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Still ditching the clutter

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Here we are, well into February and I’m still decluttering. I can’t pretend that it’s going at a rip-roaring pace, but it’s definitely still going. Every couple of days I tackle another cupboard or a couple of shelves. I’m being quite ruthless….but frankly I need to be…there is a lot of stuff stuck in the […]

My Day

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

  Writing invoices. House cleaning. Nursing a slightly under the weather teenager. Trying to gain enough momentum to force myself out of the door and to the farm shop for vegetables. Keeping cosy and warm. Helen

The Big Freeze

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

  The temperatures are dropping – we’re going down a few degrees a day and by Friday it will be minus 15….brrrr….too cold to snow. I’m hunkering down as much as possible and trying to make the house as cosy and welcoming as I can for all those coming in from outside. There is a […]

January

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

  So…that’s it then. January is all but over. A drab month this year, but surprisingly mild although Siberian air is on its way and it should be down to minus 15 by the weekend. For me it’s been a month of hibernation, sometimes frustrating and sometimes painful. A quiet month. A time when I’ve […]

An update and a little bit of knitting

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Thank you so much to all of you who have been asking about my knee. Today I finally had my appointment with one of Zürich’s top sports doctors – so I can now report that at least I know what is going on. As I already knew, there is a large oedema (bone bruise) inside […]