I'm auditing a homeschooling co-op class with my 2 daughters, Kelley & Caitlin, at Learning Arbor Co-op in Apex, NC so that I can learn about blogging before we move to Germany in a month.
So my girls are moving along nicely with their blogs, while time escapes me.
This next month will be insanely packed full of chores for me and the girls. Sam's working his buns off overseas, so he's got his plate quite full, too.
I hope to have some interesting content on here soon. So much to share, so little time.
I'm loving spring in NC, except for the dusty yellow pine pollen that coats everything. Makes for pretty spring rain puddles and rivulets. I'm just wondering: Will I get to experience spring pollen all over again when we arrive in Germany on 4/24?
While looking at the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, of which there are a few in our western part of Germany, I found out about the fossil pit just south of Frankfurt, Germany, which is about an hour and a half's drive for us from the town we're moving to, Queidersback (rhymes w/ Queidersbock).
Check out the Messel pit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_pit
It's amazing at the vast variety of fossils that were discovered there. The World Heritage Site link is a great one to learn about too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site
We have another World Heritage Site closer to Queidersbach, which is the Volklingen Ironworks that awaits our exploration:
So my girls are moving along nicely with their blogs, while time escapes me.
ReplyDeleteThis next month will be insanely packed full of chores for me and the girls. Sam's working his buns off overseas, so he's got his plate quite full, too.
I hope to have some interesting content on here soon. So much to share, so little time.
I'm loving spring in NC, except for the dusty yellow pine pollen that coats everything. Makes for pretty spring rain puddles and rivulets. I'm just wondering: Will I get to experience spring pollen all over again when we arrive in Germany on 4/24?
While looking at the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, of which there are a few in our western part of Germany, I found out about the fossil pit just south of Frankfurt, Germany, which is about an hour and a half's drive for us from the town we're moving to, Queidersback (rhymes w/ Queidersbock).
Check out the Messel pit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_pit
It's amazing at the vast variety of fossils that were discovered there. The World Heritage Site link is a great one to learn about too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site
We have another World Heritage Site closer to Queidersbach, which is the Volklingen Ironworks that awaits our exploration:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lklingen_Ironworks
Do you have a World Heritage Site near you? Have you been to any of these sites? Which one do you want to go to next?
Well, time to get some dinner ready. What's for dinner?
Wow, that sounds great. I know you'll have all sorts of adventures over there.
ReplyDeletesad to hear your moving so soon. please post lots of pics!
ReplyDeletedo you happen to know some german recipes? that would be a great post
ReplyDeleteMake sure that you don't get bombed by U-boats on the way.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the capital of Germany?
ReplyDelete@Ben M.
ReplyDeleteOh, oh! I can answer that one without even going to Wikipedia! Berlin!
I think you should post more offten.
ReplyDeleteYou should post more often!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone,
ReplyDeleteI will post more often once the movers are gone and my life is given back to me! Right now I'm packing up lots of stuff and doing too many things!
@RBKgoalie35...great idea!
ReplyDeleteWe were served this as a side dish w/ our meals while there house hunting:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Spaetzle-Dumplings/Detail.aspx
Here's a familiar name in Germany, Barbarella. Can you post something about that name and German history on my blog page?
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Barbarellas-German-Pancakes/Detail.aspx
This looks like a great dish that I want to try soon:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Red-Cabbage/Detail.aspx
Wild boars roam the land in Germany (although we haven't seen any) and pork is the favored meat there, too. Here's a recipe that looks good:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Pork-Chops-and-Sauerkraut/Detail.aspx
Pastries are almost as famous in Germany as they are in France. I saw these in a bakery in the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Style-Weck-Rolls/Detail.aspx
And for dessert, here's a recipe for German Chocolate Cake, although this looks a bit different than what I see in stores in the U.S.:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Chocolate-Cake-III/Detail.aspx
@ Madison,
ReplyDeleteYes, thank goodness we didn't fly over the N.C. coast or we might have been spotted by those dastardly U-boats.
Can anyone else post about the connection to the Germany U-boats and North Carolina's coast during World War II?