November was stunning. We had mostly warm beautiful blue skies and sunny days. A vast changed to last years three week gloom and rain...

That's right, Art and I have called Homestead Albania home for six years this month. I left a fancy IT job in New Zealand and moved to...

Last year, we attempted to dry whole persimmons but the outcome was tossed in the compost pile. But with the purchase of a small five...

Art and I have upgraded our scythe/shovels to a dom dom (tiller) with various attachments. It was in large part due to maintain the grass...

One amazing benefit to living in northern Albania is the ability to take a day trip to the Albanian Alps. We did this twice in three...

Summer kicked in with a major heat wave. We had three days over 100° F and more in the forecast. Is this our usual summer days? No, not...

I recently added author to my credentials. This prompted a question by an old associate over LinkedIn. How many careers have you had? I...

We started off May with a bit of a cloudy day and rain shower but the warmer temperatures are here to stay. And with the blessings of a...

March came in with magical spring blooms popping up in nearly every corner of the garden, blue skies and loads of sunshine. We finished...

Ladies and Gentlemen we've struck oil, nah just kidding only water. The installation of a new well process has had it's share of...

We started off this year planning for the new pomegranate orchard and the first phase includes a well. Why do we need a well? From May to...

Short post but no less important. For the last thirty days I have been carefully checking and rechecking the stats since the release of...

I took time to walk around the nearly bare garden and take in all the changes that occurred this year this afternoon. We managed to...

Featured Author Adam Yamey: Adam Yamey, retired dental surgeon and author of several books about the Balkans, visited Albania in late...