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  • Finally some sunshine

    / 13 years agoNews

    So far we have only had a few days when it has not been raining or snowing and that's when we dressed up in our winter clothes and went out for a walk to burn…

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    Sony SLT-A99V, f/9, 1/100 sec, ISO 100
  • Happy Holidays

    / 13 years agoNews

    As in the previous years we are spending Christmas with our families in Switzerland. We left sunny California for rainy, snowy and cold Switzerland on December 10th. The welcome we got from our loved ones…

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  • Our first "real" cheese fondue in the US

    / 14 years agoNews

    Yesterday, we went food shopping, when Marco suddenly says: "you know, I would really love to have a cheese fondue for dinner tonight". So we ask the store clerk if they sell packaged fondue mixes…

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    Apple iPad, f/2.4, 1/15 sec, ISO 125
  • Yard sale

    / 14 years agoTours

    It is true: the more room you have the more stuff you accumulate! Elina has decided to start cleaning out some rooms and get rid of toys, clothes and furniture they no longer need. We…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/13, 1/160 sec, ISO 100
  • Koi pond – final phase

    / 14 years agoTours

    Three months after the actual launch of the project, the new pond is fenced in, the plants are moved from their temporary containers and placed into the shallow areas around the pond and the kois…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/6.3, 1/500 sec, ISO 100
  • The kids in San Diego

    / 14 years agoNews

    Before we left Las Cruces in August we mentioned to the kids that they might visit us in San Diego in their fall break. They could hardly contain themselves anymore and at the end of…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, ISO 100
  • Summer in Las Cruces, NM

    / 14 years agoTours

    Time is flying and eventually we spent almost the whole summer in Las Cruces, NM. Long enough to get to know the life at the Hotel and Las Cruces. It is hot and dry -…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO 100
  • Koi pond – phase IV – going really big

    / 14 years agoTours

    Not too long after the setup of the 3 ponds had been established Marco struggles to keep the water temperature down and algae are taking over, all the rocks and the walls of the ponds…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/11, 1/400 sec, ISO 200
  • Temporary housing

    / 14 years agoTours

    Obviously the fish need a temporary home while their new big pond (please see next post) is going to be built. David and Marco bought an above-ground pool with 12 feet diameter and about 3…

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    Sony SLT-A77V, f/11, 1/320 sec, ISO 200