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...