kitschenette - life in the swiss lane

Down the mountain

Down the mountain, originally uploaded by kitschenette.

In Grindelwald Bruno, Max and Lola took the option of heading back down the mountain on a trottinette (scooter) instead of the SAFER and more ENJOYABLE option of going down in the cable car. I mean, c'mon, scootering down a mountain at top speed? Forget it!

They all loved it, of course.

Running up that hill

Running up that hill, originally uploaded by kitschenette.

We went to Grindelwald on the weekend for some alpine air.
Had to leave early because part of the glacier that sits above the town broke away and fell into the lake of melt water that forms in front of it every summer. The danger was that the dam would break and more than one million cubic metres of water would rush out and flood the town and valley below. Scary! It all turned out to be ok, but the flashing lights and helicopters flying overhead all added to the sense of emergency.

Flowers for Mum

Flowers for Mum, originally uploaded by kitschenette.

Thinking of my lovely mum on Mother's Day. Miss you, Mum!
Hope you arrived home safe and sound. Kiddies send big kisses and love - let's talk soon.

These roses are locally-grown and smell so fantastic - like REAL roses. Not my mum's favourite flower though - that would be freesias. A couple of weeks ago I found a bunch of freesias and bought them home - the whole week our house smelt like freesias and each time I walked in the door I thought of mum.

Lola, pony

Lola, pony, originally uploaded by kitschenette.

Pearl had her birthday party at the kinderzoo on Saturday, and Lola and I went along for the fun.
It was a beautiful day, blue sky and sunshine, and everyone had fun.

Later in the evening Bruno and I went with Caryl and Lorenz to PlasticFancy's super amazing apartment for a really wonderful dinner (too tired to take any photos unfortunately). Mother's day went by in a blur - brunch with Bruno's parents and then I crashed for a sleep, right in the middle of the day! Most unlike me, I usually hate naps (because I wake up crankier than ever) but I just couldn't keep my eyes open for a minute longer.
Why does sleep feel so good...

Chesty Bonds

Chesty Bonds, originally uploaded by kitschenette.

Cleaning out my clothes cupboards today, I was surprised but happy to find that Max now fits my old t-shirts - my old black Chesty Bonds (Australian classics!) now have a new and appreciative home.

Bruno, Max and I can now often be found wearing a similar outfits - black t-shirts, turned-up jeans and birkenstocks...now just to indoctrinate Lola into the family outfit....