Sunday, April 30, 2006

ONE REAL OLD TIMER 1777














WOULD BE INTERESTING TO HEAR THE STORIES OF THIS OLD TIMER.

PIGEON ROOST
















A CLIFF IN FRONT AND A CLIFF IN THE BACK. PRETTY SCARY CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, THEY SELL THESE FROM 440'000.00 SFR. I WOULDN'T WANT ONE FOR FREE, DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO SLEEP IN ONE OF THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO PUT SIX MORE IN THERE.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

HERE IT IS KATHY















THINK YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL SEATBELTS BUT THAT WOULD BE ALL. COULD SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON GAS. WOULD ALSO BE FUN TO DO GROCERIES WHEN THE KIDS ARE IN SCHOOL.
http://www.quepo.com/queposite/vespa/vesmod/vesside.html

AUNTIE ANNY AND HEINZ
















MY SISTER ANNY SEEMS VERY HAPPY WITH HER FRIEND HEINZ. THEY SEEM TO LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER VERY WELL.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

JJ AND ROMYS 1962 VESPA






















IT IS THE BEIGE ONE, THEY ARE MEMBERS OF A VESPA CLUB.

SCENERY FROM THUN

















THERE IS A DANGER OF FLOODING HAPPENING AGAIN

OUR TRIP TO A RAINY THUN




Tuesday, April 25, 2006

ANNY, SAMIS OLDEST DAUGHTER















ANNY IS A PUBLIC SERVANT IN THE SWISS GOVERNMENT. SHE IS TAKING AN EARLY RETIREMENT AT AGE 60, EARLY IN 2007 THE LAST TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS AT 60 YEARS OLD. HER HUSBAND IS A RETIRED PUBLIC SERVANT. THEY HAVE NO CHILDREN BUT AT LEAST ONE ANTIQUE CAR AND THEY ALSO LIVE IN THERE OWN HOUSE IN BIEL.

ROSMARIE, SAMIS YOUNGEST DAUGTHER















JUST OVER A YEAR AGO SHE LOST HER HUSBAND OF ALMOST 25 YEARS. SHE IS COPING PRETTY GOOD. HAS A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM HER TWO GROWN SONS AND FROM A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE SMALL SWISS TOWN WHERE SHE WORKS AND LIVES.

ONE MORE DOG THIS LADY IS CALLED MAEDI
















THIS IS THE DOG OF H.U. HAEHLEN THE REALTOR FROM LENK. THE PICTURE OF THIS DOG HAS BEEN SENT ALL OVER THE WORLD AND HAS EVEN BEEN PAINTED BY A DUTCH ARTIST LADY. MAEDI MEANS GIRL IN BERNESE GERMAN.

Monday, April 24, 2006

NICE TOYS













WELL THAT WOULD BE NICE! ANYONE OUT THERE WHO FEELS GENEROUS? HIS AND HERS, HERS IN YELLOW PLEASE.

BIG TOYS....SMALL TOYS















ALL DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE STANDING.

HOT DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN





















MIXED WEATHER TODAY BUT REALLY HOT. THE THERMOMETER IS IN FRONT OF MUMS APARTMENT AND IT WAS IN THE SHADE. WHILE WALKING TO TOWN IT FELT LIKE 30 DEGREES.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

EQUIPMENT FOR THE WINTER SPORT

















SOME OF THESE MACHINES COST 450'000.00
YOU NEED A LOT OF MONEY TO GET PEOPLE TO COME TO YOUR SKI REGION. THERE WHERE 5 OF THESE MACHINES THERE.

BUHLBERG THE SKI PARADISE

















PICTURES FROM SATURDAY'S TRIP UP TO BUHLBERG. THE LENKERBAHNEN JUST APPROVED A 12 MILLION LOAN TO BUILD AN OTHER 6ER CHAIR LIFT AND A WATERLINE EXTENSION OVER FROM METSCH TO SUPPLY THE SNOW CANON SO THEY CAN START MAKING SNOW EARLY IN THE SEASON.

Saturday, April 22, 2006

BOYS AND THERE TOYS















THIS WOULD BE FUN TO USE ON THE LAKE, WOULD PROBABLY DO A 100 MILES.

ON THE BUHLBERG















TODAY WE WENT UP TO THE BUHLBERG AND HAD LUNCH ON THE OUTSIDE PATIO WITH UNCLE SAMI AND HIS WIFE KLARI. WHAT A NICE DAY AND THE AIR WAS SOOOO CLEAN.

AN OTHER DAY AN OTHER DOG



















THIS IS A 2 YEAR OLD PUREBRED, VERY PLAYFUL AND WON'T LET YOU GO ONCE YOU START PLAYING WITH HIM.

Friday, April 21, 2006

BERNER SENNENHUND














I LOVE THESE DOGS. THIS ONE IS LIVING BY THE RAILWAY STATION IN LENK AND IS A VERY FRIENDLY DOG. HE PUSHES HIS HEAD AGAINST YOUR LEG AND WAITS TILL YOU STROKE HIM. WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF THEM. http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/bernese.htm

ANNY HEADING TO WATTENWIL



















ANNY IS HEADING OF TO WATTENWIL TO SPEND A WEEKEND WITH HEINZ http://www.wattenwil.ch/

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE















HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE FROM ALL OF US HERE IN LENK. HAVE A GREAT ONE AND A GREAT YEAR ALL THE BEST.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

GETTING THE QUEEN HOME















THERE IS TWO GUYS GETTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF COWS HOME AND THEY FOLLOW THE LEADER WITHOUT QUESTION, NO RUNNING AROUND OR TRYING TO RUN YOUR OWN SHOW JUST FOLLOW THE LEADER! Mmmh..... NO COMMENTS PLEASE.

SOAKING UP THE WARMTH OF THE SUN















TODAY WAS A REALLY NICE DAY AND WE TOOK MUM AND ANNY FOR A NICE WALK AND STOPPED AT THE HOTEL KREUZ FOR A COFFEE.

SOME POOR LENKER FARMER


















3 NEW RENAULT TRACTORS, FREE STALL BARN WITH SLOTTED FLOORS, BIG ENOUGH FOR 40 + COWS AND ALL THE YOUNG STOCK, WESTFALIA MILKING PARLOR, COMPUTERIZED GRAIN FEEDING NOTICE THE TRANSPONDERS. SORRY KIDS THIS IS FOR UNCLE CHRIS.