Winter has come up here on the hill. Winter and Christmas preparations, a business trip to England, school Christmas events, lots of doctors’  appointments, the death of my lovely old cat Bumblebee….all of which have squeezed my time even more than it’s normally squeezed. There has been a little sock knitting, a lot of frantic […]

There’s nothing like a bit of a shake up to make you appreciate what you have. This might sound a bit bonkers, but I really feel like all the recent upheaval has made me re-evaluate things a little and made me realize that it’s NOW that counts. Carpe Diem and all that – we have […]

There has been a bit of a life hiatus round here recently. You may have noticed that I’ve been absent for rather longer than usual.  Or then again, maybe you didn’t! I’ve had a month or two of tests and more tests and more tests – all for breast cancer – some of which were […]

Suddenly it’s autumn in Switzerland. Overnight the ice cream stand at the station in Zürich that I walk past on my way home from work has disappeared, to be replaced by the ‘heisse Marroni Maa’ (the roast chestnut man), roasting his chestnuts in a big metal pan and dishing them out in paper twists to […]

This year has brought with it many changes. I almost can’t remember what my old life felt like. Now it’s busy, full of challenges and I’m having trouble sometimes to find the time to do the things I love to do…..like sewing and blogging and pottering in the garden. I think, if I’m honest, that […]