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my independent child
Today was a big day for the little one. It was the first time she joined a playgroup! As I mentioned recently, childcare is very expensive in Switzerland. Kindergarden, which is more like preschool, doesn’t start until the age of … Continue reading
Picasso pigs
6 o’clock in the morning….I have now been awake for almost two hours for no specific reason and I finally decided that I can as well get up and do some work as long as everyone else is still asleep. … Continue reading
Posted in culinary bits and pieces, the little one
Tagged baking, Children, kitchen, pigs
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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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holiday snapshot number six: company
During our last days at my parent’s garden, the little one and I enjoyed the company of my sister and her family. While I enjoyed the time to catch up a little bit, the little one was delighted to observe … Continue reading
these days…
….we are busy with watching boats, playing in the sand, admiring cousins (the little one), visiting open-air museums (ok, just one, but my favorite one), drinking non-alcoholic cocktails, waking up and going to sleep with the sound of the seagulls, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Germany, the little one, Travel
Tagged Baltic Sea, Children, holiday, pregnant, summer
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one way to kill time on a rainy afternoon…
Thursday afternoon. We just had a small snack, it’s 3:30pm and I decide to make a trip to the local library to a) let the little one practice her running bike, b) return overdue books and c) kill time until … Continue reading
riddle
Friday afternoon, the little one spent some time with her two older friends in a playgroup. For some time, they were making and drawing stuff. It was only the three of them and the playgroup lady. This is what the … Continue reading
Scotland part 3: Isle of Mull
After a really exhausting drive to the Isle of Mull, the arrival at our B&B felt like heaven. Despite our hopes, the little one decided to wake up extraordinary early the next day so that Karsten and I went for … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Family, Scotland, the little one, Travel
Tagged aquarium, Ballygown, Children, holiday, Isle of Mull, Mornish Schoolhouse, Schottland, Scotland, seafood, Tobermory, Ulva, Urlaub mit Kind
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morning procedure
6:45 – I can hear a loud “mama! hello mama! …..oooh, ball! Baby ball!!” from the little one’s room (this night, she insisted on taking a ball to her bed, that’s why). 6:50 – the little one joins us in … 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. It’s so much more fun with three kids in the bathtub 🙂
familial entropy 