This old quilt needed a wash – it’s my Swiss baby, Claire’s, quilt. Washing a quilt stresses me out a little. But it all went fine and we had a good hot sunny spell so it dried quickly on our patio. Now it feels clean and fresh again. I have 400 hexagons sewn together now.…

Nothing much to report from our house. We’re still staying sort of close to home and watching the disturbing Covid news from the US. We have about a month before we move. Sadly Claire is having to say goodbye to friends as they go for vacations and won’t be back before we move.  We’re not…

We went back to the Brunni Alpthal area for a Father’s Day hike and it was beautiful! The weather finally cleared up and yay the gondolas are open!!! See the little red speck in the first photo? The paragliders also thought it was a great day – we stood for a while and enjoyed watching…

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The weather hasn’t been very summery but the cantaloupes and cucumbers do feel like summertime.  I’m still plugging away at my hexagon quilt – here are 100 more hexagons ready to be sewn together. On Friday Brian had the day off so we visited a museum in Zurich. Yes! Museums are open! This new museum…

This weekend we did some exploring. First, Brian and I went to a castle called Schloss Hallwyl. Brian rode his bike and I drove to meet him. What a picturesque place. We had a pleasant picnic lunch and then a little walk around the castle grounds and along a nearby lake.  This duck was very…

What have we been up to? Well, we had some great weather until school ended and since then it’s been cold and rainy. Boo! The only clouds I want to see are butter zopf clouds like the one above. We’re allowed to get out and see friends now and Claire has been doing just that.…