In the house where I work with developmentally disabled adults, it's a tradition to go on an outing the day after Ascension. This is a day off work and school in Switzerland, where religious holidays are still celebrated as state holidays - and Ascension always falls on a Thursday 40 days after Easter, so most … Continue reading Share Four Somethings: May 2023
Category: Nature
Postcards from Switzerland: Val Surses and Engadin
At the start of Europe's heat wave in July, we decamped for cooler climes in the Alps. We stayed in the delightful town of Bivio in Val Surses, just across the Julierpass from the famous Engadin valley where my husband and I had stayed shortly after we were married 18 years ago. We got to … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Val Surses and Engadin
Postcards from Switzerland: Davos
After a couple of weeks away from blogging, I'm happy to be back with some more pictures to share with you. These are from Davos, a town in the mountains of Eastern Switzerland that was once famous as a tuberculosis health resort and still draws lots of outdoor enthusiasts. We visited in the very last … Continue reading Postcards from Switzerland: Davos
Seeking the honey of life
Honeybees are so important and so endangered in our world today. I'm grateful for the years I spent working in the office at The Pfeiffer Center in Chestnut Ridge, New York, where I learned something about these amazing creatures, and got to know some beekeepers who are doing wonderful, holistically-oriented programs. If you want to … Continue reading Seeking the honey of life