Little boy is a very sunny, caring and clever kid, and his self-confidence is big. I often tell him how great he is. For example, during his violin lesson he is talking without fear telling his teacher why it has been difficult to rehearse, why it has been easy to play this way […]
I feel so bad. We went to the hairdresser today, and as their father always tells the boys to cut their hair shorter, we did it. Little boy is now running around with his winter woolen hat. He is so ashamed of his look. The picture shows the situation “before”, and it will take […]
They didn’t know each other. One came from Spain, one from Switzerland. One wanted to be close to the other, the other one hated it. Black Tomcat always stood up and left the place when Tigress, the Spanish cat, came in its neighborhood. Tigress stayed at home on the sofa, during Tomcat was chasing […]
Is it better to be concentrated on the moment and the details in life? Or is it worthwhile to have the big picture in mind? When I see the big picture, I see all the details which aren’t the way I would like to have them to be. It is like a Swiss cheese […]
There are pictures, and there are stories. I look at the picture and I see the story, which wants to be told. I am standing with my naked feet in the sand on the beach. It is a very early morning. Nobody is already up. It is this time between the times: between being […]
Children don’t need a lot. A hot noodle soup in a tiny Tibetan restaurant in India makes them more than happy. Back in Switzerland, it is much more difficult. There are so many more things. There is a school friend who has got his own iPhone; there is another friend who has his own […]
Green isn’t the color I like very much. But when I saw this lamp in India, I changed my mind. It doesn’t often happen that I change my mind. I like to stick to the things I am used to. Since years I keep this painted wooden elephant from India in my kitchen, the […]
Three weeks in India, four weeks back in Switzerland: four weeks of school, homework, getting up at times when one likes to sleep. Tough times. But there are all the memories of our traveling in India. Memories of rich experiences, of living two days in an Indian train, meeting so many different people, playing […]