Good Bye fun Christmas time!! Since I just posted an extensive blog about the last 3 months nothing exciting to report – it was more a “sobering” week than exciting. The Seahawks lost against the Dallas Cowboys – unnecessary in my humble opinion; we “de-holidized” the house and took all the lights down, put the…
These days there is somewhat of a “doom and gloom” atmosphere here in Seattle, or should I say in all of the US? It seems like nature as well as human kind has gone on a rampage. As if its not enough that every day there are news about hurricanes, flooding’s and earthquakes, taking thousand…
I for sure can not complain about not having anything to do these days, our weekends are filled with all sorts of fun activities like Open Air concerts, family visits, road trips and a special highlight: watching the Seahawks in training camp (thank you Astrid for sharing this special event with me!). Wow that was…
I have a thing for potato salad; maybe its because potatoes are in my “German: blood; I mean we Germans grow up on potatoes and eat them pretty much every day in some form or fashion. There is though one caveat to my potato love: I like everything potato just not potato salad with mayo – yuck – but…
6 weeks no post – wow what a busy 6 weeks it has been. Lots of stuff had to be prepared and fixed around the house prior to my parents arrival and then the big day came and my parents arrived for their 3 weeks vacation with us. What a fun time it has been. My…
It seems like the 9 month period of mostly rainy days has begun und any garden related activities are shut down – almost shut down – my green house keeps on giving. Today I harvested as many Jalapeno Peppers as my tiny plant produced and also grabbed some more tomato’s that literally come out of…
A German in Seattle 