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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.

Insignificant joys – or how I went out to look at stars (guest article by Karsten)

Here at last! Yesterday I was finally able to venture out on a journey, which the best wife in the world had allowed me to participate in several months ago. Ever since I was eager for said journey to arrive, … Continue reading

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strawberries reloaded

Ok, I am sorry, but I have to go back to the culinary delights again…the occasion is just too good. Because today, while the little one and I were working in the garden, we discovered that the strawberries are having … Continue reading

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thunder, family walks and conservation volunteers….or simply being outside

After the latest really culinary weekend I thought I’ll write about something more active and calorie-burning (I was about to write “healthy” but then I thought about it and was happy to find out that my mind is actually convinced … Continue reading

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autumn harvest

before it’s winter again… English: courgette, Hokkaido pumpkin, butternut pumpkin, beetroot, kohlrabi, dill, parsley and peppermint German: Zucchini, Hokkaido Kürbis, Butternuss Kürbis, Rote Beete, Kohlrabi, Dill, Petersilie und Pfefferminze Swissgerman: Zucchetti, Chürbis (Hokkaido und Butternuss), Rande, Cholräbli, Dill, Peterli und … Continue reading

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gluttony

When…. when the colleague of your husband has a passion for cooking and when he rents a restaurant once in a while to cook a whole menu for his friends and when you and your friend decide to drive there … Continue reading

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Valle Verzasca

After we visited the island of Brissago which has been on Karsten’s bucket list for a while, we went to the Valle Verzasca on Sunday which, for a change, has been an item on my list for some time now … Continue reading

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Isole di Brissago

Ever since Karsten saw a book about Swiss Botanic Gardens at work, he had the desire to visit the islands of Brissago which are located in the Lago Maggiore, about 20 minutes by boat from Locarno. The bigger one, which … Continue reading

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…and back again!

Aaaah. Who would have thought that you can get immediate holiday feeling by only going 3 hours away? Rainy weekend in Zurich? HA! Not with us! How do sunshine, red wine, open fire, local cheese, glittering water, italian ice-cream, roman … Continue reading

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off….

…for a long weekend in Tessin! Back on Monday! Cheerio, folks!

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Capuns

Last Sunday, Karsten took over the kitchen. He likes to cook, but does not often find the time to do so since most of the things he likes to cook require some preparation and time. Time is essential for Karsten’s … Continue reading

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