Monthly Archives: June 2015

summer on the balcony

This evening, the little one and I will be off to Germany where we will spend three weeks with my family. I am feeling a bit biased about it – on the one hand, I am looking forward meeting my … Continue reading

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two years (or how you know you live together with a toddler)

This month, the little one is turning two. TWO! Unbelievable! Time flies and while I was preparing her birthday present (a photo book of her second year) and couldn’t help but wonder how fast our daughter is developing and growing. … Continue reading

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one way to kill time on a rainy afternoon…

Thursday afternoon. We just had a small snack, it’s 3:30pm and I decide to make a trip to the local library to a) let the little one practice her running bike, b) return overdue books and c) kill time until … Continue reading

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riddle

Friday afternoon, the little one spent some time with her two older friends in a playgroup. For some time, they were making and drawing stuff. It was only the three of them and the playgroup lady. This is what the … Continue reading

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garden joy

It has been quiet on this blog (again). Basically because the last four or five (or six…) weeks have been quite exhausting….Our holiday in Scotland didn’t really bring the expected recovery and when we arrived home lots of work had … Continue reading

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green, green, green (Scotland, part 4)

What comes to mind when you think of Scotland? Haggis? Whisky? Sheep? Highlands? Bagpipes? When I think of Scotland, one of my first associations is “green”. And not just green pastures, but green moss, green fern, green alleys, old stone … Continue reading

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Scotland part 3: Isle of Mull

After a really exhausting drive to the Isle of Mull, the arrival at our B&B felt like heaven. Despite our hopes, the little one decided to wake up extraordinary early the next day so that Karsten and I went for … Continue reading

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