our lives are very routine here and center around one building where we live and work and spend every second of every single day.  as you can guess, after nine months of being here, boredom has taken over more than one of us, which then means that we end up doing crazy things to entertain… Continue reading run, louissa, run!

  today makes the third year in a row that i’ve spent the 4th of july in europe.  i know, strange.  i really do love my country. happy independence day.

i arrived in Germany nine months ago very happy to be doing something with at least the following six months of my life.  i had somehow made a decision to leave home for a bit and was really more happy to have an answer for the ever present “what are you doing next” question than the… Continue reading quandary

sometimes i feel like a normal person. after a day spent away in a nearby city, three of us drove to the grocery store and bought meat, potatoes, and a pineapple for me.  the boys were in charge of grilling the purchased meat and the girls made potatoes, filled a pitcher with water, and set the table in… Continue reading sometimes

saw a inbox that’s full and wrote one in reply. watched apple crisp be made that’s now been eaten. glanced at a German workbook that went untouched. put a check next to the box for “exercise”. listened to frank sinatra. sang and did actions to “Peace Like A River” for the billionth time this summer. played games… Continue reading my day

i took a walk today.  the sky was still dark from the storm earlier today and there were branches and leaves along the narrow country road i walked on.  i’ve walked this road many times;  i know every large tree, every apple orchard i’ll pass, and every strange looking shack that might be beside the… Continue reading moving

i like pictures.  people see my camera and ask if i’m into photography.  i guess so, but probably not with the same intensity that most photographers possess.  i like pretty things and i like to remember them.  i like people and i want to remember moments with them.  that is why i like pictures.  they… Continue reading enjoy

i’m still here.  sorry there isn’t much being written. life continues. i slept until noon today.  i guess my alarm doesn’t really work anymore. i’ve watched the sun go down the past two nights.  the first was sitting in a canoe in the middle of the lake.  everything was pink and orange and blue and… Continue reading

i had mail in my mailbox three times this past week (which is really quite astounding).  the first was from a friend in her own little German town in the dear States (have i mentioned that i’m near the first Ulm?).  the second came in a red envelope and had a picture of a grumpy red-headed… Continue reading mail

i know, another entry.  but this one has pictures and they’re so much fun, aren’t they?  in our small little orchard here at Bodenseehof we have cherry trees and apple trees.  the cherry trees have become the center of our lives recently and really, our source of entertainment.  you can’t really blame us, can you? … Continue reading bake me some pie