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  • Yay – Made it to day 50 – and so far I haven’t really struggled with thinking of a shot per day – here’s to the next 50!

    Day 50 of the 365

    Yay – Made it to day 50 – and so far I haven’t really struggled with thinking of a shot per day – here’s to the next 50!

  • Finally, It is friday – this week has dragged on and on. We have had traumas, illness’s and just a general bad week. Looking forwards – we have a good few days lined up. Saturday will be full of cooking and cleaning in preparation for the parents arriving on Monday....

    Its friday!!!

    Finally, It is friday – this week has dragged on and on. We have had traumas, illness’s and just a general bad week. Looking forwards – we have a good few days lined up. Saturday will be full of cooking and cleaning in preparation for the parents arriving on Monday….

  • After the depressing posts of the last few days I thought I would add something nice and light. Sushi – one of my favourite foods – despite being a veggie it is surprising the number of items I can eat. The humble maki roll, so simple, so clean and so damn...

    Some light relief

    After the depressing posts of the last few days I thought I would add something nice and light. Sushi – one of my favourite foods – despite being a veggie it is surprising the number of items I can eat. The humble maki roll, so simple, so clean and so damn…

  • In the last 24 hours I have experienced so many emotions that I am not sure I have processed everything that has happened. I am writing this down in a time-line format in the hope that things become clearer. 15th Feb 2011  – 18:00 to 19:00 I arrive home from...

    Fear and Pain and Anger, a horrible 24 hours.

    In the last 24 hours I have experienced so many emotions that I am not sure I have processed everything that has happened. I am writing this down in a time-line format in the hope that things become clearer. 15th Feb 2011  – 18:00 to 19:00 I arrive home from…

  •   My youngest son Micah was born ‘undercooked’ – he arrived at 33 weeks and needed specialist care. He received amazing care at a hospital here in Switzerland, the Swiss appear to have their neo-natel services under control. However, I have learnt that the situation in the UK is not the...

    Cake a Difference

      My youngest son Micah was born ‘undercooked’ – he arrived at 33 weeks and needed specialist care. He received amazing care at a hospital here in Switzerland, the Swiss appear to have their neo-natel services under control. However, I have learnt that the situation in the UK is not the…

  • Valentines day..the 14th February, a day that could bring immense happiness or deep sadness. Growing up as an awkward teenager I can recall the day well, rushing down to the front door, eager to see if any post had arrived for me. Some years there were cards from boys, some years...

    Valentines Day – not a day for bullying

    Valentines day..the 14th February, a day that could bring immense happiness or deep sadness. Growing up as an awkward teenager I can recall the day well, rushing down to the front door, eager to see if any post had arrived for me. Some years there were cards from boys, some years…

  • We have lived in the land of cheese and chocolate for nearly 5 years. I think its fair to say that we have adjusted to the way of life and to the selection of foods available. Our family is very much split in two, on one side we have me,...

    Different Cultures, Different food..the Swiss way

    We have lived in the land of cheese and chocolate for nearly 5 years. I think its fair to say that we have adjusted to the way of life and to the selection of foods available. Our family is very much split in two, on one side we have me,…

  • On the 30th January 2011 a father from Lausanne took his twin 6 year old girls for his normal weekend of access. A few days later, the fathers body was found at a train station in Italy where he had committed suicide, the girls have yet to be found. There...

    Kidnapping Alert Service, we need to get better at this

    On the 30th January 2011 a father from Lausanne took his twin 6 year old girls for his normal weekend of access. A few days later, the fathers body was found at a train station in Italy where he had committed suicide, the girls have yet to be found. There…

  • Honestly – its a genuine question! We have our new hound, Shaggy the Swiss Mountain Dog- he is beautiful, mad as a hatter – but beautiful. His introduction to the family was noted here:its-been-12-days, he has been living with us for almost 2 months and I think we are getting...

    Why do dogs chew Rubber?

    Honestly – its a genuine question! We have our new hound, Shaggy the Swiss Mountain Dog- he is beautiful, mad as a hatter – but beautiful. His introduction to the family was noted here:its-been-12-days, he has been living with us for almost 2 months and I think we are getting…

  • I started a new project in 2011, to take a weekly photo of each memeber of the family. I shall share the highlights of these each month (including a photo of myself!!) Lundi Lee: My husband, the ever willing subject (not), happy to pose at a moments notice, used to...

    The family in January 2011

    I started a new project in 2011, to take a weekly photo of each memeber of the family. I shall share the highlights of these each month (including a photo of myself!!) Lundi Lee: My husband, the ever willing subject (not), happy to pose at a moments notice, used to…

  • When I moved to the land of cheese I was welcomed into some parts of the ex-pat family with open arms, some of the people I had worked with in the UK had come here for work as well therefore I had some familiar faces around the office to help me...

    Just Laurence

    When I moved to the land of cheese I was welcomed into some parts of the ex-pat family with open arms, some of the people I had worked with in the UK had come here for work as well therefore I had some familiar faces around the office to help me…

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