Author Archives: erdhummel

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.

this moment

Posted on 11. October 2015 by erdhummel

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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Yesterday afternoon included..

Posted on 10. October 2015 by erdhummel

…a thrilled two-year-old jumping up and down in the matress section in a popular Swedish furniture store (without shoes, at least) …cinnamon rolls for everyone …a full shopping trolley although we just wanted to test the matresses and nothing else … Continue reading →

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newborn bureaucracy

Posted on 7. October 2015 by erdhummel

Together with sleepless nights and sour milk on your shirts, having a newborn also comes with a lot of bureaucracy. As German parents living in Switzerland, it means that we have to apply for a German passport so that we … Continue reading →

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this moment

Posted on 4. October 2015 by erdhummel

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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Sandbox mayhem (guest entry of Karsten)

Posted on 3. October 2015 by erdhummel

Yesterday, the coarse sand (almost gravel) in our sandbox was finally replaced with fine sand, which can be used creating all kinds of things – cakes, animals, you name it… Consequently, the little one and I went out this morning to … Continue reading →

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first days on our own

Posted on 30. September 2015 by erdhummel

Since Monday, Karsten has to work again and the little one, the hobbit and myself try to manage our not-yet-reinvented daily routine by ourselves. Two kids versus one adult, first time in our family life. In Switzerland, the officially granted … Continue reading →

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101 (or so) ways of drinking coffee

Posted on 28. September 2015 by erdhummel

Every time when my parents visit us (or when we visit my parents) I am surprised about how much coffee, and yet how different the ways are how we like our coffee best. I do come from a family of … Continue reading →

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this moment

Posted on 27. September 2015 by erdhummel

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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summer of the hornets

Posted on 24. September 2015 by erdhummel

This summer, we have seen as many hornets as never before. Without exactly knowing where the nest is located, we are sure that it must be somewhere pretty close to our flat. That, or our flat just seems immensely appealing … Continue reading →

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medieval market at Lenzburg

Posted on 21. September 2015 by erdhummel

Lenzburg has been on our day-trip list for quite some time now, but since we don’t have a car and are therefore dependent on the public transport, it always takes some time to actually visit all these great places. With … Continue reading →

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