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School craft

March 14, 2009

My two youngest girls made a really cute craft project at school last week. The penguins were glued down to the bottom of the jars but need to be re-glued now. When the girls blow into their jars their breath pushes the packing balls up. I love that they do such cool projects at school. [...]

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Winter sky

February 26, 2009

We were invited to a ski station near our village by the mother of my daughter’s best friend. It is the first time I have ever been to a ski station. We didn’t go to ski but for the kids to sled. There is a machine that pulls the sled up with the kids in [...]

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As white as snow

February 17, 2009

It has snowed on and off for a week. It is predicted to snow most of this week.   When I go outside to get my kids to and from the bus stop I carry an umbrella.   I have never carried an umbrella for protection against the falling snow in my entire life before [...]

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Winter refused to leave

April 8, 2008

Snow rests on my mountains. Spring is napping off in other parts. I am watching small flakes of snow drifting slowly down past my living room window. The smell of carrot bread baking in the oven warms the apartment. The children are playing on the floor. Lunch is over. Dishes are done. I am sipping [...]

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Where did all the snow go?

February 8, 2008

I took the photo below on February the 2nd. I took this one today, February the 8th. I think it is interesting to see how the same landscape can look so different when it is covered in snow and the sky changes. The snow began melting a few days ago due to a nice warm [...]

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Snow markers

November 8, 2007

Snow markers have been up all over our village since Monday. I was told that last year there wasn’t much snow here in the Jura. However, the year before the snow level was up to the orange! That’s a lot of snow. We have already bought snow pants and a coat that is wind and [...]

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