“So, how have you adjusted?” Since we came back last July from our one-year sabbatical in Santa Fe, the girls and I have been asked this a zillion times. Although the question is well-intended, its meaning is not quite clear to me. Have we adjusted to being back in our little Swiss town, or to… Continue reading “Life in a wonderful light”
Our threesome road trip in California
Today we did what vacations are (also) made for – hanging out. Here in Bodega Bay, the coast is wonderfully wild and mostly empty of tourists. Our cute rental cottage overlooks Salmon Creek, and from there the dunes stretching to beach. If it wasn’t so incredibly windy, we would hike or enjoy our lovely backyard.… Continue reading Our threesome road trip in California
When you splash your sister without getting punished
My school owns a piece of land on the Santa Fe river, which we call the Preserve. Every Thursday the 7th and the 8th graders spend half a day each to work on killing nonnative plants, bringing back native plants, measuring stream flow and counting fish population. Part of going to the Preserve is getting muddy… Continue reading When you splash your sister without getting punished