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a busy weekend
Such a busy weekend! Big piles of dirty laundry were waiting for me on Saturday morning and kept me busy for most of the day (note: the typical rental flat in Switzerland does not have a washing machine inside the … Continue reading
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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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back to work
I can’t tell anymore in which job I pictured myself when I thought about going back to work. But it definitely involved a change from my daily routine and the ability to focus on an intellectual task again. Two days … Continue reading
feeling blessed
Sometimes, christmas just happens to be a little bit earlier than expected! This morning, the postman rang and brought us an amazing parcel from Finland – amazing not only in its size but also in its look (seriously, why can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Finland, Switzerland
Tagged christmas, Finland, friends, moomin, parcel, Switzerland
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christmas market (or: more forerunners of christmas)
Yes. I know. It is only the 22nd of November. We haven’t even had the first Sunday in Advent. Nevertheless, christmas time has officially started in our small Swiss town. This morning, the christmas tree was installed in front of … Continue reading
Posted in small but significant differences, Switzerland
Tagged christmas, christmas market
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grandparents, sugar beets and a job interview
After almost three weeks, the little one and I arrived back home again. On Saturday, all three of us will finally be together again. The last three weeks were very exciting for the little one: we visited both grandparents and … Continue reading
Beware of earthworms!
Yesterday evening I had another meeting of the building committee to discuss the new design of our neighbourhood. As you might have noticed, trees have been a central point of discussion so far, with me vehemently defending them and many … Continue reading
Posted in small but significant differences, Switzerland
Tagged autumn, earthworms, stereotypes, trees
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short chestnut interlude
Finally! After numerous autumn walks with the little one I found it! May I present the one and only chestnut tree of our town: I am not kidding – it is indeed the only white chestnut to be found here! … Continue reading
late autumn garden
Since the beginning of August I have been ignoring the fact that I can buy gingerbread at the supermarket. Why would you skip autumn and jump right to the christmas time? Autumn is, after all, one of my favorite seasons … Continue reading
Valle Verzasca
After we visited the island of Brissago which has been on Karsten’s bucket list for a while, we went to the Valle Verzasca on Sunday which, for a change, has been an item on my list for some time now … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Switzerland, Travel
Tagged Golden Eye, James Bond, Lavertezzo, Ponti dei Salti, Tessin, Ticino, Valle Verzasca
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familial entropy 