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CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNYDER The small town of Soufllenheim in the Alsace region of France is famous for their pottery.  It is a great little town with some really interesting pottery shops and at least one wonderful restaurant. Shops are open mostly from 10-12 and 2-6, so we tried to arrive right at 10 to [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LINDA MENCH Stumbling upon little treasures: German Fabric Stores Some of my greatest finds have been the ones I’ve stumbled upon! If only to get so lucky more often –you know, the great little “corner bookstore”, the fantastic Metzgarrei, and most recently, fabric stores! I’ve got time to sew again, however, I lightened [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI Furniture shopping in Germany can be fun and you can find some cool pieces to add to your living room. The downside is, in most cases the prices are way higher in most German furniture stores than in American stores. (Don’t forget to use VAT form!) Depending on where you live, [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI If you have read my blog you know that I love to shop and I also like to find good deals. So for our family visiting a new city or country also means new shopping opportunities. It may sound silly or maybe even shallow but after working so many years as [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LINDA MENCH Try-it Thursday is my attempt to encourage the boys to try something new and is secretly my desire to homeschool them!  Try-it Thursday (named by my son) really seems to apply to just about everyday here in Germany, lately. We ran down to the train station in our little village with [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI Meril has led us through the land of pregnancy, labor and delivery, and maternity clothes shopping, all while being stationed in Germany. Today she’ll guide us back to German baby-land, this time decorating the nursery. Most moms-to-be start thinking about nursery and baby gear quite early in their pregnancy. Once in [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZABETH MYERS Today’s article gives us a sneak peak into an intriguing basket and home decorating factory store. It looks like it  might be a great place for those of you missing HomeGoods or Kirklands! And for your German lesson of the day: Flechtwaren means braid or weaving.  If you’re looking for some [...]

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