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Back from Barca

Saturday, March 16th, 2013

As expected, Barcelona was wonderful. There’s just something about the city that I love – and the warm sunshine,blue skies and views of the Mediterranean didn’t disappoint – in fact I enjoyed them all the more because I had driven to the airport along snow-covered roads… Unfortunately I didn’t have much time for sightseeing, but […]

The view from my window

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

It’s a good one! Helen

A walk in the snow

Sunday, February 10th, 2013

Today is one of those fabulous bright, clear, cold, snowy winter days that we experience far too seldom in the Zürcher Oberland, where it’s habitually grey and foggy in the winter. Despite the cold it was too good an opportunity to miss. So camera in hand, husband and I headed out into the farmland that […]

Quilt Shop Quest

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

Last week my friend Charla and I set off on a quest to visit a couple of quilt shops within an hour’s drive of where we live. Quilt shops are pretty few and far between here, but we’d heard about these two for a while and decided to have a self-indulgent afternoon. Well you have […]

Age inappropriate behaviour!

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Today when I should have been working on my fireworks blocks, or going to church or engaging in a little light housework, I was doing something infinitely more exciting. Something I hadn’t really anticipated ever doing. Or having fun doing at least. But as I’m determined to do new things and going outside my comfort […]