A Quarantine Date Night at Home: Dining al Fresco

I wanted to share the easiest and most fun date night, right in the comforts of your home!  While we’re all quarantined at home for the foreseeable future, and while the sun shine is tempting us and the warm breeze floats by, I decided to have a little impromptu date night at home by dining al fresco!  It was so simple and easy to implement, and we had so. much. fun. We originally wanted to walk to the Karlshöhe this evening, but also wanted to make a homemade pizza and I figured it would be too hard to transport a […]

An Update from Stuttgart and the Coronavirus, Sunday March 29th

How’s everyone feeling?  Dave and I officially haven’t seen or been near anyone else for 17 days and counting, since David arrived home Friday morning the 13th (he was in the US since March 1 for work).  We both started teleworking that Friday and haven’t been into work since the 12th, similar to many of you. If you are an essential worker, I really do applaud you, it is not easy to go out every day and help keep us all afloat.  Thank you! Today I’m sharing updates on Stuttgart’s Coronavirus restrictions and what we’ve specifically been up to during […]

An Update from Stuttgart and the Coronavirus, Saturday March 14

Hi friends, I hope you’re doing well and staying healthy.  I wanted to write a post on how things are here in Stuttgart, Germany in regards to the coronavirus or COVID-19.  A lot has transpired over the past few days, as I’m sure it has for you as well.  I have been tracking the virus loosely as it spread exponentially through China, and of course much closer as it took hold in Italy and has basically grinded the country to a stop. Background and How Close we are to Italy First, some background.  Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Württemburg, one […]