A close-up and personal look at Switzerland
One little two letter word and you get a heck of a all-around particle. Add a little intonation and you amplify the expressiveness. Change the position of the word (start, end, alone), and its meaning shifts dramatically. Repeat the word,… Read moreSo – A Swiss German Word for Every Occasion
I can name direct ancestors of mine back to 1600, a long time ago. But now we’re going to step back a bit farther; 1348 – 1350, Switzerland and the Black Death. That was admittedly a long time ago but… Read moreA Point in Time: 1348-1350, the Black Death
As I’m sure that I’ve mentioned before, when my husband and I started on our genealogical journey there was little to nothing available digitally. That meant taking vacation time to go places to find the information we were looking for…. Read moreGenealogy at a Glance – Oh Man!
When I think of apples I think of cool days in October and bobbing for apples on Halloween. But that is only the beginning. Apples are such an important part of life they are omnipresent. Think about it. How many… Read moreApples are Everywhere
Even in German the expression “Social Distancing” actually used as a verb, for people not getting too close to each other is ‘social distancing’. I guess some things just sound better in English. Remember the post I wrote on December… Read moreSocial Distancing (with Food!)
Toilet paper was touted in 1857 as ‘The greatest necessity of the age!’ Looking at the empty grocery store shelves in times of the Coronavirus pandemic it’s probably true. History Without going into the dirty details, the first documented use… Read moreA Point in Time – 1857 – Toilet Paper
I apologize in advance. At the moment all you hear on the news is Corona, Corona, Corona. Still, there is no better time to take a look at a past influenza pandemic than now. What exactly happened about 100 years… Read moreA Point in Time – The Spanish Flu – 1918
What makes a Swiss, Swiss? It can get pretty blurry if you’ve never been here. The non-knowing usually end up with the wrong perception. Typically it is a picture of someone wearing leather shorts, a green hat and drinking beer…. Read moreWhat Makes a Swiss Swiss (part 2)
I was never very big on gardening. Of course, I lived in the middle of Berne for 26 years. There wasn’t really any room to do anything with plants, except maybe houseplants. Now that we live in the ‘country’ there… Read moreSwiss Horticulture and Gardening
When the genealogy bug bites, it usually bites hard. I guess it’s an age old thing to try and find out where you come from. If your last name is Weber, Smith, Jones, Miller or even Armstrong, well, good luck…. Read moreGenealogy, Looking for Your Roots
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