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holiday snapshot number five: the garden
After almost two weeks at the Baltic Sea, the little one and I went to my parent’s place and spent some wonderfully relaxing days at our very own summer resort. Our normal rhythm each day: waking up, then reading books … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Travel
Tagged flowers, garden, holiday, lady's mantle, summer, summer retreat
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holiday snapshot number four: the BEACH!
One of the big advantages of Northern Germany is definitely…the beach! Or the seaside, in general. Depending what you are looking for. I love the seaside. And I miss the seaside whenever I am not there. Stormy autumn weather? Perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, beach, holiday, holiday with children, Kiel, seaside, summer
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holiday snapshot number three: picking strawberries
One day before we left Zurich I cleared our first strawberry bed as the season was more or less over. At the Baltic Sea, the season had just started. So? Trip to the nearest organic strawberry field. Result? More than … Continue reading
Posted in culinary bits and pieces, Germany, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, Erdbeerhof, holiday, Kiel, Schillerhof, strawberries, summer, Wisch
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holiday snapshot number two: Open-Air-Museum
During our first year, Karsten and I had a discussion about which part in Germany is most suitable for a holiday. Being from the Black Forest, Karsten of course said Southern Germany. Being from the Baltic Sea, I of course … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Germany, the little one, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, farm houses, Freilichtmuseum Molfsee, holiday, Kiel, Molfsee, open-air-museum
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Heavy garden traffic
While the rest of my family is on vacation, I am at home, working the weekends! At least it gives me the possibility, to really convey the beauty of having a garden – and if you do have one already, … Continue reading
holiday update (snapshot number one)
After two weeks of holiday, many beautiful impressions and activities and several too-hot-to-sleep nights we suddenly have a temperature drop of more than 20° celsius and pouring rainfall today. Which is, I must admit, a bit of a relief as … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Germany, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, holiday, Kiel, Kieler Woche, ships, Windjammerparade
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these days…
….we are busy with watching boats, playing in the sand, admiring cousins (the little one), visiting open-air museums (ok, just one, but my favorite one), drinking non-alcoholic cocktails, waking up and going to sleep with the sound of the seagulls, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Germany, the little one, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, Children, holiday, pregnant, summer
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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
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
Posted in Children, Family, the little one
Tagged birthday, daily routine, life with children, toddler
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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
familial entropy 