We've just spent a pleasingly child-free weekend in a fancy hotel with a fancy room upgrade and fancy permission to eat in the ACTUAL RESTAURANT, which was nearly the biggest luxury of all, really. This was in celebration of (a) my birthday (yes, very late) and (b) our wedding anniversary, but as it turned out… Continue reading In which I do not trust good news

Everyone's got their Stuff right now. Maybe not problems exactly, but somehow everyone in this little family is experiencing something that is very THEM. For the kids, it's very particular growing up things. For the parents, it's very particular us things. M, for instance, has been struggling with Bad Feelings (TM); meaning, he needs to… Continue reading Evvybody gots PROBLEMZ

Weather took a sharp turn last week – on Wednesday, ceaseless snow refreshing what had become (in places) rather dirty, icy slush, covering everything in a good layer of fresh, crunchy white. From Thursday on, almost non-stop rain. So by lunchtime, most of the snow had disappeared; by evening the stream was flooded with snow… Continue reading Under the weather

Since Thursday, all of Zürich has been blanketed in ridiculous, excessive, delightful and overwhelming amounts of snow. Not so delightful for those who were struggling to get around of course, but very delightful for those at leisure to simply enjoy it. I've never seen weather like this here, and rarely in the mountains, so it's… Continue reading There was cake, there was snow, what more do you need