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more questions
We got another set of questions by Heike who nominated us for the Liebster Award (thank you very much!!). Since this blog is mainly for friends and family, I will kindly resign from passing on new questions to other blogs … Continue reading
today…
…was the first time in 9 1/2 months (!!) that someone voluntarily offered me the space in the stroller area on the train! Yippee! It was a Vietnamese couple. So much for foreigners occupying the seats in Swiss trains.
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Challenge succeeded
Yesterday, we invited our neighbours for coffee and cake. What sounds like a casual thing to do can actually become quite a challenge – especially in Switzerland. We live in a house with six flats and when we moved here … Continue reading
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Blogger schenken Lesefreude – or how you might be a lucky dog and get a book for free
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
three years ago…
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is one of the most beautiful Botanic Gardens I have ever seen. Big old trees, stone gardens, ponds, cultivated areas with perfectly cut grass versus small, secret areas, big rhododendron bushes, greenhouses, squirrels, flowers…It … Continue reading
Acclimatization continues
Today was our first baby swimming class in Zurich. Unfortunately, it’s during the week so Karsten can’t join, but the little one is getting more and more enthusiastic about swimming which is really nice to see. Of course, baby swimming … Continue reading
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Sunny weekend
Such a sunny, productive weekend! Trip to Ikea, afternoon stroll in Zurich with my mother (unfortunately due to a nasty flu only for a few hours before she continued back to Germany), ice-cream at the lake. each day baby entertainment … Continue reading
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Spring work part 1
Since we are back in Zurich it has become a bit more difficult to find the time for blogging. In Turku I used the little ones afternoon nap for writing because after going for walk I could put the stroller … Continue reading
Posted in Garden, Miscellaneous
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Greetings from the onion cave
Since babies shouldn’t take nose drops, a cut onion is supposed to bring some relief for the little one at night. So far, I couldn’t observe any progress, but the smell in the bedroom is quite impressive by now. … Continue reading
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Being home again
Yesterday evening, we arrived back home again. The journey went well, the little one once again proved to be a good travel companion. Just the last 20 minutes in the plane and the ride home by car was too much … Continue reading
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familial entropy 