Ahem I flew home to France on a circuitous route to Basel from Abidjan after five pell-mell weeks of work to find Christmas in overdrive […]

Ahem I drove to the UK to visit my friends John and Jan as well as to pick up a year’s worth of our UK […]

Ahem The mornings and evenings are becoming increasingly colder, measured by the increasing number of layers I use for walking the dogs at weekends. I […]

Ahem A brilliant idea jump-started September: a swim in the Rhein. After the warm late summer weather prolonged the opportunities for Basel’s time-honoured Rheinschwimmen, I […]

Ahem Our increasingly populous clan is ever more global. A family wedding might in the past have meant a short trip to the local registry […]

Ahem The expression “making hay while the sun shines” was first recorded in English usage in the early 16th century. It was particularly meaningful this […]

Ahem When Alli and Gwen were enjoying Venice for a few days together earlier in the month, and again most recently when Alli went to […]

Ahem Taking advantage of Jessie’s European stay following her London Marathon efforts last month, Alli and I flew to Porto for a short holiday and […]

Ahem, Gwen arrived back in Basel after spending a few days in Brighton with her friend Heather and stayed a week with us. She and […]

Ahem, With driving rain, padding fog, feathery snow drifts and hard bouncing hail just in the first few days of the month, I did not […]