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Franches Montagnes

Where my heart is

May 12, 2010

Currently listening to the kids at recess (always 10 a.m.). My first grader is there somewhere in the mixture of running and ball bouncing that I see from my window as I type this. We will move at the end of June into our next home. Every day I walk by the apartment building we [...]

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A walk on a weekend

September 10, 2009

Before the walk we had this… During the walk we saw many of these… Just follow the yellow brick road hahahaha We saw this…twice… We were surrounded by this…as always… We made a new friend… I love these trees… I promise to make at least one post a day even if it is just a [...]

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La Chaux-des-Breuleux

July 25, 2009

We walked through La Chaux-des-Breuleux recently. All around this area is perfect for walking. It is so beautiful. The tourist (mostly Swiss-German) have been visiting the Franches-Montagnes pretty heavy since summer break started. In the photo, you can see a wagon being pulled by a horse. Inside were Swiss-German tourist. They are always polite and [...]

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Horse country – Jura, Switzerland

June 14, 2009

There is a wild west theme throughout the Jura that I find amusing. Yet, there are times I wonder if I am not truly living in the west rather than Switzerland. We were almost to our village when we were passed by a man riding a horse. My six year old started giggling. She asked [...]

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Our nightly walk in photos

March 14, 2009

It is getting warmer even if we are still buried in snow. The snow is wetter and heavy. I think it may be slowly melting all the way through. While I don’t think it will melt away in a few days, I do think that most of the snow will be gone in a month [...]

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Day before Christmas

December 25, 2008

We had homemade pancakes covered in maple syrup for breakfast this Christmas morning. Angel mixed the batter and I cooked them on the stove.  The pancakes were delicious.   Below are some photos I took yesterday during our walk.   The sky was an incredible blue against the white snow.   Merry Christmas everyone! Click on [...]

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Snow play

December 14, 2008

He threw two balls at once!  Don’t worry, I got him back.   The kids adore snow. I took this photo on the way back home.  I was dreaming of fondue and a glass of white wine.  There is no better way to warm up after playing in the snow.   Well, except for raclette [...]

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Saignelégier, Switzerland

August 31, 2008

Saturday, we walked around Saignelégier.  Can you believe that with a population of only a little over 2100 inhabitants, Saignelégier is the capital of the Franches-Montagnes? A church in the city. The other side of the church with road construction. The street has been torn up for some time but it is finally almost completed.  [...]

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Le Creux-des-Biches to Les Bois

August 17, 2008

Saturday, we took a walk from Le Creux-des-Biches to Les Bois. It was one of the most beautiful walks we have taken yet. There wasn’t a lot of hill climbing but the views were impressive. As usual, I had the feeling I was walking on top of the world. Click to view larger. The Restaurant [...]

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Baitchai for the children

February 5, 2008

The children ran to the door of the house making as much noise as they could until the owner of each house opened the door to give them donations of candy, chocolate, cookies and money. If no one was home the children would check the mailbox to see if there were any goodies left for [...]

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Beauty sleep

February 5, 2008

The Baitchai didn’t keep me up all night. I heard them begin at 10 p.m. sharp. I went to bed soon after. I wasn’t woken up until at around 5:30 a.m. as they walked down our street. I have to clear up the fact that even if the word Baitchai means the sound of a [...]

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