Back to farm life

We’ve been on vacation for the last 3 1/2 days and I think all of us are happy to be home. We went to Locarno, Switzerland, to do some climbing, one of our other passions aside from the farm. It was nice to take some time away but at the same time we were also...

Victorinox Rescue Tool

Surfing the web, we came across a new kind of tool from Victorinox, the Victorinox Rescue Tool for your car. Having lived in Miami we know how many people drown each year when they lose control of their car and go into a canal. Well, here the Swiss did it again, they...

Hubby’s new Swiss Army Knife

We went to our local outdoor outfitter this morning as we still owed a friend a pair of climbing shoes and hubby had a gift certificate from there which he wanted to use. This turned out to be harder than he anticipated. The certificate was for 25 Euros and since most...

The new Ikea (…and an even nicer Hornbach)

This morning we headed out to Ikea to redeem our gift certificate. A new one has opened close to us a few days ago and we wanted to check it out. First off, I have to say that I hate the wording Ikea uses in its letters. The certificate stated “use this at your...
A new kind of sticker collection

A new kind of sticker collection

Here’s something not necessarily new but pretty interesting. Nouvelles USA offers wall decor stickers in all sorts of designs. From flowers to animals to frames, they have a collection of large stickers for an interesting alternative to the usual framed art. You...