Successful performing I don’t know why I love the circus, perhaps, because it’s so creative. And I’m so glad my boys do like it, too. They again spent one week in the circus, again in the circus band as last year. And they had to work hard to play during one hour and a […]
Conversation between brothers: Scene 18 13.17 p.m. after lunch Big boy: “Hey, you have to clean up the kitchen.” Little boy: “It’s not my turn.” Big boy: “Sure. It’s yours. I did it last week.” Little boy: “Hmm…” Big boy: “You have to clean the pan and salad bowl, too.” […]
Grounded I didn’t like being barefoot when I was a child. I had my woolen socks, knitted by my grandmother, and they definitely were my protection against too much life and summer action. I loved spending my free afternoons on my bed reading stories about a courageous woman in Lhasa or an intelligent French lady […]
It was a hot Summer Sunday afternoon. I was sitting at this place, looking at the lake and the mountains. I didn’t have a boyfriend, but I wished to have one. I tried to read a very intelligent book and to have a very intellectual expression on my face. I didn’t concentrate too much […]
Our cat lady Nara will be leaving us soon. It’s a sad moment because we really love her. Nara grew up somewhere far from us. She must have been beaten and treated very badly. She is so shy and wants hardly be caressed. Over this year and a half, since she came here, she […]
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 […]
Taking care of his baby Little boy is a very sweet mother to his baby cat. But like mothers do, he’s often complaining that his Loulou is doing nasty things like jumping on the table or licking plates in the kitchen with unhealthy things for a little cat. More and more, little boy is […]
As I knew it will be hard to get back to mother’s rules. The two boys are back from their vacation with their father and back from playing games and watching films, and it’s been a hard week. And still, it is. After spending a Saturday with big boy while little boy is with […]
5.12 p.m. after school Big boy: “Why are you so late from school?” Little boy: “Am I late?” Big boy: “It’s 10 past 5 and your school finished at 4.20.” Little boy: “No, it was 4.30.” Big boy: “No. It’s always 4.20.” Little boy: “Okay… I had to walk back […]
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 […]