The blackberries this year are amazing and they have been ripening faster than we can eat them. I’ve already made a batch of my favorite blackberry jam, made blackberry ice cream and have been eating them by the handful for breakfast or while working around the garden. My tongue is probably purple by now. I […]
Summer
Walking on the Beaches of Usedom
In the far northeastern part of Germany lies the island of Usedom, Germany’s second largest island, and one of the worldwide few islands to be divided by two different countries. After our trip to Rome last February, my mom and I looked into what we wanted to visit this year. We had already visited Rügen, […]
Castles in Lower Austria
For me, a train trip to Vienna is about 8 hour- if all goes well. I love taking the train but even 8 hours is a bit long for me. Instead, I decided to cut the trip in half and leaving work a bit early. Four hours later, I was in Innsbruck and my lovely […]
Brittany in September
My father had a big birthday coming up and wanted to spend it with family. After a lot of discussion, we finally settled on a week in Brittany and were excited to see what the week would bring. The eight of us met up in Pléneuf-Val-André, where we had rented a house for a week. […]
Blackberry Crumb Cake
Every year I more or less patiently wait for the blackberry season to start. I get excited when the first berries begin to ripen and then suddenly the whole bush explodes. This year I it hasn’t been easy keeping up with the berries. I made several jars of jam, next came a huge portion of […]
Beans and Zucchini on the Summer Table
Unlike last year when we could hardly keep up with the garden, this summer season has been off to a slow start. It rained a lot, and I had to replant a lot of things. Then it got hot and the plants couldn’t take the sudden temperature change, especially when the temperatures dropped again. But […]