I’m feeling quite wiped out at the moment – I don’t know if it’s the weather or the season or just generally too little sleep and too much to do.  Whatever the cause, it is how it is. It’s helped quite a lot that I’m down-scaling Christmas activities – boy, was that a weight lifted […]

There are few things more joyful than a gentle run in the woods through crunchy  leaves on a crisp autumn morning. Add a sprinkling of good friends, some crystal clear views of the newly snow-topped Alps and an hour of putting the world to rights. Perfection. What more could a girl want? Is anything as […]

I’m finally just about recovered from running yesterday – boy was I wiped out by the end! I actually managed a decent time – 1 hour 57 minutes – only two minutes slower than my half-marathon personal best – but it was a real struggle. Andrea and I both finished with the same time – […]

School starts up again next week. This year, for the first time, I’m going to have all 3 children in school in Zürich, so heading off for the train at the crack of dawn. Our slightly idiosyncratc school system means that I will still however have someone home for lunch and the afternoon on Wednesdays, […]

and the winner of my 100th post giveaway is….. Pam E. from Las Vegas, Nevada I’ll be contacting Pam today and hopefully sending off the yarn that she chose in the next couple of days. (The random number generator came up with number 9 for those of you who like to know these things!) Thanks […]