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Author: Julie Starling

Meeting Aslan

Meeting Aslan

Since we arrived in the ‘hood, Ludwig and his two sisters have been asking their parents for a dog. Marita, Ludwig’s mom and mother of two girls, plus 2 pet…
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Best Buddies

Best Buddies

This is Ludwig, our neighbor. From the first day they met two years ago, he and Loki were bonded. It’s a relationship that has puzzled and fascinated me.
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Attention aux Hérissons!

Attention aux Hérissons!

While snacking on Chiendent, sometimes Loki and Juno will make a new friend they finding hiding in it. Like this fella: Harry Hérisson. Juno found Harry and I quickly called her off. She…
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Chiendent

Chiendent

While we’re on the subject of my faux-paws, I thought I’d add another. In May, I posted about an Alpine herbal plant called Dent de Chien. I tried to research…
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Sentier et Sentir

Sentier et Sentir

Internet, did you notice my big faux-pas in June’s post on the Secret Garden?   My walking pal Sylvie (a smarty pants English teacher for French-speaking Swiss) pointed it out to me and I…
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Getting High

Getting High

That’s right. I’m reposting this same ‘ole boring photo as I posted a few days ago and using it as July’s masthead. Because I’m dedicating the rest of this summer to…
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Chalets are Us; Zermatt Part Deux

Chalets are Us; Zermatt Part Deux

We arrived in Zermatt in 10-15 minutes from Tasch. I’m not a skier so I was unfamiliar with how things worked in a ski village, but a car-free ski village…
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