Life around Suttgart, Germany

Sometimes things aren’t too exciting, and that’s ok! I’ve written about an ordinary week last year, as well as the year before. This week I went to a bulk food health store in downtown Stuttgart, and look forward to going again! Check out these gorgeous (well, to me!) Portobello mushrooms

It’s asparagus and strawberry season here, and people just LOOOOVE their white asparagus. It’s like in Forest Gump: asparagus with hollandaise sauce, asparagus with ham, asparagus with potatoes and on and on. I just LOOOOVE green asparagus and was happy to find an assortment of fresh fruits and veggies at the bulk food store.

Earlier in the week, I got 500 grams (a decent sized container) of local strawberries for $1! Anyway, you can either bring your own containers or buy reusable containers to buy your bulk products. A scale weighs your empty container and spits out a small sticker so you only pay for the food items when it is weighed upon purchase, not the weight of the container.

I got dried peas, roasted peanuts, almond flour, and several other items. Parking is tough on Saturdays, but allegedly better during the week, and public transportation is always an option! Schuettgut will see me again soon- this is not a sponsored post (I wish)!

In other news, handbell choir is done for the season. I ended up being the director this spring, after the previous director got very short notice orders to move. Bible study is coming to an end, and travel season will soon be here. Yoga will be on break, though thankfully German choir keeps going until after the summer concert. Thinking of trying new things, like the swimming hall nearby, which has a large outdoor summer splash park attached.

The "pick your own flowers" stands are in full swing. Daffodils are gone, and tulips are blooming nicely. Peonies are already growing. The honor system seems to work ok: a sign lists the price per stem, and you put your money into the cement-encased lock box.