And we found another secluded lake. Now it’s time to head back to the kids and our parental duties 🤍 #love #germany #mecklenburgvorpommern

Sunday #coffee just the two of us 🤍

In philosophy class, he recently answered the question, “When do you feel free?” with: “When I’m riding.” 🤍 #horsestr #kidstr

The rose hip wreath looks so pretty on our front door 🤍 #homesweethome

#GM autumn Sunday 🤍

Time for #coffee in the garden 🤍 #foodstr

Tammo wants to help me pick rose hips 🤍 #dogstr

My fingers are completely covered in tiny pricks, and I still need to pick more rose hips on my next walk. But I think it’s going to turn out beautifully 🤍 #flowerstr #autumn

A morning walk in the most beautiful October weather. I picked some rose hips along the way, and later I want to use them to make a wreath for our front door 🤍 #germany #mecklenburgvorpommern

#GM Tag der Deutschen Einheit 🤍 When I moved to Mecklenburg-Vorpommern more than 20 years ago, I fell in love with the eastern part of the country and not long after, with an East German guy, too. If Germany were still divided, my husband and I would never have met, and this beautiful part of Germany would never have become my home by choice.

Have a cozy evening and #GN 🤍

Evening walk 🤍 #dogstr

60 liters of juice from our one and only apple tree. And of course, we had to bring home some of this cider from the local cidery, too. That’s how we’re kicking off the weekend tonight 🤍 #drinkstr

Picking up our apple juice 🤍 #mecklenburgvorpommern #germany

My husband just came home briefly to put the groceries away. It reminded me once again how wonderful it is to have a husband who doesn’t just carry out his wife’s instructions (as happens in so many marriages!), but actively contributes, thinks things through, and helps shape our life together. We both do a lot and we’re both hardworking. We can rely on each other to always do our best. And when something gets left undone, it’s certainly not because of laziness or carelessness. Being able to rely on each other like that is such a huge relief and creates so much room for lightness and ease. I can only recommend it to every couple 🤍 #love #marriage #femininity #masculinity

#GM rainy day 🤍

“Es gibt ein Im-Stich-lassen, dass ruhig mit der im Stich gelassenen Seele am selben Tisch sitzt und im selben Bett liegt und sie durch diese lieblose Nähe noch mehr vernichtet.“ (George Eliot - Middlemarch) Auch vor 150 Jahren gab es Menschen, die einen feinen Sinn für die Psychologie ihrer Mitmenschen hatten und ihre Beobachtungen in wunderbar treffende Worte fassen konnten 🤍 #literaturestr

I don’t think I’ll ever become a show jumper 🤍 #horsestr

You can’t imagine how much I enjoy these few hours on Thursdays when I have the house all to myself! Just not being on call for everyone for once, being able to get things done without interruptions, and even sitting quietly in the garden for an hour with a hot chocolate, embroidering or reading. I looooove it! 🤍 #dowhatyoulove

The banana bread is ready 🤍 I make it sugar-free and gluten-free, with walnuts and cinnamon. It doesn’t look particularly spectacular, but it’s absolutely delicious. I bake it every week, freeze it in slices, and pop a slice in the toaster whenever I need one. With a little cream cheese on top, it’s perfect for school when I only have a few minutes to eat. #foodstr #foodlove