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Berkeley Episode 2: The Landlord Returns
After the episode with the Hole-y Stairs we learned we shouldn’t rely on Burt to fix things. When the kittens pulled the curtains down in the living room we put them back up with no problem. When the pliers we were using to shut off the kitchen sink water no longer did the job, Sarah…
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Lausanne: Home of the Olympics
Right after the Christmas wrapping paper had settled and the boys were well into building Legos and crashing Transformers we decided to preemptively shake off holiday break boredom and go to Lausanne, Switzerland. Lausanne is right at the northern crest of Lake Geneva, also called Lac Lemon here. It’s only about 2 hours away from…
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Bircher Muesli: Breakfast of Swiss Champions!
It wasn’t long into our Swiss travels before I was introduced to Bircher-Benner Muesli. Known to all as just Bircher Muesli, it’s a staple at every breakfast buffet we’ve seen in Switzerland. In America you can find a version call “overnight oats” that is similar, but it’s not quite the same as a true Bircher…
Mindy Carlson 