My baby cousin has her birthday this week! And in this very special year for her, I want to give her a very special gift. You see, my youngest cousin is a dentist specialized in treating children! Therefore, I present you: a Horrible Dentist Horror Story! As a kid, I never brushed my teeth. Wait, […]
Chauvet 2. A Nr. 1 Cave.
Honestly, I am a bit embarrassed to write about our summer trip, but at the time, the numbers were low. Also, our trip to Seattle had already been cancelled and we so needed a break from all the homeschooling and home office stress. I guess we needed a break from home. The plan was to […]
My bug loving girl. Really!
My girl and I share a lot of characteristics, but when it comes to bugs, we are the opposite. Because she actually loves them. And I really didn’t. But kids do not only learn from us. I learnt from Janne to marvel at these miniature creatures, slowly overcoming my own fears for them along the […]
Corona Isolation. What I have learnt so far.
We all have lived in this new Corona-crazy world for a while now. At this point, I am so drained, my emotional life mimics the economy. Which probably explains why I have a hard time to write. Time for some evaluations: Home Office works, but only under certain conditions. Having no kids around is one […]
Homegoing. By Yaa Gyasi
I finally managed to finish a book again! Hurray! And what a book! Homegoing. By Yaa Gyasi. The book, first published in 2016, follows the paths of two halfsisters from Ghana over their descendants for eight generations. While one sister marries an English slave trader, her halfsister – unknown to her – is imprisoned and […]
Childhood Memories. Sleepovers at my Grandparents.
As a child I loved sleepovers at my grandparents. Remembering them now brings up this flow of sights, smells and sounds that I will cherish for the rest of my life. Although they surely weren’t all the same, they all followed a similar routine. Sleepovers in the summer meant ice cream! My grandfather loved ice […]
Call Me by Your Name.
I have been wanting to present you a new book for some time now, but I haven’t been able to find one worthy of a blog post. Mallory sent me ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ by George Saunders which I thought would be a winner as it won the Man Booker Prize. But it just made […]
Paperwork times Countries.
It is hard to imagine now, but on Monday, March, 9 of this year all four of us were standing in a very crowded place in Frankfurt: the American Embassy. Why? Because we were still planning our trip to Seattle and Willem needed a new American passport. According to the American-German family in front of […]
Social Isolation Happiness
Two weeks ago, I planned to write today about something we all know and “love”: paperwork. But we live in a different world now. Things have been co-ra-zy. So, you will have to wait for two more weeks. Last week, Frederik was still in Switzerland on an extended group meeting for work in a ski […]
Autobiography in Five Chapters. By Portia Nelson.
I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fall in. I am lost… I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see […]