Ahem, We had Alli's parents, Laurie and Kay, to stay with us for a few days. The visit again amply demonstrated Laurie's talents in the DIY arena....

Ahem This is the month that we all thought that winter would drift in, as there are rumours of snow on the lower reaches of the Jura,...

Ahem With all this mist and mellow fruitfulness around, thoughts are turning to winter and even onward to Christmas although last month the weather continued to...

Ahem Our annual holiday in La Hune, Mansonville was as eventful as ever, full of incident and occasion, with a grand total of 27 different people...

Ahem, Alli and Ella have done much of the family´s travelling recently (as well as going to see Meat Loaf in Basel), and, together with...

Ahem The highlight of the month has definitely been the Farewell Party for the Departing Swedes. Alli had become a very close friend to two...

Ahem The merry month started with hot weather but finished with abrupt downpours and a clammy-cold Whitsun holiday while our social life moved to a higher plane as...

Ahem Sunny April has confirmed our suspicions that in Basel winter was not just late. It hardly started. It barely, merely and only half heartedly threatened, then...

Ahem It has been a big month for travelling, featuring a major Stanbrook family holiday to New York and a trip with Alli to Rome,...

Ahem I'm sure you all know the feeling. For several weeks I had been wondering where I had put the concert tickets. I could not...