where others come for vacation ...
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rocks and stones from the surroundings
Lukas's dry wall building skills
some bags of dark organic earth
dirty hands
a few aromatic herbs: Basil, Coriander, Curry, Lovage, Thyme, Sage, Mint, Parsley, Rosemarie and Lavender
And we have our own small herb garden a few steps away from the Kitchen!! Just planting them had such an aromatherapeutic effect, that i can already visualise the butterflies fluttering by, the bees and wasps buzzing around the lavender, the taste of fresh rosemarie or basil.. mhmmmmm.. But i have to wait before i can harvest them ... Patience, patience, patience my dear..!!
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It's Pentecost weekend and we're having Breakfast outside with visiting friends. Suddenly Skylar comes shrieking down at full speed being chased by another cat. She jumps onto the Window bench and starts licking herself. She's shaking all over - extremely scared. Lukas shoos away the other cat and tries to calm her. She's bleeding and licking her paw and extremely shaken. Somehow he manages to bring her in and she immediately runs and hides into the attic and starts to meow painfully. My heart is bleeding more than her paw 
I manage to coax her to come down and she lays with me in the bed, still bleeding and meowing in pain. I try to give all my energy to her while Lukas calls the emergency Vets. It's a holiday and weekend, but we're able to manage an appointment in Luzern. We pad her in cat basket with a blanket and drive to Luzern.. she's meowing in pain all the way. The Vet says they need to operate on her open paw with sedation. It'll take a couple of hours. We walk to a nearby cafe and sit down.. sad.. not knowing what awaits us.. hoping for the best.
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A 4km hike from home through "Weg der Schweiz" into the romantic Tannwald forest brings me to Marienhöhe: A tiny peaceful chapel of Mother Mary with baby Jesus surrounded by lush green trees. Here, Silence envelopes the Body, Mind and Soul.. One gets quiet to the core...
And hardly a couple of steps away, awaits a stunning view of the two Mythen peaks and Fronalpstock, with Lake Lucerne and the Rütli directly below, along the rock wall. This is where Charles Giron is said to have stood in 1902 to work on the 11.5 x 5-meter oil-on-canvas painting named "Cradle of confederation" for the National Council chamber of the Federal Parliament building in Bern.
Even though it's kinda cloudy, I stand a couple of minutes to just take in the view -- the lake, the mountains, the forest.. is a humbling Moment as always. Body, Mind and Soul refreshed, i head back home, partly running, partly walking.. Where a nice Chocolate-Banana-Cream (a la Lukas) cake awaits to be devoured.. 
Read more: Marienhöhe: Cradle of Confederation -- May 05' 2018