Category Archives: Miscellaneous

trees or no trees?

Posted on 30. September 2014 by erdhummel

Trees! I love trees! Trees are beautiful, trees are patient, trees are sublime. What better spot is there for an afternoon nap than under a tree, watching the leafy canopy and the sunbeams and listening to the light swooshing of … Continue reading →

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Insignificant joys – or how I went out to look at stars (guest article by Karsten)

Posted on 27. September 2014 by erdhummel

Here at last! Yesterday I was finally able to venture out on a journey, which the best wife in the world had allowed me to participate in several months ago. Ever since I was eager for said journey to arrive, … Continue reading →

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thunder, family walks and conservation volunteers….or simply being outside

Posted on 24. September 2014 by erdhummel

After the latest really culinary weekend I thought I’ll write about something more active and calorie-burning (I was about to write “healthy” but then I thought about it and was happy to find out that my mind is actually convinced … Continue reading →

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permanent sunshine

Posted on 30. August 2014 by erdhummel

Days and days of rain? HA! No reason to despair! Because we now got permanent sunshine in our flat! It’s a wedding present by one of my best friends which she made herself (its wood partly covered with leaf gold). … Continue reading →

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the goat farm in our lives

Posted on 26. August 2014 by erdhummel

A few days ago, we caught up with some friends on some news. We had a nice evening, chatted about this and that, until I asked about the wife’s job. She mentioned she’ll only do the job for a certain … Continue reading →

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tilting windmills

Posted on 22. August 2014 by erdhummel

I don’t know why but some of my German genes start kicking in again…Inborn desires regarding tidiness and order are piping up. They are normally a bit suppressed in the Swiss environment due to overstimulation (see here), but somehow the … Continue reading →

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don’t enter that conveyor belt!

Posted on 7. August 2014 by erdhummel

Our evening conversation two days ago: S – You fell down the wall….two damage points F – Whaaat? I thought that’s only one point! S – Nooo…I explained it before! Falling down the wall causes two damage points… K – … Continue reading →

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seven days, seven pictures

Posted on 13. July 2014 by erdhummel

Another week has passed and it somehow felt like late autumn. Hot chocolate, rice pudding and warm jackets, as you can see on the pictures – I am joining Carola from Frische Brise with her weekly photo review:

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garden greetings

Posted on 7. July 2014 by erdhummel

Have a great start into the new week everyone!

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applied world heritage knowledge…

Posted on 26. June 2014 by erdhummel

Every now and then, I get a little bit melancholic. For various reasons. Yesterday, I got melancholic because of the end of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Qatar. 26 new World Heritage Sites were inscribed during … Continue reading →

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