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Gruyères, Switzerland

February 4, 2009

Before my oldest daughter went back to the States we wanted to take her somewhere special. So, on her last weekend with us we all got up early to catch the train to Gruyeres, Switzerland. When we visited Charmey last year we saw the castle of Gruyères from the bus. Vilay and I looked at [...]

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Art Expo at the Christmas party

December 13, 2008

All the parents were surprised at last night’s Christmas party with an art exposition. Parents were given a guide to all the pieces of art. Each displayed piece had a number next to it. Parents could search in the guide to find the number that corresponded to their child’s name. This way parents could easily [...]

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Hauling away the snow

December 11, 2008

Click on photo to view larger. I took this photo at the train station in our village. The smaller vehicle is picking up the snow and blowing it out the top into the back of a dump truck. How crazy is that! We have that much snow and it is still snowing. [...]

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Today in photos

December 10, 2008

Someone lost their glove and someone else found it. We have gotten so much snow. It snowed all night and it is still snowing. It may snow for a couple days more. My son found a chunk of snow that he is carrying towards me. Hm. I wonder what he is planning on doing with [...]

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Christmas spirit

December 7, 2008

My children LOVE Christmas. In fact, my six year old daughter talks about Christmas all throughout the year. “How much longer until Christmas, Mama?”, she asks at least once a month. Today, we treated our children to a Christmas market. They were so happy to be there. My six year old daughter kept [...]

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Snow, snow…everywhere!

October 29, 2008

Yesterday workers put up these… (Mouse over all photos to read description. All photos are clickable.) Today we have this… And, we don’t mind one little bit.

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Free range chickens in our village

October 28, 2008

These chickens are free to go all around the front and back yard of this house. They cross the small side street over to another other house where they then peck around the front and back of that yard. I have seen them in the parking lot behind one of these houses and often times they are [...]

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Sunday

October 20, 2008

Yesterday, we got out of the apartment. It was good to be outside in the sunshine with the smell of fall pulling at my inner bear stirring it out of a deep slumber. We had spent too many hours inside due to one sick child or another. I sat quietly with the autumn light on [...]

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Images

October 3, 2008

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Cows invaded our village

September 25, 2008

There are times I forget that I live in a tiny Swiss village. Life becomes normal and routine. And, then I look out my bedroom window and see cows grazing in a field. After we picked up my four year old from the bus stop, we sat on a bench under our favorite tree [...]

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School is the tops

August 24, 2008

My girls each made a top at school during their first week there. The past week my five year old went in the mornings and my four year old went in the afternoons. Starting Monday, they will be on their regular schedule but only starting gym class the following week. Apparently, my five year old [...]

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Things

August 19, 2008

Small Swiss cowbell we bought from a vendor set up outside the Marché Concours in Saignelegier. Cup and saucer given to us by my husband’s aunt and uncle in Prague. These cat decorations are seen all over Prague. I love the whimsical feeling and the bright spring colors. Saucer alone. Cup alone. We moved into [...]

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Swiss design

July 18, 2008

Click to view larger. Our bank gave each one of our children one of these crayon boxes with some crayons inside. I love the design of the box!

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Swiss School girl

June 28, 2008

Yesterday, we went to a meeting between my youngest daughter’s teachers and her future classmates. I don’t know why but I felt more comfortable than I have ever felt around the teachers. My five year old is already in their classroom and her sister will join her in the same class this fall. Click to [...]

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I got my Swiss drivers license!!!

May 19, 2008

Since Ohio only states the date that you renew your drivers license and not the date that you first got a drivers license, I had to prove to the Swiss that I have been driving longer than three years. If I hadn’t I would have been considered a new driver which required me to take [...]

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