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“Mama, you can get your snow suit! There is snow trickling in our living room!” (in German: Schneegeriesel!) (I already thought that it was suspiciously quiet in our flat….)
Posted in Children, the little one
Tagged Children, daffing, Schneegeriesel, snow, styrofoam
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COOKIES…
Yesterday was the day! Our annual bake-athon. As last year, and the year before, and the year before that year, we met our friends for a whole day of christmas cookie baking. It does get more challenging every year, on … Continue reading
Posted in culinary bits and pieces, Family
Tagged baking, Children, christmas cookies
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it’s all a phase…
Never trust a smooth-running weekend. A moment later everything comes down, starting with a vomiting daughter in the morning who, after not keeping anything inside all morning, fell asleep on the floor for more than two hours. Unfortunately, it wasn’t … Continue reading
newborn bureaucracy
Together with sleepless nights and sour milk on your shirts, having a newborn also comes with a lot of bureaucracy. As German parents living in Switzerland, it means that we have to apply for a German passport so that we … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Switzerland
Tagged burocracy, Children, expats in Switzerland, Switzerland
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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
first days on our own
Since Monday, Karsten has to work again and the little one, the hobbit and myself try to manage our not-yet-reinvented daily routine by ourselves. Two kids versus one adult, first time in our family life. In Switzerland, the officially granted … 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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medieval market at Lenzburg
Lenzburg has been on our day-trip list for quite some time now, but since we don’t have a car and are therefore dependent on the public transport, it always takes some time to actually visit all these great places. With … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Switzerland
Tagged autumn, castle, Children, Lenzburg, medieval market, Switzerland
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snippets
It has been eleven days now since we welcomed our baby, can you believe it? Time is, however, still running slow in our household – we are trying to relax, to adjust and to take one step at a time. … Continue reading
this moment
A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by SouleMama. (And if you have a blog yourself, feel free to join in and leave a link … Continue reading
familial entropy 