1. I started this post a couple of weeks ago (as will be obvious from the later items in this list), and didn't finish it, because… well. Because that's where I'm at. And have been for some months, really. I am in a state of blob. External circumstances have had some influence, but basically it's… Continue reading Tardy: 5 things 27.5.2016
Tag: switzerland
5 things about skiing: 13.3.16
1. Skiing is – like all of Switzerland – amazing, beautiful, expensive and elitist. And I have complicated feelings about that. At any rate it's something that I never cease to be amazed by: I get to do this? Here? Wow. My inner child, the part of me that grew up in apartheid South Africa, cut… Continue reading 5 things about skiing: 13.3.16
5 things 5.3.16
1. Lots of talk in Switzerland this week about the delicious defeat of the SVP's second "black sheep" offensive. Yay, great news and all, but the extremely close call on the marriage initiative stressed me out. Couched as protecting married couples from unfair tax rules, it came bundled with a nasty, underhanded attempt to block equal… Continue reading 5 things 5.3.16
5 things about Christmas: 25.12.2015
1. Over the course of nearly 40 years, my experience of Christmas has shifted from OMG PRESENTS!!! to Omg family dramaz :-((( to Omg intercontinental relocation = escape from Christmas, win!!1! to How does one in fact Christmas??!? to, finally, Omg we are responsible for our children's Christmas, no pressure *sob*.2. The final stage has… Continue reading 5 things about Christmas: 25.12.2015
5 things: 18.10.15
1. Autumn term starts tomorrow and NOT BEFORE TIME. Dude in particular really needs to get back to spielgruppe. (So do I.)2. This term is particularly exciting because he starts one whole extra morning of spielgruppe – on a farm! He will be playing outside and feeding bunnies and learning about plants and rolling in… Continue reading 5 things: 18.10.15
Post-holiday notes to self
1. When travelling with children, especially children under 2, remember to pack extra clothes for yourself and them. Then pack some more. Then some more. They will not only get dirty through playing, they will get you dirty, and then just when you think the far too many clothes you packed will just about get you… Continue reading Post-holiday notes to self
