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Sandbox mayhem (guest entry of Karsten)
Yesterday, the coarse sand (almost gravel) in our sandbox was finally replaced with fine sand, which can be used creating all kinds of things – cakes, animals, you name it… Consequently, the little one and I went out this morning to … Continue reading
summer of the hornets
This summer, we have seen as many hornets as never before. Without exactly knowing where the nest is located, we are sure that it must be somewhere pretty close to our flat. That, or our flat just seems immensely appealing … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Children, endangered species, hornets, Hornissen, insects, summer
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my saturday morning (or how I shortly envied life in the 18th century)
Saturday morning, 9:20 am. The husband and the little one leave the house in order to do some shopping. Until now, I have: dressed the little one, read a book with her, made breakfast, had breakfast, cleaned the breakfast table, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous
Tagged differences between man and woman, family, pregnancy
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hanging on
It’s early in the morning. Our flat is hot. The bedroom is hot. I feel hot. I mean, really hot. Not in the sexy sense of hot, but in the heat wave-14-kilos-too-much-weight-and-hormon-samba kind of hot. I try to roll from … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous, the little one
Tagged Children, heat, pregnancy, summer, tantrum
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let the countdown count faster!
One day to go and almost no nerves left…..the committee meeting yesterday evening and an incident this morning put my craving for a holiday on a new level. I was already prepared for yet another mentally nerve-wracking committee meeting (I … Continue reading
oh these people!
Do you know the feeling when the world around you seems to include too many unfriendly, annoying people? When so many people seem to feel the need to make unnecessary comments, gestures or bigger problems? I have had that feeling … Continue reading
Bumblebee madness
Bumblebees have been an essential part of my life for quite some time! I cannot exactly recall how it started, or why. But I do remember for example my older sister coming into the basement, asking me what I was … Continue reading
how to remember things
“We have a new system how we remember things,” our friend recently said. “You know this moment when you are already in bed, ready to fall asleep, and you suddenly remember something that needs to be done the next day? … Continue reading
day off with Gaugin
After having had a rather stressful week in Germany, I had a day off today and went to Basel (or Riehen, to be precise) to visit the current Gaugin exhibition at the Beyeler Foundation. Since it takes a bit more … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Switzerland
Tagged art museum, Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Gaugin, Peter Doig
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new view from our flat (or: slightly pathetic description of what happened today)
For the time being, the whole, heartbreaking tree desaster around our buildings has come to its end. Or better: the trees’ end. And even though I had already admitted defeat, I still had to take another little frustrating defeat to … Continue reading
familial entropy 