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Sam loved when Pavice made kolace, and this batch that she produced in her summer kitchen was her last one for him.

Robert is a rock star.

Sung at the baptism of Paul and Helen's daughter, Magda. Malo po Malo means "Little by LIttle," and has been the village anthem for generations.

This was the ride that made Robert sick, and made Jim nearly lose it from nervousness. Look at how those kids kick each other around!

Zora (left) and Baka Ana show off the art of rolling sarma from kiseli kupus, in Baka Ana's kitchen in Mrkopalj, Croatia.

Baka Ana Tomic and Zora Horacek teach the art of knitting socks--five needles!

The November feast day that is the only one all religions in the former Yugoslavia celebrate, and the day I found the graves of Valentin and Jelena.

Book trailer for Jennifer Wilson's RUNNING AWAY TO HOME. Available for pre-order now. On-sale everywhere books are sold October 11, 2011. For mo...

The 88 can't seem to agree about the mix of their new song. We hope they can get it right so the public can hear it!

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Sam Hoff homeschool assignment in Rovinj, Croatia: Make a Science Fiction movie. It is awesome.

Running Away to Home is a book about how my family and I sold all our stuff and moved back to the ancient Croatian mountain village of my ancestors...

Baka Ana's grandson Filip shreds the cabbage, they way it's always been shredded in Mrkopalj, Croatia, throughout the centuries.

Baka Ana's (gorgeous) grandson, Filip, making the yearly sauerkraut supply in the cellar. Ingredients: cabbage, salt, that's it.

Our neighbor Zeljko Crnic took us on a tour of the heart of Mrkopalj--the Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows. He and Sister Terezija (with his gra...

Our landlord and guide, Robert Starcevic, wrote and performed this song as a young man. Awesome.

Tomo was the go-to guy for roasting a sheep in Mrkopalj. Or, as we liked to call him: The Architect for the Sheep.