Gorgeous weather was forcasted on Thursday and so my friend and I, having not ventured from our little village, for one of our road trips, decided it was time to get in the car and drive. Two hours later we found ourselves at the quilt shop I wrote about in my previous post, read about it... Continue Reading →
Fabric Friday: Cotton & Color
Fridays are fabric days here on my blog, I know I haven't done a Fabric Friday post in a long time but after my Quilty Road Trip yesterday I thought it would be the perfect post to revive that idea. Yesterday, my friend, Mrs. K and I drove to Basel to visit the Cotton &... Continue Reading →
Swiss Barley Soup
Graubünden (the Grisons in English) is one of my favorite cantons in Switzerland. It is also the largest and one of the most rural and underpopulated. It is the place where my husband's grandfather and father were raised. So Graubünden is not just a favorite place to indulge in mountain winter sports but a place,... Continue Reading →
The Maker’s Year
Early this year, I came across this podcast from Kate on the A Playful Day Podcast. Kate is a maker, blogger and photographer as well as a single, stay at home mom, who lives in Dorset, England. She is young and hip and is interested in things like sustainability and cooking wholesome food. I was really... Continue Reading →
The Cookery Calendar Challenge – April
Last month I joined The Cookery Calendar Challenge which one of my fellow Instagramers started back in January, Penny of the Homemade Heart blog. Although I didn't participate in January, by February I was eager to give it a go, so I decided to try it out in March. I know it was one online challenge... Continue Reading →
Bringing Bermuda to Switzerland
This Easter, I decided to go all out. Easter is a big holiday over here in Switzerland as in the rest of Europe and like many others we had a nice long four day weekend. For me it was the perfect time to bring family and friends together. And maybe, make up for my... Continue Reading →
Addicted To The Alps: A New Series
Ever since my first visit to Switzerland, in the summer of 2000, my husband has been dragging me up mountains and on long hikes, all over Switzerland and occasionally in other European and non-European Alpine Areas. The mountain in question that time was the Säntis mountain, the highest in the Alpstein Mountain range in Eastern Switzerland, a 2502 meters... Continue Reading →