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Month: June 2025

Six years in Switzerland

June 15, 2025June 15, 2025 ~ Lory ~ 17 Comments

People often ask how I like living in Switzerland. I always smile and say I like it, it's beautiful, I appreciate many things. I don't tell them that for me, moving to Switzerland was a lot like dying. English chapel, Davos Though not to be compared to the desperate flights of many forced to leave … Continue reading Six years in Switzerland

Month in Review: May 2025

June 1, 2025 ~ Lory ~ 12 Comments

What I read this month Every Good Boy Does Fine by Jeremy Denk Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - Reread for Reading Austen 2025 The Showings by Julian of Norwich, translated by Mirabai Starr Any Human Heart by William Boyd Show Boat by Edna Ferber Booth by Karen Joy Fowler Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi … Continue reading Month in Review: May 2025

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