Take a speedy peek at my preloved outdoor shopping with my Gone Thrifting at the Friedrichshagen Flea Market in Berlin & check out the fabulous sustainable style bargains I scored: Here’s what I created with that …
(hand)making a Mensch T in Berlin
Have you ever wondered how we created our groovy Mensch T’s? Well put away your ponderings and feast your eyes on the fancy schmancy video that reveals our handmade process of (hand)making a Mensch T in …
Tante Uschi’s Amazing Schatzkiste full of Vintage Treasures
I’ve written so many posts about the fantastic items I’ve inherited (& cleverly re-imagined) from Great Auntie Uschi that I thought it was time to introduce the fabulous woman herself: Wasn’t she a stunner? Tante …
Fresh Ink: my sewing machine tattoo
Here’s a little bit of trivia you may not know about me: I have tattoos and love them! The latest ink to invade my skin? This extra special slice of fabulousness: magnificent! And just who …
German wheels? yes please!
After years of complaining about stinky, packed trains, rental car prices & having taxi companies rob us blind we finally decided it was time to invest in a car of our own…a frustrating adventure that …
A Quiet New Years Eve in Berlin
As it’s our first year as parents we decided to forego our usual Silvester Bash and spend a quiet night at home welcoming the new year with our little mouse but it didn’t quite happen that …
Canadian to German Driving License in just 4 steps?
Unbelievably in a country as chock full of bureaucratic BS as Germany it really did only take 4 relatively simple steps to exchange my Canadian driver’s license for a German Führerschein…
Finding a Home in (Berlin) Germany
So, you’ve found love, a new job or for some strange reason think this dirty, unfriendly, xenophobic, racist, antisocial city is just fantastisch. Whatever the reason, you’ve moved to Berlin & now need a place …
Knocked Up in Germany
Congratulations! You have successfully procreated! It’s a time of excitement, fear & joy! If you live in Germany it’s also a time of paperwork, confusion, desperately looking for a doctor you can get along with …
How to (not) get married in Germany
DISCLAIMER: This my personal experience of how I (a Canadian) married my German spouse in Denmark in 2011 and avoided the insanity of attempting to get married in Germany as a foreigner. I am unable to …