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About erdhummel

Familial entropy - that's an insight into our current life which has been fundamentally changed last summer when our daughter was born. Having studied in Cottbus, Germany, and worked/studied in Edinburgh, Scotland, we momentarily live in a small town in Switzerland where Karsten is trying to save the environment and Freddie is trying to save our sanity. Since there is not much time for elaborate, long emails while doing that, we thought a blog might be a good option to smuggle ourselves into the lifes of our friends.

milestone

Celebrating Karsten’s milestone: three exhausting field seasons, two stays in Finland, hours and hours working with R and two children later, a French chocolate cake with no less than nine eggs seems appropriate for his first publication 🙂 (“Looks about … Continue reading

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Räbeliechtli

On one evening last week, I took my bike and went to the library to pick up a book. That was when I noticed two things. First of all, that I have a really old bike. One of the type … Continue reading

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this moment

A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by SouleMama. (And if you have a blog yourself, feel free to join in and leave a link … Continue reading

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Arth-Goldau wildlife park

Is it really November? It surely feels like early October with temperatures around 18° C, colored trees and clear blue sky! With my mother in law staying with us and hence a car available, we decided to enjoy yet another … Continue reading

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autumn days in Freiburg (late)

Piles of laundry, dust in the corners, a sore throat, no blog posts….gee, time really is scarce right now! But on the other side: another pumpkin pie on the table, brunch with the little one’s playgroup, medical check-up for the … Continue reading

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pumpkin delight

Do you know the feeling that certain types of food and certain dishes are deeply connected to a special chapter of your life? The cake your mother always made for your birthday. The favorite food as a student. Food you … Continue reading

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this moment

A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by SouleMama. (And if you have a blog yourself, feel free to join in and leave a link … Continue reading

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these moments

I haven’t had much time to blog recently. Last sunday went by without a “this moment” post, not because there weren’t any moments last week that I want to remember – on the contrary, there are plenty right now! – … Continue reading

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a sense of humour…

…that’s what the constructions worker seem to have. Or what else should I think when currently trying to find a way into our garden… From now on, we will apparently take the pram up the tree house and go down … Continue reading

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autumn

Autumn is probably my favorite season of the year, together with spring. Brisk air in the morning, occasional mist, the smell of leaves, the warm colours. Hot tea, pumpkins, chestnuts (from the one and only chestnut tree in town) and … Continue reading

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