I had planned to write a post about my visit to my lovely friend Sarah at the end of May. And then Brexit happened, so I felt that I had to share some of my thoughts on this too. I first set foot in the UK twenty-five years ago, when I came as an au…
It is unusual for me to rant on this blog. You may have read the posts about my favourite car brand or the sanity of the chicken man, but they are far and few between. Today, however, I have to write another one. Because sometimes, the repeated lack of courtesy and consideration to others…
Two months ago I replaced my iPhone 4 with an iPhone 4S. I know, I know, the 5 model was out already. But I specifically wanted a 4S because in the S versions Apple fixes the bugs found in the previous release, right? Everything worked seamlessly until a few days ago. My phone rang, I…
I have already told you how long it took for our marriage to be registered in Switzerland in my original The Swiss (In)efficiency post. This time I discovered that we physically had to go to the consulate simply to renew Second Daughter’s identity card. As obtaining a new passport entails having your fingerprints scanned nowadays,…
As you probably guessed from the title of this post, something not very nice happened in our house last Friday… Yes, these horrible monsters called lice used Second Daughter’s hair as a medium to invade our home. Now as most of you know, First Daughter has gone back to Switzerland to live with her Dad,…