Trying to pay attention to the direction that I press my seams and how they nest together – something I haven’t done much in the past. 

Here I go…

The ski scene here in Switzerland is a big thing. Since the girls will have school ski trips in the future we feel the need to dip our toes in and help them learn to ski. I’m still gathering all their ski gear so we just went for a snowy hike last weekend. Many of…

I was happy to spend some time in my sewing room last week. I made another Oliver + S. Gallery Tunic. This time I added buttons to the placket. I like to wear this tunic with skinny cut jeans and cardigans in the winter. That makes six Gallery Tunics in my closet! It might be…

Well Christmas is packed away. And my girls, after a very long break, are back to their school routine. They are growing so fast and sometimes I look back wistfully at old pictures. It used to be so easy to make them smile. Now they are happy young girls but keeping them happy is a little…

New Year’s Eve here is really fantastic for a homebody like me. We stayed in and had delicious fondu and then we were treated to a whole panorama of fireworks. AND it’s midnight and we’re not even that tired because we’re all JETLAGGED! Here are a few snapshots and a video that really doesn’t do…

It was very warm today so we got one last walk in for 2017. We went to the ruins in our town and everyone smiled.

Today is the last day of 2017. I’m feeling a little traumatized after our trip back home – having a crummy cold on top of jet lag has wiped me out. Luckily we have some days before the girls have to be back to school so I’ll take it easy as I unpack and reflect…