Tag: Swiss Family Carlson
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5 Months
We have now lived in Basel, Switzerland for 5 whole months. It’s hard for me to believe it. It doesn’t seem like it’s been 5 months now. It feels more like 2. Or maybe 3. We have been all over Basel. We’ve been to Bern, Lucerne, Geneva, Augusta Rurica, Neuchatel, and Wengen. Not to mention…
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Epiphany!
It’s Epiphany. The holiday where the Magi showed up and gave Jesus presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh, not the sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience. (Thank you, Websters.) It was always an overlooked holiday in…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Grandparents Visit Basel
One of the hardest things about being in Basel is being so far away from family during the holidays. But for this Christmas my parents came to visit! This wasn’t my folks’ first trip to Europe. My Mom’s first trip overseas was to go with me to Paris, France about 14 years ago. I had…
Mindy Carlson 