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.

Appropriate priorities

Posted on 1. February 2014 by erdhummel

This morning, everything was white outside. When the little one and I made our way to the baby swimming at 8 am, it was calm and the streets where empty, covered with a layer of snow. On the way to … Continue reading →

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Stones on a cupboard

Posted on 31. January 2014 by erdhummel

This morning, while I was drinking my morning coffee and scanning the news online, a short video broadcast on one of the main German news-websites caught my eye: it was about a newly published book “Deutschland misshandelt seine Kinder” (Germany … Continue reading →

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More culinary bits…

Posted on 30. January 2014 by erdhummel

Talking about culinary bits: the little one had her first solid piece of banana this evening. Result: 50% banana on the floor, 30% banana on the table, 19% banana on the chair, 1% in her mouth….

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Culinary bits and pieces

Posted on 30. January 2014 by erdhummel

One of the most exciting things in other countries is exploring the supermarkets. I love how every country has its own typical dishes to eat. And how every country has its own weird, bizarre things that you wont necessary count … Continue reading →

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Sibelius

Posted on 28. January 2014 by erdhummel

Last Sunday was a rather greyish day, so when I picked up Karsten from university he went home with the little one and I took the chance and visited the Sibelius museum close by. Considering that the museum is named … Continue reading →

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Sneak a peek

Posted on 25. January 2014 by erdhummel

One thing I love about winter is how cosy the homes of the people tend to look. There are a lot of old, wooden houses in our street in Finland (sadly we live in one of the only modern blocks) … Continue reading →

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Frostbites vs astronauts

Posted on 24. January 2014 by erdhummel

This morning, the little one and I left home while it was still dark outside (8:30am) and went to the baby circus (a course where you do funny things with the babies, put them upside down, swing them around…). While … Continue reading →

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Surrounded by….

Posted on 23. January 2014 by erdhummel

You are lying in bed and you are incredibly tired. Gravity is pushing you onto the matrass, your body just doesn’t want to move anymore. The day has been exciting and exhausting. You can’t keep your eyes open. Yet, you … Continue reading →

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Impressions

Posted on 22. January 2014 by erdhummel

           

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All about timing

Posted on 22. January 2014 by erdhummel

As I mentioned, we are currently to be found in Finland for the next 2.5 months. It is winter in Finland, pretty cold with short days…the timing does not seem to be ideal. Responsible for that is Karstens’ work. He … Continue reading →

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