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Category Archives: Serious thoughts
die Trampelpfade…./ beaten tracks…
(English version follows below) Nun sind wir wieder da, nachdem der weltbeste Ehemann noch eine Woche Strohwitwer-Dasein genießen durfte. Ironischerweise schläft er ja leider nicht so gut, wenn wir weg sind – etwas, dass ich wohl nie verstehen werde. Ich … Continue reading
Abwarten und Tee trinken / wait and see
(English version follows below) Ja, es ist zur Zeit ruhig hier auf dem Blog. Weil unser Leben gerade alles andere als ruhig ist. Die letzten Wochen Monate haben an den Kräften gezehrt und ich habe das Gefühl, dass sich unsere … Continue reading
Posted in Allgemein, Family, Germany, Serious thoughts
Tagged abwarten und Tee trinken, Familienleben, life as a family, wait and see
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to blog or not to blog (II) ?
One might have noticed that I didn’t post as many blog articles during the last weeks as usual and I apologize for it. It’s not because there are no things to write about – on the contrary, there are quite … Continue reading
Posted in Allgemein, Miscellaneous, Serious thoughts
Tagged being tired, blog fatigue, life as a mother
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a perfect christmas present
In a bit more than a week it’s already Christmas Eve…can you believe it? How come that time just seems to fly a bit faster every year? But hey, at least we are almost done with our christmas gifts, and … Continue reading
Posted in culinary bits and pieces, Germany, Serious thoughts, Switzerland
Tagged christmas present, cook book, integration, refugees, xenophobia
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the reunification
This weekend, Germany will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the reunification and somehow, everyone seems to be slightly contemplative these days. While I was visiting my friend in Berlin three weeks ago, we found ourselves discussing our perception of the … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Miscellaneous, Serious thoughts
Tagged East Germany, GDR, reunification, stereotypes, wall, West Germany
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Hohenschönhausen Memorial
While I was in Berlin, I wanted to take the chance and visit a museum all by myself again. Although I love visiting museums with children (after all I focused on museum interpretation during my studies), I do appreciate opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Serious thoughts, Travel
Tagged Berlin, DDR, GDR, Hohenschönhausen Memorial, memorial, Stasi, State Security
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the goat farm in our lives
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
How we are responsible for the lack of available seats in the Swiss transport system and still get no seat…
Here we go. On Sunday, a slight majority in Switzerland has decided to put an end to the apparently uncontrollable immigration the country suffers from. An end to the fact that foreigners are occupying the seats in the trains and … Continue reading
Stones on a cupboard
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
familial entropy 