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St. Nicholas’s Day in Switzerland
Here in Switzerland they celebrate St. Nicholas’s Day. St. Nicholas and Santa Claus are two completely different individuals. St. Nicholas is the guy who comes on the evening of December 5th and leaves chocolate coins in the children’s shoes along with a note about how their behavior has been so far. He’s kind of the…
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Homework Without The Yelling
The yelling starts about 20 minutes after we get home. Coats are hung. Bags are put away. Playing and decompressing from school and the tram ride home has begun. But there is homework still to do. And, thus, The Yelling. We both yell, my son and I. Him with indignation, me with anger, both of…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Visits Bern!!
Mark and I are well into our quest to see the major cities of Switzerland. Mark’s goal is to visit every canton (county) in Switzerland. This time he actually took some time off work to take a long weekend in Bern. Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and fittingly so. It is beautiful! And, apparently,…
Mindy Carlson 