Blog Archives
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Creative Revival
- Sep 28, 2010 Going to Zurich Writer's Workshop
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Evergreen
- Sep 30, 2013 Organic shouldn't be in plastic
- Mar 17, 2011 Is there such a thing: warm and attractive pajamas?
- Dec 15, 2010 5 painless green changes
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Expat Perspectives
- Apr 19, 2024 Willingness
- Feb 1, 2011 It's never too late to learn rules of the road
- Nov 26, 2010 Staying positive is key
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Healthy Living
- May 22, 2020 On embracing discomfort
- Dec 13, 2016 Health benefits and disadvantages of Swiss alpine living
- Oct 5, 2016 Sunshine, vitamins and clouds in the mountains
- Mar 11, 2014 Snowman cure for electronic blues
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Inward Journeys
- Apr 19, 2024 Willingness
- Apr 19, 2024 Visiting, once again
- Apr 19, 2024 Searching for mushrooms
- May 17, 2020 Thank you dear friend
- Nov 9, 2018 The more things change...
- Nov 5, 2018 The waitress teaches me a lesson
- Jul 27, 2016 Being boring
- Mar 18, 2014 Alpine cure for the going out craving
- Feb 5, 2012 The mountain
- Jan 15, 2012 Back at the source
- Mar 22, 2011 A moonlit carriage ride and slowing down
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Mountain Living
- Nov 30, 2014 Learning a lesson
- May 31, 2014 Well-meaning relatives
- May 19, 2014 On our walk today...
- Mar 27, 2014 Driving on mountain roads for health
- Mar 22, 2014 Spreading the black gold
- Mar 8, 2014 A winter avian death
- Jan 10, 2013 A mountain commute
- Aug 11, 2012 Dog eats mouse, including tail
- Jan 13, 2012 Everything is as it should be
- Nov 3, 2011 Helicopter flies trees
- Oct 11, 2011 Don't over-estimate your hiking capability
- Mar 21, 2011 Building terraces in the garden
- Oct 22, 2010 Bullying also exists in Swiss schools
- Oct 12, 2010 Latest gardening mistake
- Oct 7, 2010 Mountain guide's daughter struggles with vertigo
- Oct 6, 2010 Hiking, witch hunts, and Halloween
- Sep 7, 2010 Priorities in school
- Aug 19, 2010 Spoiling my neighbor's bees
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Personal
- Apr 19, 2024 Visiting, once again
- May 15, 2020 Missing my mountains
- Aug 23, 2019 Red sky at morning, sailors and shepherds take warning
- Nov 3, 2018 A return to the Swiss Alps
- Mar 11, 2017 New venture
- Jul 15, 2012 Back from hiatus
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Seasonal Posts
- Sep 19, 2011 Catching mice in the fall
- Jan 18, 2011 A global warming theory
- Dec 17, 2010 Hoping to de-stress Advent
- Dec 7, 2010 Black ice and the Range Rover driver
- Oct 20, 2010 Why the Swiss change their tires
- Oct 9, 2010 The cows are back, winter is coming
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Swiss Culture & Traditions
- Aug 20, 2019 15 things I learned from Swiss alpine folk
- Nov 14, 2018 Daily meal preparation improved me
- Nov 6, 2018 Under every roof
- Jan 10, 2017 Ben Franklin might have been Swiss
- Dec 7, 2016 Self-responsibility increases freedom
- Nov 23, 2016 Collecting tax the Swiss way
- Nov 16, 2016 Shame, humility, confidence, arrogance
- Nov 2, 2016 Switzerland is dog friendly
- Oct 26, 2016 The customer is always wrong
- Oct 21, 2016 Gender issues in the Alps
- Sep 28, 2016 Peeing standing up, flushing and showering after 10PM
- Aug 17, 2016 Is friendliness such a good thing?
- May 12, 2014 Mailbox design alpine style
- May 2, 2014 Disappearing trust
- Apr 14, 2014 Drinking cultures compared
- Mar 15, 2014 Swiss thrift goes a bit too far
- Mar 9, 2014 Not paying church tax
- Mar 6, 2014 Is academia the be-all and end-all?
- Oct 27, 2011 Finding Late Gothic art at the foot of the Alps
- Oct 26, 2011 At the grocery store today
- Oct 17, 2011 A taste of Sunday out of the mountains
- Oct 1, 2011 A land of contrasts
- Apr 5, 2011 Smoking outside, a problem for some
- Apr 3, 2011 Swiss rail is great and worth the money
- Dec 6, 2010 Paying the restaurant bill the Swiss way
- Oct 10, 2010 Comparing parking meters
- Aug 26, 2010 Coming home to a hot lunch
- Aug 26, 2010 Why isn't there a cat tax?
- Aug 23, 2010 Swiss table manners matter
- Aug 22, 2010 Let's talk rubbish!
- Aug 16, 2010 Something very un-Swiss just happened
- Aug 16, 2010 What does on-the-dot punctuality really mean?
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Swiss Politics and News
- Nov 12, 2018 Purchasing power
- Nov 7, 2018 Voting time again
- Nov 29, 2016 When cities control the countryside
- Nov 8, 2016 The handshake sucks but not for religious reasons
- Sep 8, 2016 Focusing on things that really matter in politics
- Feb 27, 2014 Thoughts on immigration vote
- Oct 31, 2011 Post-election thoughts
- Nov 28, 2010 Too black and white
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Swiss Sports & Activities
- Apr 19, 2024 Searching for mushrooms
- Jan 19, 2013 Grabbing two hours on a Saturday morning
- Oct 25, 2011 Open-air museum closes for winter soon
- Oct 21, 2011 Football with a view