Happy Birthday Brian!

Oh my, we had such a great time on our little vacation!!! I love being in the mountains. I actually forgot all about the minutia of our move. And I took way too many photos. So here’s a little recap of day one. We went to the bottom of Switzerland, to Arolla, in the canton…

On our first full day in Arolla we took a nice hike right from our hotel. But before I show our hike I have to mention the flowers. There were flowers everywhere! I couldn’t get over it – so much color and so many different kinds. It was magical. So for our hike we went…

On our third day we went to a dam on the other side of the mountains from our hotel. It’s called the Grande Dixence dam. Brian rode his bike and the girls and I drove there. Here’s some info about the dam from its web site: The Grande Dixence dam, the world’s highest gravity dam,…

Our last full day of vacation was the sunniest. We went for a hike to a nearby lake – Lac Bleu. It’s a popular destination because the spring fed lake is a very very pretty blue. It was a good hike – hard but not too hard. We spent a long time just basking in…

Hey look at that – everyone is smiling.

We’ve been getting down to the lake for swimming and paddle boarding lately. Oh I do love swimming in Lake Zurich – it’s the best!  We didn’t get to ride on that boat – I just thought it was cute so I took a picture. And I made cinnamon rolls.

We’ve had a bit of an uptick in Covid cases here in Switzerland. So the government has made masks on public transport mandatory. It’s a new experience that I know we will have to get used to in the US. In other news I came across some pretty linen gingham and so I had to…

I’m going to miss our view so so much! Back in Wilmette I look out my kitchen window through tree branches and I can see birds and squirrels nibbling berries. It’s a charming view – intimate and green – but it doesn’t really compare with what I have here in Switzerland. The two views are…