Eliane, this is for you: Baselbieter Rahmdäfeli or Fudge When I saw this thingie at a friend’s place I remembered that my mother has the same. But what do you use it for? My friend solved the puzzle: it is a fudge cutter. Back are all the childhood memories of fudge making, the delicious smell, how proud we were of …
March 2011 Budding ah, what energy Sakura More cherry blossoms Overexposure Promising Delivering More to come Harvesting Baking Eating
Opening ceremony of the exhibition CAR FETISH in the Museum Tinguely in Basel yesterday evening. Jeannot Tinguely as an artist, fervent formula 1 fan, fearless high speed driver and creator for his own materials inspired the museum to do this exhibition. The centerpiece Damian Ortega’s Cosmic Thing Amazing exhibition about an everyday object which for me represents a mean of …
Ever wondered what my job is? Or whether my life is about travelling, getting to know the most beautiful countries and people in the world? Or whether I spend all day honing my writing and studying social media? No, I work part time for an international NPO, let me share this month’s highlight of my job with you: My employer …
It has been a very busy May with many long planned for activities and some rather unexpected events, it has been a month of celebration and mourning. Remember the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral ? Lovely English comedy, something to watch again on a rainy day, comfortably settled on the sofa, maybe with a nice glass of red wine …
Did you know there is a Late Bloomers Facebook page? If you enjoy what you read here at Late Bloomers, I would appreciate if you gave me a “like.” What is in it for you? You will be automatically informed of new posts and other thrilling news! It’s easy: just click here and then click the “Like” button at the …
Phuket III – The Last Days Wake up at 8, how much I enjoy sitting outside in the early morning, listening to the waves breaking on the shore (now every day a little bit louder as we are nearing full moon). Late breakfast, we decide to go to Patong and as there is no shuttle today we take a taxi …
Phuket II – A Time to Celebrate Today is Valérie’s big day. I enjoy the early morning on the balcony, watching the gently breaking waves. We have breakfast outside, next to the ponds which abound with fat goldfish. Sparrows, pigeons and jays (if that is the name for those cheeky birds with their bright yellow beaks, they are resourceful and …
Phuket Revisited Today we fly from Bangkok to Phuket , we will spend the last days relaxing in the Dusit Thani. Wake up at 8 and it is raining (we expected it as it was raining in Hongkong and Singapore last night). But it miraculously ceases when we come down for breakfast. Packing again, breakfast outside this time, it is …
Wake up at 8, strange waking up in another town with practically the same view, this morning I started looking for the mosque (in Phitsanulok)! Ten o’clock on the rooftop: we celebrate Morgestraich! Normally, you would get to see and hear something like this, temperatures would be around 5 – 10° C. Temperature in Bangkok is around 30° C, humidity …