It is almost time. Long planned and long awaited road trip is about to begin… This time we chose to travel up north to the promised land, land of our dreams, home of our hearts (Finland, if one didn’t guess that already), with Skoda das Auto even though it means a lot of sitting in …
(warning: this text is heavily loaded with my personal opinions about environmental issues. And you might not like what I am about to say!) Yup. Climate Change. That is definitely the topic of the day. Finally! It was about the time we wake up to this reality. We are ruining our beautiful world faster than …
My dear husband had already for a long time been seeking good winter tires to our faithful servant, the one and only, Skoda das Auto. Our car might be a bit old, and actually according Swiss standards maybe even from Jurassic era, but we love it and have been trying to keep it well. So …
Our little mermaid princess loves butterflies and dolphins. These water mammals are not so easy to find here in the land of mountains but there’s plenty of butterflies… and we knew of a special place. So we planned a trip to Papiliorama, which is a tropical garden and a jungle built inside of an enormous …
Our little prince charming had a very stony week, so to say… He started it by falling from the stairs, making a spectacular somersault and landing head-first. Oh my, that was scary. And the amount of screaming was gushing. No wonder. (How do mothers keep calm in these situations…?) Miraculously he survived with a bump …
Here it is again! My favorite time of the year! You know why? Because May means summer! The nature is at its best – fresh and glimmering in all the shades of green, flowers blossoming and all. And it also means Eurovision Song Contest and Ice Hockey World Championship… Especially ESC is a MUST. Honestly, …
Tonight my little prince charming took a hit on his head. Yes, literally. He fell on his head. And as always, this kind of accidents tend to happen in the evening, when it is almost time for bed. Well, guess what? I didn’t feel like putting him to a bed right after his forehead was …
…all the other days I will live. This thought is not my own, it is a quote from Finnish politician and cancer fighter Maarit Feldt-Ranta, but it strikes me deeply to the bottom of my soul. I don’t necessarily agree with her about political issues but her attitude, while knowing that she is actually facing …
Ever since I moved to Switzerland my life has been like a constant language immersion 24/7. Or battlefield, that would probably describe it better…? The truth is, I couldn’t speak a word of German when we moved. Pretty soon I realized that English doesn’t help much around here, since older people really don’t speak it …
I’ve said it many times. If I’d known how often kids get sick, I would have at least considered twice, maybe more, before having any kids at all…. On second thought, in the end considering wouldn’t probably had changed a thing. So. Let’s just say it is good I didn’t know. Because before the kids …