From the monthly archives:

November 2008

Thanksgiving

November 30, 2008

We decided to celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend. Since it is not a holiday in Switzerland, Vilay still went to work and the girls still went to school. It only made sense to wait until we could enjoy it. I started baking my two apple pies at around 4 p.m. yesterday. While the first pie [...]

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Giving Thanks

November 28, 2008

I am thankful for my family and my friends that my life has been blessed with. I am thankful for nature and all the beauty that is in life if we look for it.

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These boots were made for crunching in snow

November 27, 2008

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Snow is a part of life here in the Jura

November 26, 2008

Winter is long in the Jura. Snow is simply a part of our life here. We had snow as deep as now this past Easter. My children searched for Easter eggs in snow up to my knees which meant it was up to my son’s waist. So, don’t be surprised when you see photos [...]

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Our Sunday walk – Part II

November 25, 2008

In my previous post, I took you on the first part of our Sunday walk. Today, I will take you on the rest of the walk. The wind blew something fierce along the top of the village and made me wish I could blink myself back home into the warmth. It was freezing cold. [...]

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Snowy Jura

November 24, 2008

On Sunday, we took a walk before dinner. It felt good to get out and feel the snow crunching under our feet. I made homemade apple pie that the kids enjoyed helping me decorate. My favorite is my six year old’s happy face. It came out of the oven looking like it was winking at [...]

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Giveaway winner!

November 24, 2008

We had a snowball fight with the children during our walk around the village yesterday. It was fun. I used Random.org to pick the winner of the giveaway. Even though only one person could win I hope that everyone had fun playing. Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 12 Timestamp: 2008-11-24 06:11:45 UTC [...]

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La Chaux-de-Fonds under snow

November 23, 2008

Photos that Vilay and I took yesterday while we were in La Chaux-de-Fonds shopping for my new boots. There was so much snow! ********** I will announce the winner of the giveaway tomorrow. You still have time to enter if you want! **********

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Snow, snow everywhere…

November 22, 2008

(If you haven’t entered the giveaway yet make sure that you do before Monday!!!) Yesterday, it started out all grey with rain, rain and more rain. Later on some blue sky burst through the grey. It lifted my spirits. Soon after the rain mixed with snow and later the snow took over. It has snowed [...]

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Oxford First French Words book – Giveaway

November 21, 2008

Oxford First French Words (author Neil Morris) is a beautifully illustrated word book full of wonderful bird’s eye views taken from a typical day out of a child’s life. It is available in German and Spanish as well. Book description taken from the website of Oxford University Press (US): The Oxford First Words books give [...]

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Spending our days inside

November 20, 2008

It is COLD outside. So, we have been staying indoors looking at books, playing games and keeping warm. I miss our big blue skies that we usually have here in the Jura. The sky has been grey all day long in preparation for the snow we are to get tomorrow. Tomorrow…come rain or snow, I [...]

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Our Emmie

November 19, 2008

My two youngest girls had collected a small bag full of chestnuts this past fall. Since we have brought home Emmie Cat, the chestnuts have dwindled down from about twenty to two. She chased this chestnut around the living room for about half an hour. She kept an eye on the chestnut even after she [...]

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Lazy day walking around Bern

November 18, 2008

Since I was sick we decided to head to Bern for the day instead of walking in the mountains. Honestly, I don’t think I have been this sick in years. We ate at Burger King (a treat for the kids), had warm apple turnovers from McDonald’s (a treat for all of us), window shopped, let [...]

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Our quiet weekend in photos

November 17, 2008

Our weekend was quiet. Yesterday, we managed to go to Bern to see the Christmas windows which was fun. I will try to get those photos up tomorrow. There is some construction going on in a couple parts of our village. Here the workers have placed temporary islands to slow down traffic. I [...]

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View from a bench

November 14, 2008

Today started off cold and gray. It ended up cold with a big blue sky. My youngest daughter and son went on a walk with me this afternoon. We walked a little and then we sat on a bench with an incredible view (shown above). The sun warmed our bodies and I hope it [...]

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