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On August 19, 2012 we went with a group of nice friends to the Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German),  the largest plain waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the Upper Rhine between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, betweenRead More →

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I was already planning to route my visit to Puerto Rico through Spain, just in case Romney won. I sent my ballot about three weeks before election day. Hopefully my vote counted. In Florida you never know. In my case it was a double whammy. Absentee and voting in Florida! Here in SwitzerlandRead More →

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While I was away, some pesky gnomes were playing with the blog preventing you from seeing the last four entries: Smells and perfume, Schwamendingen 09:45, Day of the dead arrangements, and Home-grown salad. I hope you enjoy them and write comments.Read More →

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When I grew up in Puerto Rico, I went to a Catholic elementary school run by Spanish nuns. Later I attended an all-boys high school with brothers and priests from Spain and the USA. Both schools were factories of atheists. But that is another story. Aside from thinking that ChristRead More →

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During these beautiful autumn days, Schwamendingen wakes up to a blanket of fog. By early afternoon it dissipates to a sunny or cloudy day, depending on the day’s forecast. In another life, I lived in London for three months during the autumn and I did not experience as much fogRead More →

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Sounds like I am planning a deadly engagement, but I’m not. On Saturday at the Oerlikon open market I discovered these wonderful arrangements. They are made out of flowers, vegetables, leaves, pine cones, and other natural products. They are used to remember dead friends and relatives for the upcoming dayRead More →

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We had a delicious home-grown salad with two kinds of lettuce, radishes and scallions from our shared garden. The cherry tomatoes are from Petra’s backyard garden, the one that survived the hail storm. We added organic olive oil we bought in the Cooperative Oleicole de la Vallée des Baux inRead More →

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Many of you have asked me why I have not posted as frequently as I normally have. Well, there is a reason. About five years ago I began the production of a documentary about the first sustainable house in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. The house is totally independent from theRead More →

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The four of us have been hard-at-work on the garden. We have received many compliments from friends and neighbors. They say it has very positively changed the look of the street. I agree. It looks very nice. Before the four of us took control of it, it looked lie anRead More →