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.

Bumblebee madness

Posted on 13. April 2015 by erdhummel

Bumblebees have been an essential part of my life for quite some time! I cannot exactly recall how it started, or why. But I do remember for example my older sister coming into the basement, asking me what I was … Continue reading →

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this moment

Posted on 10. April 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. Welcoming the newest member of the garden gang (aka the most dreaded berry raiders)

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how to remember things

Posted on 7. April 2015 by erdhummel

“We have a new system how we remember things,” our friend recently said. “You know this moment when you are already in bed, ready to fall asleep, and you suddenly remember something that needs to be done the next day? … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter!

Posted on 5. April 2015 by erdhummel
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this time of the year

Posted on 2. April 2015 by erdhummel

It’s this time of the year again… …when you walk down the street while carefully viewing the roofs above you. When you pick up on conversations like “Oh dear, look at you!!” – “I know! It suddenly hit me! There … Continue reading →

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capricious morning

Posted on 31. March 2015 by erdhummel

This morning’s outcome: Snow. Storm. Sunshine. Torrential rain. Hail. Thunderstorm. The latter three while we were walking home from the supermarket. (I guess I should have checked the weather forecast before packed the sunscreen and left the winter boots at … Continue reading →

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here we go again….(or: travelling with children)

Posted on 25. March 2015 by erdhummel

Yes, the last trip to Germany was exhausting! And yes, we are doing it again! That’s one (of many) disadvantages of living far (or at least further) away from your family. It’s also another chance to “increase your self-confidence in … Continue reading →

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this moment

Posted on 20. March 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.

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art translation

Posted on 18. March 2015 by erdhummel

This is what the little one draws: …and here comes the translation (by colour): I loved it that she drew first and then handed me the pen and told me what to do 🙂

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day off with Gaugin

Posted on 14. March 2015 by erdhummel

After having had a rather stressful week in Germany, I had a day off today and went to Basel (or Riehen, to be precise) to visit the current Gaugin exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation. Since it takes a bit more … Continue reading →

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