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.

Hohenschönhausen Memorial

Posted on 24. October 2014 by erdhummel

While I was in Berlin, I wanted to take the chance and visit a museum all by myself again. Although I love visiting museums with children (after all I focused on museum interpretation during my studies), I do appreciate opportunities … Continue reading →

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weekend of independence

Posted on 22. October 2014 by erdhummel

It has been quiet on this blog for the last few days….which was due to my beloved husband who holds a very strong sense of justice. You see, he will be at a conference in the United States in November, … Continue reading →

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Beware of earthworms!

Posted on 16. October 2014 by erdhummel

Yesterday evening I had another meeting of the building committee to discuss the new design of our neighbourhood. As you might have noticed, trees have been a central point of discussion so far, with me vehemently defending them and many … Continue reading →

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short chestnut interlude

Posted on 14. October 2014 by erdhummel

Finally! After numerous autumn walks with the little one I found it! May I present the one and only chestnut tree of our town: I am not kidding – it is indeed the only white chestnut to be found here! … Continue reading →

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this moment

Posted on 10. October 2014 by erdhummel

A single photo – no words – 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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hide and seek

Posted on 8. October 2014 by erdhummel

This morning when I wanted to go shopping I couldn’t find my cellphone. I knew that the little one had been playing with it earlier, acting as if one of her grandmothers was on the phone, but unfortunately I didn’t … Continue reading →

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weekend bits and pieces

Posted on 6. October 2014 by erdhummel

Another lovely autumn weekend lies behind us and I haven’t had much time to blog during the last days. One got to enjoy those days, you know? 3023 (…greetings from the little one)   Here are a few bits and … Continue reading →

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late autumn garden

Posted on 2. October 2014 by erdhummel

Since the beginning of August I have been ignoring the fact that I can buy gingerbread at the supermarket. Why would you skip autumn and jump right to the christmas time? Autumn is, after all, one of my favorite seasons … Continue reading →

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trees or no trees?

Posted on 30. September 2014 by erdhummel

Trees! I love trees! Trees are beautiful, trees are patient, trees are sublime. What better spot is there for an afternoon nap than under a tree, watching the leafy canopy and the sunbeams and listening to the light swooshing of … Continue reading →

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Seven days, seven pictures

Posted on 28. September 2014 by erdhummel

It’s Sunday again and since it has been a beautiful autumn week I thought I’ll do another weekly review in pictures. The little one is busy collecting leafs and acorns (sadly I haven’t found any chestnuts around here so far). … Continue reading →

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