Then the sun came out.

Considering the bleakness of our news-feed these days, if feels wrong to post about happiness and simplicity. So many people are fighting for happiness, fearing all of their freedom and joy may be gone. We find ourselves in a strange place. Having uprooted our lives from our idyllic happiness, to join the ranks of citizens…

Ich bin krank

Translated, “Ich bin krank” means “I am sick.” This is something that I’ve hesitated to blog about until now so as to not jinx our health. Nothing to jinx now, we’ve had our first Swiss flu. Up to this point we’ve remained remarkably healthy. So much so that it was hard for me to not…

T.C.B

Quick post to update the pint-sized bully situation. Thank you to everyone who sent in their support and encouragement for Helena. When I sent her off to school yesterday she was standing 10′ tall, ready to confront the bully in defense of her buddies. But the buddy was a no-show. In the meantime, I had…

The confusion continues

I did a yoga session this morning. The mantra to be mindful of was “go with the flow”. So very fitting for our life here. Considering the frequency of moments of total confusion, our ability to let go of rigid ideas and simply ride it out is by far the wisest path to take. Sometimes this…

Optimism for 2017

I was a bit worried about how we’d manage after the holidays. Leading up to it there was just so much to be excited about and everywhere we looked was festive and breathtaking. Best of all, we’d be reunited with our buddies. With all that behind us, the sun hiding behind unending grey, all the…

L.A.B (Life after buddies)

Monday’s are hard. That is a universal truth. But dreary, grey Monday’s when your holidays are over, you go back to school and your best buddies say goodbye are the worst Monday’s of all.  We are bracing for a terrible, horrible, no good day. Not even the excitement of my new laundry schedule giving me…

Making lasting memories

Our final days with our buddies have helped to prepare them for their reintegration back to Canada. And that is important because leaving the palm trees and Mediterranean-like beauty of Lugano would be too cruel a transition back to the -23 of Canada. We’re thoughtful that way.  Our final days in Lugano were bliss, as…

Trying to convince our buddies to stay.

This post is really for the benefit of all those who are keen to hear how Cath, Mackenzie and Parker are faring on their European vacation.  Having them with us has been bliss. The ease of companionship, conversation, silliness or just silence that we’ve so missed since being here. The simplicity of falling in step,…