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Blogging

Straying and returning

December 20, 2010

I strayed over to social media websites. I found nothing special. I returned to blogging. Because…Well…blogging is social media in the most pure form….NO? I think so. I, also, think that bloggers that were drawn into sharing their voice with social media sites will find that it is best to share from home. Home [...]

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frustrated

December 6, 2010

that I can’t really write what is on my mind. Here.

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Totally Awesome!!!

November 23, 2010

From my Swiss window is listed in the 20 Awesome Expat Blogs post on MatadorNetwork. I am very honored. Seriously honored. Please go and check out the other blogs listed. 20 Awesome Expat Blogs Our additional exciting news is that…We have snow! More than the last snowfall. It has been snowing all day long. I [...]

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Unraveling

June 16, 2010

I have a bad habit of getting my views all raveled up and knotted together in my explanations of such views. especially when I feel strongly about those views. What I really want to do is unravel myself and learn to explain myself clearly… simply. without so much emotion. I tend to carry on too [...]

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Full circle

June 1, 2010

I am coming back to all the things that made me happy. The same things that still make me happy. The rest is just work. I prefer to spend my time doing what makes me happy and makes others smile (even if only a little). More than anything, I want to do what is honestly [...]

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Tagged…Photo meme

September 19, 2009

Anne in Oxfordshire tagged me here for a photo meme. Here are the instructions: 1. Open the fourth file where you store your photos. 2. Pick the 4th photo. 3 . Explain the photo. 4. Pass challenge onto 4 other bloggers. Here is my photo: It was taken during our first year in Switzerland. We [...]

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Carrot Cupcakes with cream cheese icing

March 5, 2009

Yesterday, I made carrot cupcakes. My six year old daughter’s best friend was coming over to play and I wanted to make something special for the quatre heure (snack time at 4 p.m.). I found a great recipe on Joy of Baking. I followed the recipe closely but I did add a little more cinnamon [...]

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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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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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Awards

October 10, 2008

Awards are listed in order received. A Swisstory I would like to thank Jessica at A Swisstory for giving me an award on her blog recently. I am honored. Please check out Jessica’s wonderful blog which is full of useful information about moving to and living in Switzerland. She has beautiful photos and [...]

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Our Heart String

October 9, 2008

I forgot how much work setting up a new blog can be. Finding a template was the hardest considering how long the photos were side by side. The photos broke most every theme that is available on WordPress.com. There is one photo blog theme available but it doesn’t have a sidebar and we wanted one. [...]

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Unexpected Treasures

September 15, 2008

In our lives, we will always find unexpected treasures to carry with us always. Some of those treasures are small and we toss them without care into our bag of life. Other treasures are fine and beautiful and we tuck them away in our pockets ever so carefully so that we can quickly find them [...]

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Blogging without privacy

May 18, 2008

A blog is a diary. It is personal. Even if it is online. If my ex-husband’s wife’s paper diary was laying out on a table and I could read it without anyone finding out, I would not read it. I have not searched for her blog (online personal diary) even though I know she has [...]

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Answers

April 21, 2008

Last month, I asked readers to ask me any question they wanted. Two of you did. Questions listed in order received. Question number one Debbie asked me: Hi there! just a few random questions for you: – favorite book – favorite movie – food you miss the most from the US!! Answers: I can’t really [...]

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Video on Flickr!

April 9, 2008

Flickr is allowing video to be uploaded to their website by pro account holders. The videos are more “long photos” than video meaning only the first 90 seconds of any video will be shown. Can I tell you how excited I am about the ability to upload my vidoes to flickr? It is a great [...]

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