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the lost art of writing letters
9am this morning. The little one and I go downstairs to inspect the letterbox. And HORRAY – after days and days of advertisements and bills, there’s a postcard in our letterbox! Someone went somewhere, thought of us and wrote us … Continue reading
friendly turns (or the sacrifice of your peace of mind)
This week, we take care of our friend’s flat and its content: plants and a hamster which fulfills every mathematical criteria of a perfect ball (with fur). Part of the instructions are as follows: “If you happen to run into … Continue reading
and the winner is….
Thank you so much everyone for taking part in the book raffle!! There were so many great suggestions, covering almost all genres – awesome! For the sake of completeness I have to mention that there were three more favourite listings … Continue reading
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Sächsilüüte, Beltane….spring traditions
A long procession of guilds, an exploding snowman and the prediction how the summer is going to be….that’s what happened in Zürich yesterday. Many cultures have their own ways of saying goodbye to winter and welcoming summer. While we were … Continue reading
technology insights
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
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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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
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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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
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familial entropy 