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  • The Sound of Bells and the Smell of Colza

    The Sound of Bells and the Smell of Colza

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat do you hear and smell when you go for a walk in Vaud at this time of year? You hear the sound of cowbells and you hear the sound of cows mooing. I like the sound of cow bells A few days ago I could hear mooing from a distance. As…

  • The Curious Step Miscount Due to Walking Sticks

    The Curious Step Miscount Due to Walking Sticks

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I walked with hiking sticks and whereas one watch told me that I had 13,000 steps, or so, the other said I had 9000. It is the second time that I notice such a difference in step count.  The first time I noticed this issue was a few days ago, after…

  • The Futility of Blogging

    The Futility of Blogging

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been writing blog posts every single day for one hundred and fourty five days and rather than feel more inspired, and get a big audience, I am writing for an audience of one. Some days I am filled with inspiration and I write the blog post in twenty minutes or…

  • Blogging

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat job would you do for free? Blogging, of course. 😉

  • Thirty Kilometres Per Day

    Thirty Kilometres Per Day

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Swiss travel an average of 30 kilometres per day in their cars, according to a new survey shared by the Radio Television Suisse. I walk 14 to twenty kilometres per day, and if I go for a bike ride I travel 30 kilometres. I use the car twice a week, for…

  • Nid-De-Poule and Yerba Maté

    Nid-De-Poule and Yerba Maté

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesFrench speakers are familiar with the term “Nid-De-Poule”. It is a term used to describe potholes in French. This is a term I heard regularly but due to modern farm practices you don’t see these when they’re made by chickens. Chickens usually live in chicken coops and they don’t have the time…

  • 80/20 Running into Practice

    80/20 Running into Practice

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been putting the 80/20 running rule into practice. The principal is simple. Instead of running to your max you run at a comfortable pace for most of your running instead. Instead of pushing yourself to be fast, you push yourself to have endurance. You train at a pace that is…

  • Trees Turning Green

    Trees Turning Green

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesTrees are currently turning green on the Jura. Leaves are growing and so the colour of the Jura is shifting from brown to green at last. Trees suffer in Summer at the moment, due to the lack of rain. That lack of rain results in them changing colour sooner. Yesterday I went…

  • Playing With Migros SubitoGo

    Playing With Migros SubitoGo

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I tried playing with Migros SubitoGo and the experience was good. You scan the QR code for the shop as you enter and then you scan the products that you want to buy. I kept them in my hands until I got to the checkout counters. Passabene With Passabene you shop,…

  • A Walk at the Snow Line

    A Walk at the Snow Line

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most striking thing about a winter with little to no snow is that there is no noise. Normally ski lifts clank, people talk and there is a lot of noise When there has been very little snow the ski lifts are turned off and the mountains are quiet. This is…