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Month: January 2011

Junk in His Trunk

A friend from the states recently noted that Loki gained a little weight. "He filled out since I last saw him," he said  when he first saw Loki this month. He last saw Loki in August, just 6 months ago. Oops. "Big Boy, you give new meaning to your nick name! But you're not Sibe enough to […]

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This and That

  There is no story, just a few photos of this and that over the past month. When our friends were here we visited the cathedral in Lausanne. It was nighttime, so I didn't have to risk being kicked out. Another embarassing moment averted. 

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California Time Zone

Someone in this house is still on California time. I'm not naming names, but it seems someone thinks winter is over and spring is here. Even though I dress like the Michelin man in this miserably cold climate myself and the other is forced to wear a fleece coat.  This photo being the last of a […]

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Siberian Justice

Earlier this month, Mr. Wild Dingo and I spent some time with visiting friends, touring as many of Switzerland's attractions as possible. On one of the days we visited Chillon Castle, a historic monument in Montreaux that was constructed under several periods in history: the Savoy (11th century), the Bernese era (16th century) and the Vaudois […]

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The Formosan Has New Clothes

Mr. Wild Dingo and I took a walk into Morges on Sunday evening at sunset. It was bitter cold so we tried out Loki's new coat. It was fairly easy to put on him, and he seemed happy enough to wear it, until it was time to go on the walk. He refused to leave […]

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Les Chiens Noirs

  It was a crisp morning, with just enough snap in the air to make life seem simple and sweet if you didn't have too much on your mind. Juno did. "Love is such a dull word. It amazes me that the English language so rich in the poetry of love can accept such a […]

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A Post About Nothing

As long time readers know, this fall, I introduced the cracker and the criminal to farm animals. The Swiss love to move their animals around  to different locations for grazing so it's always a surprise to come across a herd of goats and donkeys or bulls in a place that's always been empty. "Princess, LOOK […]

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Nobody's Pigeon

What is a dove, But a pigeon With higher aspirations. May your new year be filled with Hopes and dreams attained, Peace and prosperity gained, And may you be, Nobody's pigeon.

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Tabula Rasa

C'est Complet. It's time to wash the slate clean and begin again. But before we do anything, we're taking the week off for some fun.  We'll be back next week with plenty of  adventures and mastication tales. Bonne Année!

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