Tag Archives: Children

birthday bbq

Beautiful spring weather, good food, good company….what else do you want for a birthday? (And I think it has been the most elaborate birthday cake I have made for Karsten so far…) And don’t forget to post a comment if … Continue reading

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sssssocks!

The little one’s favorite thing these days? Sssssocks! Sssssocks are great! Especially the ones with pink stripes. Or the really small ones for babies (good thing they are elastic). Socks keep you warm! Socks are fashionable. Even more so when … Continue reading

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Guest entry from Karsten: Vivid discussion with the little one

On a short note on my behalf: while the best wife in the world was busy packing and cleaning for our departure tomorrow morning, I had a vivid discussion with the little one, about apoptosis, and how interesting this phenomena … Continue reading

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holy family waiting for christmas…

Josef is standing on the roof on the lookout for Jesus, Maria is having a serious talk with the elephant which arrived almost a month early, the camel needs a rest, the penguin is wondering what he is doing in … Continue reading

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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

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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

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