, I figured I’d jot down this post quickly. We accepted a house on Thursday in this lovely little town, so we finally have a…