Lithuanian noun cases without the headache
The seven Lithuanian cases explained in plain English: what each one does, one table with two everyday nouns, and the order that makes them easier to learn.
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Family papers in the basement: what a cracked foundation means for them
Emigrant letters and old photographs in the basement? How to spot foundation cracks and damp early, and protect the family archive while it is fixed.
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What a bathroom remodel looks like in a family between two countries
Planning a bathroom for grandparents, visiting cousins and bath-time children: the questions a family between two countries should settle first.
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Vėlinės abroad: keeping All Souls' Day far from the family graves
Candles on graves, names read aloud and a quiet supper: how Lithuanian families abroad keep Vėlinės when the graves they would tend are thousands of miles away.
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Getting the house ready for Easter guests when the walls need painting
Parents flying in for Velykos and the spare room looks tired? How to choose which rooms to repaint, share the jobs and finish well before Easter.
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Getting the house ready for Kūčios when the mice reach the decorations first
Mice in the attic boxes before Kūčios: how a family hosting Christmas Eve can check the house, share out the jobs and keep the straw ornaments safe.
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A winter week in Florida with the cousins from Lithuania: a practical plan
Cousins from Lithuania want a proper wave: how to plan a family day at a wave pool, share out the jobs and turn it into easy language practice.
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Getting the whole family there: transport for a Colorado reunion or wedding
From village wedding carts to a shared coach: how to plan transport for a family reunion or wedding in Colorado so everyone arrives together.
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Leaving the house for a year in Lithuania: the repairs to do first
Heading to Lithuania for a year? The order to handle small repairs, licensed work and house-sitting so the home you leave stays in good shape.
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Learning Lithuanian as an adult: cases, sounds and a realistic plan
Why Lithuanian feels hard, how heritage learners differ from beginners, which resources help, and a realistic plan for the first three months, six months, a year.
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Taking children to Lithuania for the first time: a practical plan
When to go, how long to stay, grandparents or city, what children enjoy in Vilnius, Kaunas, Trakai and the coast, documents to check, and a sample 10 day plan.
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Starting a Lithuanian community group in a new city
How to start a Lithuanian group where none exists: finding people, first events, a playgroup or weekend school, legal form, money, venues and volunteers.
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