We ventured out to a town called Rapperswil today. Zurich is at the top of Lake Zurich and Rapperswil is near the bottom so it’s a short train ride from our home. The little town is dominated by a castle that dates from the 13th century. We just wandered around the cobbled streets, popped into…

I just couldn’t leave my sewing machine alone any longer. So I thought up an excuse to get it out. We have some new friends here in Zurich who have just had a baby. I have a little gift for the new baby – these will be for the new big brother. They’re just little…

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Here’s one spot in my home that is put together – everything else is covered in boxes and packing material. We have a new bench in the hallway and I put up our Stendig calendar. The calendar is all ready for it’s special purpose. We still have to install a light above the calendar, but…

Look Doug – they have nice little cyclamen here – for only about $3. Amazing price after paying about $13 for some instant coffee.     I needed that little plant to keep me smiling today. Feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the disorder in our home at the moment. Everything seems really disorganized and…

So the middle of our day was spent in Zurich and Fasnacht was happening. Fasnacht is like Mardi Gras – you know – people celebrating, acting goofy and filling there bellies before lent. Apparently Zurich’s Fasnacht is pretty tame compared to other cities. But it was plenty of fun for us – we saw lots of…

Oh how did my baby become 3 years old? She is my little sunshine so it was appropriate that we got our most sunny day today to celebrate her birthday. Here are a bunch of photos from the beginning and the end of our day. My next post will cover the middle of the day.…

We have loads of big papers left from the packaging of our stuff. It’s a little wrinkled but we don’t mind. It’s perfect for using the new paints that Bea got from Grandpa and Grandma C. for her birthday. Here are a couple of our masterpieces:

The Chapman family earned a gold medal at the IKEA Olympics today. Wow – what a grueling day of shopping – punctuated by a lunch of Swedish meatballs. We picked out a guest bed, a dining room table, a toilet brush, a big girl bed for Bea and tons of other things that will be…

We went for a long walk this morning. Starting with some swinging on the swingset next to our building. Then down to the lake to say hi to the ducks – this tiny park is directly down the road from our apartment. I can see it from my kitchen window. There seem to be lots…