We live on a not negligible hill. So the view is pretty good, but the bike ride home can get pretty tough. I'm expecting that by the end of the year we'll all have huge quads.
Behind the house is a path into the forest. Don't be fooled by the sun-dappled leaves; they're usually rain-dappled. To deal with the hill and the rain, and to get the kids to activities, we bought this lovely 1993 Ford Escort.
Oliver is delighted to live in a modern housing development with nature nearby and friends next door. He and his friend, Felix, play soccer in the cul-de-sac (rain or shine) and the kids can all walk down these foot-paths to school. Nora walks with two girls who live across the street. Katherine's father found a wild apple tree on the side of the road, and we now have about 5 pounds of apple sauce. We need to eat it pretty quickly since it is using up one of our good bowls and about a quarter of the small fridge.It has been officially declared that this was the rainiest August in Germany since 1881. We are so happy to have been here for such an historic occasion.
Mike and Katherine, this is marvelous! Do you mind sending the blog link to Kevin as well? I know he'll be interested too. Sorry about the rain. At least on your big hill, you won't get flooded out. That happened to us the year we lived in Bonn. We enjoyed the hottest summer since 1951 in Berlin so I guess Germany is all about weather extremes right now. Enjoy your time there and say hi to the kids from us.
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