This is what “home” has looked like to us for the past 4 years. We are just one of 3 families in this house… Here are some pictures of our village, looking down upon it from the vineyards. It sits in a valley with farmland on all sides… The village is small as well as [...]
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“Home”
Posted in Germany on November 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Autumn Has Come
Posted in Germany on October 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Taylor and I went to play at the park a couple weeks ago and found beautiful reminders that fall is now here. The leaves were turning color and beginning to cover the cobblestones and grass at the park. The weather was chilly enough to wear a sweater, the sky a bit grey, and I delighted [...]
The Flohmarkt
Posted in Germany on September 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Our village had an all-day “Flohmarkt” (flea market) on Saturday with many families participating. It was fun to walk up and down our village streets, viewing their “wares” (some junk, some treasure) and making a few small purchases. It was much like a garage sale back in the States and yet many things about it [...]
Schliengen Winzerfest
Posted in Germany on September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon the girls and I went to a carnival sort of thing in the neighboring town. There was lots of food (“Schnitzel and Pommes Frites” – a breaded and deep-fried piece of meat with french fries), beer, candy, and games as well as a brass band and a merry-go-round. We were having a very [...]
The New Grocery Store
Posted in Germany on September 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We found a brand-new market about 10 minutes away from us and as soon as I stepped in, I was reminded of home. It was a big store (much bigger than the other grocery stores I’ve been to here) and it made me think of Ralph’s and Albertsons (probably because it was more modern than [...]
A Moment of Understanding
Posted in Germany on August 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of our neighbors is an older woman who is very kind, but it has become obvious to both her and I that we have trouble communicating. She’s not the type of woman to pretend she understands what I’m saying, which is good! She speaks a German dialect that I don’t understand, since all I [...]
A Baseball Game
Posted in Germany on August 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
B-House has been looking into sports ministries here and found a baseball league. Imagine that! We went to a Sunday afternoon game last weekend to check it out. The scenery was beautiful, but we’re sad to report that the playing was not quite up to par with the Angels or Dodgers back in CA. The [...]
