From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Webware.com

February 29, 2008

What is Webware all about? Here is the explanation I found on their website. Webware.com is the site where computer users can learn about new and useful Web applications. I heart flickr, google mail, google reader, dailymotion, youtube, firefox, opera, wordpress, drupal and stumbe!. I use most of these Web applications on a daily basis. [...]

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Yellow triangle for safety

February 28, 2008

In Switzerland, children are provided a free yellow, reflective traffic triangle that is worn to and from school. It is placed over clothing around the neck. Children are, also, given traffic training by a professional starting at age five which is the first year a child can go to school. Sweet Bear was given the [...]

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Counting with your fingers in English vs. in French

February 27, 2008

In English, you start counting on your fingers with your index finger while in French you start with your thumb. I taught my bilingual children to count in English and French starting with the correct finger depending on the language. When they count in each language they switch their starting finger without thinking about it. [...]

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Unscrew America

February 27, 2008

Unscrew America is a really cool and informative website full of information about switching out your old light bulbs for new energy efficient ones. This website is a lot fun. It does use pop up windows so you will need to eventually allow the pop ups or not. Enjoy! More information on another website about [...]

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Blogging and privacy

February 26, 2008

Someone had marked one of the photos in my flickr account as a favorite. I have since blocked them. The flickr name of this person is linked to someone from my real life through their family. Not only is it linked to “this someone’s” family but there is a story behind this name that is [...]

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Choices at the grocery

February 26, 2008

The first few times I went through our village grocery store, Coop, I wondered how we would do it. It didn’t seem that there were many choices. Sure we had all our basics. However, our Coop is about the same size if not smaller than most gas station convenience stores back in the States. Almost [...]

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Spring weather kind of day

February 25, 2008

Our family took it’s usually Sunday stroll, yesterday. The weather was like spring. We had to take our coats off as we walked. The warmth of the sun thawed away our winter blues. I have loved winter here in the Jura but am ready for warmer weather. I miss walking every day. With the cold [...]

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Photohunt: Wooden

February 23, 2008

I took the photos below during the summer in Saignelégier (link is to city’s official website in English). I fell in love with these wooden shutters the moment I laid eyes on them. PhotoHunt

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Rejected

February 21, 2008

I just got back from checking the mail. Inside the box was my third rejection letter out of the five applications for employment I have mailed off. I understand that this is only the beginning. I started sending out applications only four weeks ago. More applications will be sent out and more rejection letters will [...]

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The power of the Internet during this presidential campaign

February 19, 2008

…Is incredibly important. It isn’t only the mainstream media that presidential candidates have to worry about. Youtube and blogs have thrown some new hurdles into the race. I think it is interesting that Internauts are grabbing hold during this campaign and creating a new way to “get the message out”. Check out the videos below. [...]

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Snow fence

February 19, 2008

I have lived in the mountains of Kentucky. Granted the mountains weren’t as big as where we are in the Jura. But, we got snow. Lots of snow. Yet, I had never witnessed snow markers or snow fences (pictured above) being put up during winter. The first time I saw a snow marker was in [...]

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Knotted heart

February 18, 2008

At least once a day I find a hidden heart in an unexpected place. I found this knotted heart shape during our Sunday walk, yesterday. Each time I find a heart I think of my oldest daughter who is living with her father in the States and I send her a little extra love. I [...]

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Pain du Jura

February 17, 2008

A photo of the the bread left over from breakfast. The pain du Jura (bread from the canton of the Jura, Switzerland) is known for it’s slightly curved form. The outside of the bread is fine and crusty. What I ate for breakfast was a slice of bread heaven.

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Photohunt: Free

February 16, 2008

I like to read 20 minutes while waiting for the train. It makes time pass by faster. I was lucky that there were a few left from Friday since it is not published on the weekends. 20 minutes is a daily commuter newspaper. It is distributed in Switzerland, Spain and France with over 5.5 million [...]

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For you, Mom

February 16, 2008

Just in case you are cleaning your house today. See I do think about you. I love you and miss you more than you know. I miss all of you. Background for everyone else: My mother told me some years back that she likes to clean her house while listening to my brother’s Radiohead cd. [...]

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