Our lovely apartment

Daughter-in-law Rachel asked to see some photos of the apartment, having seen "before" pictures while we were still in the States.  Herewith are some "before and after" shots of our spacious ground-floor Wohnung here at Berlinerstrasse 43:

  

As you enter the apartment . . . carpet removed and handsome tile and engineered-wood floor discovered.

  

Our bedroom

  

The living room - ladders still there from installing the lights and curtains . . . 

  

The biggest change was the kitchen - from nothing to something quite wonderful!

We want to thank the many big and small contributions from members of the Ludwighausen Mennonitengemeinde as well as the family from Frankenthal that gave us their Oma's kitchen (including sink, stove and washing machine) and most of the lights in the apartment. Balil, our Syrian friend, gathered several of his friends to install the kitchen as well as cleaned much of the apartment. He also gifted us with a new light for the kitchen (like the one he uses in his own apartment.) And our neighbor Ruthild Foth (a key member of the Gemeinde and a valuable source of historical information), who lent us many of the towels, tablecloths, sheets, blankets and lots of things one needs every day. The fridge is from Greg's family. The beautiful quilt on the bed is on loan from the Unger family, who thought of many useful items for us. 

We are SO well cared for here at Friedenshaus!