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.

Public art

Posted on 22. March 2014 by erdhummel

Blue sky, last day…won’t waste much time in front of the computer! But I always wanted to post pictures about the transformer boxes in our neighbourhood. Admittedly, that doesn’t sound very exciting now that I read it…. But the transformer … Continue reading →

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Sisyphean task

Posted on 20. March 2014 by erdhummel

On my way to our weekly lunch date on campus, I saw people melting the snow with big blow dryers. And a boat on the river trying to crash the ice. And huge flood lights creating artificial light. But it … Continue reading →

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Turku castle and an interesting explosion of flavours

Posted on 18. March 2014 by erdhummel

Last weekend, our friends came to visit us in Turku. So we took the chance to add another cultural event to our time in Finland and visited Turku castle. It’s an old, fortress-like looking castle from the late 13th century … Continue reading →

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Things that change when you have a baby: your sleep

Posted on 16. March 2014 by erdhummel

I am sitting on the kitchen floor with the little one. I just had a cup of coffee. It is getting bright outside, I can watch the snow falling down, everything seems quiet and peaceful. Romantic? Could be.  If it … Continue reading →

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What the little one does…

Posted on 14. March 2014 by erdhummel

…when she thinks I am not watching:  

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Slight pre-leaving blues

Posted on 13. March 2014 by erdhummel

Slowly but steadily our return to Switzerland comes closer, and with it comes a slight melancholy. During the last months, we managed to settle down, establish a daily routine and, most importantly, made new friends. Finland is a great country … Continue reading →

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Culinary bits and pieces II

Posted on 11. March 2014 by erdhummel

During the last weeks, we have had the chance to savour some more Finnish specialties: Since we are both yoghurt-eaters, we tried viili, which is a nordic type of yoghurt with a slightly weird consistency. To be honest, it didn’t … Continue reading →

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Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally!!

Posted on 8. March 2014 by erdhummel

Aaaaaaaaa…..what a beautiful, perfect day! Sunshine, wind and clear blue sky after our baby swimming class this morning. We had a quick lunch and went to Ruissalo to recompense for our rainy experience some weeks ago. It was great! Sunbeams … Continue reading →

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To Marienhamn and back

Posted on 6. March 2014 by erdhummel

Yesterday, Karsten’s research group spent the day in a very Finnish manner: on a boat. And because I like boats and I love the Archipelago, the little one and I decided to join them, together with friends of us. The … Continue reading →

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Questions, questions, questions…

Posted on 4. March 2014 by erdhummel

Oy, Mupfens threw us a bone! 🙂 Ok, not sure if that’s the correct way to put it…in German, Stöckchen are sent to blogs in order to make them a bit more popular and it also gives people the chance … Continue reading →

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