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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
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
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
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
Posted in Children, Family, Scotland, the little one, Travel
Tagged aquarium, Ballygown, Children, holiday, Isle of Mull, Mornish Schoolhouse, Schottland, Scotland, seafood, Tobermory, Ulva, Urlaub mit Kind
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Scotland part 2: our drive to the Isle of Mull (hello again, emergency unit…)
After one and a half days, we wanted to make our way over to the west coast in order to spend some quiet days on the Isle of Mull. The plan was as follows: In the morning, we will visit … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Scotland, the little one
Tagged emergency unit, feeling old, holiday with children, laceration, Scotland
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Scotland part 1: Edinburgh
Hello there, we are back again!! After one week full of Scottishness, we returned home safe and sound and a bit knackered. It has been a holiday full of memories, old and new ones, full of beautiful landscapes, sheep. good … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Scotland, the little one, Travel
Tagged Edinburgh, holiday with children, Leo's Beanery, memories, Scotland, travel
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let the countdown count faster!
One day to go and almost no nerves left…..the committee meeting yesterday evening and an incident this morning put my craving for a holiday on a new level. I was already prepared for yet another mentally nerve-wracking committee meeting (I … Continue reading
holiday countdown
Here we go…just two more days until we are off for this year’s family holiday. It’ll be just one week, but hey, that’s longer than last year’s holiday – slowly but steadily we are improving! And the location highly compensates … Continue reading
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.
Ascension Day or trip to Kyburg
While the second Sunday in May is usually celebrated as Mothers Day, Ascension is normally celebrated as Fathers Day (at least in Germany). Unfortunately, the first association with Fathers Day n Germany is probably the one of drunken guys pulling … Continue reading
familial entropy 