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March 2008

Catwalk

March 31, 2008

Click here to see image larger. Saturday, we went to Bienne to enjoy a warm day in the city. We walked quite a lot and ended up in a Nidau, a neighboring city that touches Bienne. While we were enjoying the birds singing in an otherwise quiet residential area, I saw about thirty wooden planks [...]

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photohunt: high

March 30, 2008

I was high above this swan trying to take a photo of him as he swam by. He had other plans. I managed to take this shot right before he quickly stretched his neck up trying to grab the camera. He was one hungry swan! PhotoHunt

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Link love

March 27, 2008

I have installed a sideblog for my WordPress blog. It is located in my sidebar and is filed under the category named Internet finds. This is where I will put links to interesting or humorous websites, blogs, videos or any other Internet finds that I think are worth sharing. Some of you may remember Follow [...]

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Optical illusions

March 27, 2008

I’ve got a dirty mind illusion Magic Color Castle illusion Very cool dragon illusion Everyone loves Einstein illusion

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Married with kids

March 26, 2008

We all have caught a little bug. A bug that has crawled it’s way around the apartment infecting each one of us (minus Mr. Pie, comme d’habitude). Thankfully, the bug in question is not the one that did a round at Sweet Bear’s school. That bug missed my girl. I was saved from having to [...]

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The most amazing dog invention

March 25, 2008

The most amazing dog invention – video.

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Our first Easter in Switzerland

March 24, 2008

Sweet Bear made this chick at school out of paper plates. The neck is a red sock with a hole cut out for her thumb. It is adorable! She, also, made this Easter basket. The kids left the baskets out the day before for the Easter Bunny. The next day of school, the kids had [...]

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Ask me!

March 24, 2008

I am taking questions or suggestions from readers of From my Swiss window! Ask me anything that you would like to know about life in Switzerland or Europe, bicultural marriage, bicultural/bilingual children, advice or personal questions about myself. It can be serious or fun! All questions are welcome. Not only do I want you to [...]

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Photohunt: metal

March 22, 2008

With all the snow we have gotten over the past two days, metal snowblowers are going non-stop. PhotoHunt

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Good Friday, snowed in

March 21, 2008

Here are a couple photos of our mini-blizzard on Good Friday. In the photo above, there is a man with a snow blower clearing a parking lot. He is located on the left-hand side of the photo just in front of the trees. That is our flower on our balcony on the right-hand side. The [...]

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The bet

March 21, 2008

Today I was reminded of a conversation I had with Vilay last year. We were discussing our move to Switzerland. I asked him if he were sure about moving to the country of endless snow. He hates snow as much as I do did. He told me that in Switzerland it didn’t snow more than [...]

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Interlaken

March 19, 2008

Saturday, we found ourselves in Interlaken. It was a sunny Spring like day filled with the beauty of the Alps. Below, is a photo of a wooden bear holding an edelweiss flower. Do you see the cow sticking out of the corner of the building? Interlaken was busy with people out and about. The traditional [...]

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Hippity hoppity Easter’s on its way

March 18, 2008

Here are some images of our first Easter in Switzerland. A photo of a kind of a traditional Easter Rabbit cake that is not very sweet but good all the same. I bought the brightly colored eggs from a woman who was selling them to raise money for the handicapped. We tried to eat the [...]

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Signs of Spring

March 17, 2008

Spring flowers are pushing through the earth to stretch in the warm sun. The water has thawed in this small pond. The ants are busy. Horses are out and about leaving their tracks in the soft ground.

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Photohunt: I spy

March 15, 2008

Here are some photos I took while we were out today going to or in Saignelégier. I spy a lady bug. (This photo was not taken in Saignelégier, but in our village on the way to the train to go there.) I spy a cigarette bud. (Taken at train station in our village) I spy [...]

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