For one weekend (or so) every year, sites across the European continent open even their typically closed doors to visitors for free or at minimal cost.
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We spent our August vacation seeing and experiencing new things and, in general, shaking up our usual daily routines from start to finish.
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A little overview on what’s involved in the Swiss form of wrestling and how the nation used the sport to unify the country in the early 1800s.
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Progress across all fronts in the first half of the month went well, but “progress” doesn’t mean you don’t progress into a wall.
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For the three-day festival, participants number well above 12,000 for more than 1,000 performances. And while you can’t learn to yodel at the festival, Switzerland has plenty of teachers and classes.
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My books-read list for the second quarter of 2025. As I do with every quarter’s list, I bolded the titles that really stuck with me.
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Throughout the course of June, worked steadily on the plan for my next novel. How it’s going? Who knows. On other fronts, though, all went well.
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No matter the season, the Swiss spend the weekends in the mountains hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, and climbing—sometimes in combination.
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After April broke me out of my winter hibernation, May saw me out in the world, enjoying more social and cultural time than the winter months.
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In the French town of Metz, people took their dragon story and what-ifed the story into something really grand.
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As anticipated in my post looking back on March, April meant a lot more moving around, given weather improvements and the shift to summer time.
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Switzerland got turned on and tuned into jazz music in the 1910s and the country’s love for the art form continues today. If you love jazz, you’ll love Switzerland.
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And the reading hasn’t stopped! Here are the books I read in the first three months of 2025, with my favorites in bold (as always).
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Nothing like having more light in the evenings to bring this hibernating bear into the new season.
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Makes sense that every industry we can imagine has its own conference somewhere, no? So why not the circus?
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Despite a head cold and the death of my ancient computer at midmonth, I managed to forge ahead with my work. How’s that for determination?
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When life gives you lemons, glue ‘em on a truck and call it a parade.
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January Januaried, if that makes any sense. Morale low entering February, but I’ll power through. I always do.
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