Being a mother in Switzerland means doing all, and all means all: working 100 percent, looking after my two boys, taking care of the household, and above all trying to have a relationship with a man. But let’s not talk about the fourth thing! This is another story. Let’s talk about the three other things […]
It is our new baby: three months old, silky coat and not shy at all. Loulou tells our two other cats who is the boss in this house. Hissing und growling like a big old cat, this tiny thing already knows how to make upset the others. The cat is the late birthday […]
My boys are teaching me – among a lot of things – one important thing: being open. Being open for new experiences, new people, new places, new tastes, new colors, new feelings. For example, I’ve never dreamt of going fishing, cleaning fishes and cooking them. And when you open our fridge right […]
5.45 p.m. in a restaurant in Venice with their father Big boy: “Hi mom, how are you?” Me: “Fine. Thanks. How about you?” Big boy: “Fine. Mom, can you give me the permission for some apps. I want to play some games on my iPod?” Me: “Hmmm… you want to […]
Sitting at the lake and trying to bring calm into my body. No way. Head is working. Where is the switch? Thinking of the yoga teacher and remembering a yoga posture. Body in quiet pose, head trying to concentrate on the breathing. Head rotating. Not finding the switch for the breathing. Giving up. Feeling […]
8.35 p.m. during summer vacation Little boy: “If I have to watch your film, I want to play with your legos.” Big boy: “I don’t want to watch again your ‘Baymax’.” Little boy: “But I don’t want to watch ‘Wasabi’.” Big boy: “Why don’t you want to watch it?” Little boy: […]
12.45 a.m. first day of summer vacation Little boy: “Where is my coffee?” Big boy: “What…?” Little boy: “You promised me a cold coffee.” Big boy: “I beg you pardon.” Little boy: “Don’t you remember?” Big boy: “What…?” Little boy: “For sure. We made a bet and I was […]
I know you must have felt rather powerless in many situations in your life. Otherwise you wouldn’t have made me feel so helpless talking to you. You knew everything better than me. You did everything better than me. I didn’t have any chance to do something well. I felt so worthless when I didn’t […]
While a lot of friends of mine spent their summer vacation on the seaside, my father decided that hiking in the Swiss mountains was the best thing to do with his family. My brother and me tried to have fun with our father’s hobby. But we were very often “like a cat and a […]
It has been a lake, an evening and a warm summer night. My boys and me enjoyed this moment. We three felt secure, fearless and careless. There were just a few birds talking before going to sleep. And us three looking at the twilight sky. The picture records the moment and my feelings. Fortunately, […]