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.

unexpected holiday weekend

Posted on 28. April 2014 by erdhummel

This weekend, we grew a bit as a family. On Saturday, Karsten’s sister was getting married, so we packed our stuff, took the train and went to Münster, Germany. It is an 9 hour journey from our place to Münster, … Continue reading →

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International Day of the Book

Posted on 23. April 2014 by erdhummel

In 1995, the UNESCO declared the 23rd of April as the International Day of the Book. In order to promote that day and to promote reading, the initiative “Blogger schenken Lesefreude” (Bloggers passing on the joy of reading…rough translation) calls … Continue reading →

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childhood dream

Posted on 22. April 2014 by erdhummel

For more than 12 years, Karsten has been dreaming of star-gazing. And although he normally did not hesitate to order the things he wanted, he never dared to buy a telescope. During his studies, he checked out telescopes online. Professional … Continue reading →

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Osterchüechli

Posted on 20. April 2014 by erdhummel

Just in time for Easter here’s another culinary highlight for you: the Swiss Osterchüechli.  Enjoy the pronunciation, my dear English friends…Osterchüechli…chhhhhüüüüüüeeeechhhhliiii…üüüü….chhh chhh chhh. It’s a great word! It is a small pastry made out of shortcrust and filled with a … Continue reading →

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short trip to Solothurn

Posted on 19. April 2014 by erdhummel

Part of our planned Easter weekend activities was a short trip to Solothurn to meet up with my sister’s family on their way to Zurich. We hadn’t been in Solothurn until today, but heard from several people that it is … Continue reading →

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baby signs

Posted on 18. April 2014 by erdhummel

Almost immediately after we looked at the positive pregnancy test, Karsten started to familiarise himself with the neurological and psychological development of children. Mainly because he is most fascinated by psychological experiments such as the marshmallow experiment by Mischel or … Continue reading →

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find the difference…..spring work part II

Posted on 15. April 2014 by erdhummel

Before…. and after… Currently starting to grow: carrots, two different types of salad, red cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, dill, mangel and various kinds of flowers. Waiting on the balcony: corn, courgette and fennel. Not yet sowed: beetroot.

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Zoo Zürich – with a slighlty different perspective

Posted on 13. April 2014 by erdhummel

Yesterday, we used the good weather for a trip to the Zoo. We have been meaning to go there with the little one for a while now, ever since she enjoyed petting the dog of our friends so much. The … Continue reading →

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swiss precision

Posted on 11. April 2014 by erdhummel

Although Germany and Switzerland don’t create the immediate impression of being two completely different cultures, don’t ever make the mistake to lump the two countries together. You would not only annoy every Swiss person in the world by that, no, … Continue reading →

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technology insights

Posted on 10. April 2014 by erdhummel

This is how an iPhone looks when it has been through a John Deere lawn-mower: Good thing it wasn’t ours. And after I have seen what it is made of, I don’t really see the point of spending so much … Continue reading →

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