Welcome! This blog is a collection of all sorts of things we want to record either for ourselves of things we think might be of use for others. Articles are from Birgit and Matt Fullerton; maybe at some point our kids will write some articles too.

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  1. Green Wave FAIL

    In Munich we have a few "green waves" - sets of traffic lights along arterial streets that are coordinated for a certain speed so that vehicles can move through the city without stopping. Although they're a nice idea, they seem to fool many a driver into thinking they're on the Autobahn …

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  2. Sewing baby blocks

    After purchasing an Aldi sewing machine and nice organic cotton fabric, I finally tried my sewing skills (not sure where they would have come from). Here is the result. Well, not quite perfect, but I'm quite happy considering it's my first attempt.

    baby cube

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  3. Potato-Pumpkin Curry

    Two weeks ago we started ordering food from a group of local farmers, who deliver organically grown food. This week we got a huge pumpkin so I started searching the internet for ideas of what to do with it. Here is the first meal that came out of it: a …

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