Jackie Bischof’s Weblog

Ramblings from a Jo’burg journalist in New York

crazy times July 29, 2008

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The Schwarzwald ... place of incredible fairy tales, and a few scary stories, I have no doubt!

well, raphi and i have just returned from a really nice moroccan dinner – somehow in between talking for a few hours we managed to stuff ourselves silly, i really have no idea how it is possible to stuff oneself so much for food! But i think when you’re having such good conversation, it’s natural …

Today my parents and I arrived in Zurich after spending the weekend in Bärental, a small village in the Black Forest in Germany. We were in Bärental for my great uncle Norbert’s 90th birthday, an event which for the first time saw almost all of the Swiss, German and South African families under one roof.

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speediest post EVER July 25, 2008

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Carina, me, Helga at the Museum of Natural History in South Kensington

Carina, me, Helga at the Museum of Natural History in South Kensington

HELLLOO everzone from Zurich airport. I have exactlz 13:59 (58, 57, 56) to write this post, but I thought I better write something before we disappear to the Black Forest for the weekend (oh WHAT a life). Plus, this is on a German keyboard – I am reaching way back into my brain to remember where all the keys are, so forgive the mistakes!

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