It's been a year of living in Switzerland, and one year of blogging. Fifty-two weeks of experimenting with my writing on the internet. I'm getting pretty invested in this blog. A little bit like becoming attached to a new dog. You start out a little guarded, but eventually you're all in, won over by attachment.…

I don't do transitions very gracefully. Like life stages, or moving into unfamiliar territory. I usually muscle through them, or I ignore them, shirking from reality as long as possible. Or I free-fall with zero preparation, hoping for the best. Not bad strategies when combined and used appropriately. But it's all so tiring. And here…

It's been a long winter. Especially for my sisters, one in the Midwest and the other in New England. Long months of below average temperatures, and lots and lots of snow and ice. But hardest of all, the endless grey - day after day of overcast skies. Short days without the life-sustaining brightness of the…