Category Archives: Allgemein

back!

Spring has finally arrived in Zurich! Crocuses, snowdrops and daisies are blooming everywhere and the tulips and jonquils are growing slowly but steadily and will surely fill the flower beds with colours soon. We have just arrived back from a … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Almost, almost! The christmas tree is about to be arranged in the living room. The christmas gifts still need to be wrapped. The ingredients for the christmas dinner are stored safely. New diapers were bought in order to make it … Continue reading →

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Guest entry from Karsten: Vivid discussion with the little one

On a short note on my behalf: while the best wife in the world was busy packing and cleaning for our departure tomorrow morning, I had a vivid discussion with the little one, about apoptosis, and how interesting this phenomena … Continue reading →

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intermission

Short intermission in order to enjoy more family time at the grandparent’s! Will be back on Tuesday! Cheerio 🙂

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off….

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

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continuity

Some things just don’t change, do they?

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Life in a village

Living in a rural village outside of Zurich has its advantages. For instance, you will be greeted by almost everyone when roaming around the village. May it be on your way to the supermarket or to the train station: most … Continue reading →

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intermediate result:

The wedding was great! Now Karsten joins the ranks of the stomach flu victims (see previous entries…). More from us as soon as the chaos disappears….

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quick update

We are still doing fine, just don’t have much time for writing. By now, not only my sister and my niece, but also my other niece and my mother-in-law got sick. So we keep our fingers crossed and hope that … Continue reading →

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International Day of the Book

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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