A good friend of mine who lives in England and who reads my blog recently asked me if my life is really as tranquil as it seems. Oh I laughed, I really laughed when I heard that. I guess it’s time to redress the balance. Actually I think the fact that I’m always seeking tranquility [...]

It’s hot today. Summer finally arrived. My big race is a month away now, so Andrea and I headed out early for a long training run. We kept to the woods – the Erlenbachertobel down to the Lake of Zürich, then along the lake to Küsnacht and up the Küsnachtertobel and home. A Tobel is a [...]

I’ve taken a yoga class on Monday morning for years. Sometimes I really have to force myself to go. There are mornings when even sorting laundry looks attractive. I always enjoy it when I do make it, but it’s actually physically pretty hard work and sometimes on Mondays I just want to stay home and [...]

Thanks to all the football I’ve been watching the house and garden have gone to hell in a handbasket (as we in England say), but my socks have been progressing – pace dependent on the level of excitement of whichever game I am watching. A couple of the games over the last few days have [...]

I still don’t know what was up with me yesterday. Such an aimless day. Today though I woke up and at least knew what I had to do. A good run in the sunshine with my running buddies, a hot shower, a good cup of Nespresso coffee and some sewing. What is it about working [...]