Month: April 2012

  • If the Easter Bunny ever retires I’ll apply for his job. I love all the pastel, springy, sweetness that comes with Easter. And I love to put together Easter baskets. Last year I bought enough candy and chocolate for a family of 12. This year I tried to have some restraint.  Bea made this bunny…

  • I’ve wanted to have that title for a post for a long time… so we went to Basel for a couple days. I like Basel. I can’t wait to go back. Brian wanted to ride his bike there – it’s part of his goal to ride from our home to each of the five countries…

  • For some reason I really have to twist Bea’s arm to get her to go for a walk in the vineyard. I would go there everyday if she would be more agreeable. She always has a good time once she’s out for a while but the whining sort of puts me off sometimes. Anyway –…

  • I  made a dress for Claire. I think this will be her birthday dress. It’s a new pattern downloaded as a PDF here. 

  • Yesterday we did something different. We drove in a car. Acually I drove a car. I signed up for a trial subscription to a car sharing program. The cars are available all over Switzerland – at train stations and scattered around cities. We decided to drive about 45 minutes from home to see the tallest…