Living and working in Switzerland,wasn’t so easy in the beginning.The cultural differences between the swinging city of London in the late sixties, and a farming village in Switzerland,even though only twenty miles from Zürich were enormous. It was my Mother-in-Law, probably taking pity on me, who told me I wasn’t the only English speaking woman [...]
Compared with the USA or China it’s nothing, but our little country has never been so successful in an Olympic Games since 1952,then Swiss athletes also won three medals in one day. Gold for Fabian Cancellara, congratulations to the fastest man on a bike. It almost makes me want to forgive the Kings of the [...]
School is out.The longed for school summer holidays can begin and families with children can pack their bags and head for the southern borders,or the next airport if they are lucky. You won’t find Swiss in Switzerland at this time of year unless they are over fifty. The rest have accepted the never ending check [...]
I lost my heart again last night. He stood,just a few feet in front of me,dressed in black,plucked his guitar and said, rather than sang in a voice that left no woman doubting that this was a real man; “Take the ribbon from your hair” Kris Kristofferson,the All American Rebel,sang at the Zürich Summer Festival,”Live [...]
Wimbledon’s grass is definitely his,but I can’t watch the match this afternoon for I have the nasty feeling Roger won’t win. Not that I don’t want Rafa Nadal to be head gardner,he has tried long enough,I just would have liked Federer to have won Roland Garros,then he could have packed his his bags and called [...]
I don’t really want to to be a prophet on the outcome of the Euro 2008. Now that Switzerland has gone,at least with her head held high after the 2:0 win over Portugal yesterday (I won’t shout of course about the missing 8 best players in the Portugese team) I don’t really care who wins. [...]
I did go to one party before we went to Greece, where the dress code was Football. It meant buying a T shirt with the Swiss flag on it,and I was more or less obliged to put it on for the opening game in Zürich although took it off fairly quickly after the finish. Now [...]
What I like about women is that we can adjust to any situation. The survival instinct is born into us and we are completely adaptable if the situation arises. In Europe the situation is here, and the only way to exist in it is to go by the old adage; “If you can’t beat them, [...]
You might think the Euro and Potatoes have nothing in common but you would be wrong. “Swisspatat” the Swiss Potato Industry Organisation says it does. It is the Worlds best loved vegetable, and Football is the best loved sport. These bind. Therefore Swisspatat want to widen the horizons of Football Fans with Potato Recipes from [...]
