Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 24, 2009, 3:26 am
I was feeling adventurous this weekend and decided to try something totally new. A recent mental inventory of our freezer trunk reminded me we had a bunch of okra I froze and a bag of shrimp that were...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 20, 2009, 5:24 am
Believe it or not, next Thursday is Thanksgiving. Are you prepared? Thanksgiving can be an insanely stressful day for those doing all the cooking, but you don’t have to let it become your worst...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 18, 2009, 6:24 am
Hey friends! What’s going on? Is it raining nonstop where you are too? It’s been nothing but drizzle, rain and more drizzle here. Totally disgusting. Today we finally have some sunshine b...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 17, 2009, 5:28 am
Our Christmas menu, like New Year’s, is always a bit up in the air at this time of year. Last year it was fairly easy for us to decide because we wanted a Thanksgiving-style dinner since we skip...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 16, 2009, 5:52 am
I don’t know if I’ve ever posted forwards on this blog, nor do I intend to make a habit of it…but this rewrite of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” that I was recently em...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 13, 2009, 8:27 am
I’ve always loved the idea of making your own Christmas presents for your loved ones. They just become so much more special than anything you can buy. In fact, I think we need some rules in this...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 12, 2009, 6:10 am
Stefan is a chocoholic. He may not like me mentioning it here, but it’s true. He might need to seek therapy. No, it’s not really that serious, but if there is no chocolate in the house he ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 11, 2009, 10:00 am
Hey furry friends! You are not going to believe what has been going on here the last few days. For starters, I’m in heat which makes me giddy and a little loony…which translate into 100 p...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 9, 2009, 4:04 am
As the holidays grow closer, my mind wanders more and more often to cleaning the house. I’ve said it before and I’ll mention it again: I’m not a fan of cleaning although I do enjoy h...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 6, 2009, 9:18 am
I have been getting more into aromatherapy and herbs again lately. I had an interest in them before Mackenzie was born but when I was pregnant, I couldn’t work with most of the oils so those int...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 5, 2009, 4:33 am
Mackenzie is officially moving from 9 month to 12 month sized clothing today. In German sizes, that means we’re starting on the 80 (cm) sizes now. I pulled a TON of stuff out of her dresser last...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 4, 2009, 3:12 pm
Hey puppy pals! What have you been up to? I have been thinking up new ways to keep myself busy since it’s been raining a lot. If you follow my tweets, you might have noticed me talking about th...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 4, 2009, 2:46 am
Because our neighbors have a huge potato farming operation, we have the opportunity to forage tons of potatoes for free. Ok, maybe not tons, but many, many pounds. More than we can carry at once and m...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 3, 2009, 8:31 am
Lately I haven’t been that great about meal planning. I’m a bit uninspired and just have so much going on that I often don’t feel much like cooking. Usually meal planning would help ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 2, 2009, 7:04 am
Cold and flu season is in full swing, and with H1N1 running around all over the place, taking a few extra precautions to keep germs at bay is never a bad thing. I’m not saying you need to bathe ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 2, 2009, 1:27 am
I recently picked up a copy of The Complete Book of Herbs by Lesley Bremness because I’m really interested in developing an herb garden. Actually, it will be sprawling container garden along wit...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Nov 1, 2009, 1:19 am
If you read this blog via email or a reader, you may not have seen our new changes. You remember the old site, right? Nice but getting a bit outdated in the current world of blogs… So here is t...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 31, 2009, 8:13 am
Earlier this year, we decided to give up  the battle against the slugs and snails in our garden for fresh leafy salad. Seedlings stood absolutely no chance against the evil pests and we couldn’...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 26, 2009, 7:42 am
Dear Mackenzie, Yesterday was your 11 month birthday. I know, I’m a day late. But it happens. I was sleep deprived and my brain wasn’t functioning so well. You had something to do with th...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 22, 2009, 6:00 am
As the garden season winds down here, it’s time for me to think ahead to next year’s planting. Starting seeds for seedlings will begin in just a few short months which means I better get ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 21, 2009, 4:38 am
Hey friends! The weather has been glorious here. It’s a brisk 34°F (1°C) in the morning these days, and down into freezing temps overnight. Even though it warms up to about 50°F (9°C) durin...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 20, 2009, 7:54 am
Some people ask me why I blog. There are many reasons really. Blogging is usually very therapeutic for me. I blog about a bad experience, a good experience, something crazy that happened…and I w...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 20, 2009, 3:07 am
I know it’s getting cold out and that usually means you don’t even want to think about eating ice cream…but this ice cream is a little bite of heaven, I swear. It is the most wonderf...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 19, 2009, 6:02 am
Those of you who know me well and congratulated me last Thursday (or close to it) about my birthday, thank you once again. You’re all too kind. Although this was one of those milestone birthdays...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 19, 2009, 1:51 am
Some would argue that it’s a bit early to wrap up posts on the garden for the year; but as far as fruits and vegetables go, things are pretty much done out there. There are still a few chili pep...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 15, 2009, 5:30 am
Although we didn’t have a huge harvest of pickling cucumbers (or even regular ones) this year, I did still manage to get a couple jars worth of pickles. I have always been a big fan of pickles o...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 15, 2009, 4:50 am
Hello all my wonderful anipals & human friends! I know I’m a day late but what can you do? Mom was too busy to help me finish my post yesterday and she said that since it’s her birthday t...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 14, 2009, 5:54 am
Last year, we got a new heater in our living room. It’s got three heating channels inside the unit (I’m sure that’s not what they’re called but fins seem to be name for the old...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 13, 2009, 1:37 am
Yesterday I was working on the computer when the doorbell rang. I glanced out the window and say a young woman about my age standing out the gate. Naturally, my first thought was, “Great, what&#...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 12, 2009, 7:43 am
I am sad to say that shopping in Germany is not really the same as in America. For one, you don’t have tons of coupons to choose from every week to influence purchases. Occasionally coupons will...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 7, 2009, 9:53 am
I just found an interesting little application for Facebook (yes, of course I’m on there…aren’t you??) called Networked Blogs. At the moment, my friends can read my blog posts withou...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 7, 2009, 1:50 am
Good morning my doggie friends, Today I would like to discuss the very serious matter of allowing your dog to be left out of all the fun. As you may have seen yesterday, my family recently went to th...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 6, 2009, 1:01 pm
The Oktoberfest is a big deal for most people in Germany, especially those living in Bavaria. We unfortunately don’t live in Bavaria but it’s still a big deal to us. The first year I had t...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 5, 2009, 12:57 am
There’s many things you can do with fresh tomatoes from your garden. One of my favorites is just slapping a little mayo on two slices of bread and then throwing a huge slice or two of tomato on ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 3, 2009, 6:42 am
I have so much to say these days, but my laptop has been standing in the way of my blogging progress. It’s also been hampering a lot of work I need to do with my laptop. It’s just not that...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Oct 1, 2009, 6:19 am
We have been neglecting our garden the last few weeks. It’s been so crazy around that we just haven’t been back there to check on things…and as a result the rest of our tomato plants...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 30, 2009, 7:06 am
Making your own organic fungicide is far easier than you might think and you’ve very likely got everything you need right at home. One of the reasons I like to make my own garden tonics is becau...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 28, 2009, 7:01 am
The last week or so has been a rough one here. Mackenzie has begun waking up in the middle of the night usually around 3:30am) and then doesn’t want to go back to sleep for a few hours. This is ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 28, 2009, 2:10 am
On August 7th and 8th in the year 2009, our little family had the great honor of celebrating a long awaited wedding between our friends Steffen & Steffi. As a matter of fact, they got engaged in 2005 ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 25, 2009, 7:48 am
Dear Mackenzie, Here I sit again, another month having flown by. You are growing by leaps and bounds. In fact your daddy asked yesterday whether you’d grown an inch over the course of the day. ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 24, 2009, 7:43 am
Ok, Grandparent’s Day was actually on September 13th, but since I’m already playing catch up with my blog posts, I figured another late one is going to be all right. Maybe next year I̵...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 24, 2009, 6:09 am
We are big fans of sandwiches here, in all shapes and forms. Since I bought a bunch of frozen mahi-mahi fillets on sale a little while back, I figured we might as well start eating the things. We had ...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 18, 2009, 5:56 am
At some point in your life, I’m sure you’ve heard about a little party held in Munich every year called Oktoberfest. But did you know that it’s actually held the last two weeks of Se...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 17, 2009, 9:35 am
It’s been over a month since the greatest little party on earth, aka Lanternfest, and I figured it’s about time I get these photos online. Also, we’re going to be attending another o...
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Tiffany M. posted an article on No Ordinary Homestead - Sep 16, 2009, 5:10 am
G’day mates! I’ve been in a strange mood the last couple days. I’m starting to boycott going for walks but I refuse to reveal my reasons. Ok, well I will give you a few things I don...
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