Category Archives: Homemaking
Eat Your Clogged Heart Out, Paula Deen
We started out wanting to have a couple friends over for an evening of Youtube videos (like this one) and snacking. We ended up frying every food in sight and sending our guests into a literal food coma. On the … Continue reading
Filed under Chums, Homemaking, Marriage
Easter Morning
Homemade cinnamon rolls, church service at the Berliner Dom, and a late-morning walk in the brisk April air. We’re in happy spirits today.
Filed under Berlin, Germany, Homemaking, Marriage, Outings
Let’s Review
Last week… … I visited five museums because I want to win at parties with my arsenal of random facts. … Death’s Head and I spent a day at the library. It felt just like old times, because in old … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Germany, Homemaking, Marriage, Outings
Homey
We haven’t done much to furnish our apartment in Berlin, due to a mixture of frugality and laziness (it’s almost exclusively laziness). I’m lucky in that Death’s Head is super fun to live with and his companionship more than makes … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Books, Family, Germany, Graduate School, Homemaking, Marriage
Week in Review
This week I came to my senses and got a library card. Later, when I look back on my life, I will always wonder why I lived in Germany for a year and a half without getting one. It’s probable that … Continue reading
That Christmas Feeling
Our decorations are up, my festive playlist is on almost constant repeat, and on Sunday I baked Christmas cookies. I went with this Alton Brown recipe, because Death’s Head trusts him implicitly (Alton has an appreciation for the science of … Continue reading
Filed under Homemaking, Totally Useless
In Which Sweeping is Discussed (and Then Ignored) and Pizza is Eaten
People don’t read my blog for homemaking tips, mostly because the best homemaking tip in the world is “Google it” and you don’t need me to tell you that, you smartie pants, you. In any case, today I want to … Continue reading
Filed under Germany, Homemaking, Marriage
Elf Culture
Just because our apartment looks like an inept bachelor’s dorm room (if said bachelor has an affinity for low-end items in the ikea catalog and as a bonus: no self-respect), doesn’t mean that we would neglect holiday decor. We’re no … Continue reading
Filed under Family, Germany, Homemaking
Dinner Party
Many moons ago, we hosted our first Berlin dinner party. DH has been bringing it in the kitchen lately, and Asian dumplings and Thai curry were on the menu. But the main event was a beer taste testing. DH has … Continue reading
Filed under Berlin, Chums, Germany, Graduate School, Homemaking
Snapshots: Leipzig in June Edition
We watch the clouds change from fourth floor windows. It’s thunderstorm season here, which is great when you’re cloud-watching indoors, and not so great when you get caught in a downpour as you’re biking home. We eat delicious Thai food … Continue reading
Filed under Germany, Homemaking, Leipzig, Outings
