Category Archives: travel

Springtime in Switzerland… #SilentSunday

Posted on May 2, 2021 by lindahuber

We’ve had everything from snow to hot sunshine over the past few weeks. Here’s a selection of photos taken round about where I live, by lovely Lake Constance. Next week, we’re having the third last A-Z post – watch out … Continue reading →

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#Travel in Switzerland…

Posted on April 18, 2021 by lindahuber

Holidays abroad are going to be very hit or miss this year. Personally, I’m not planning on going anywhere too far from home. This could include going to another country – I can see two others from my flat as … Continue reading →

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(Sort of) Silent Sunday…

Posted on September 27, 2020 by lindahuber

This is the year of things we can’t do, places we can’t go. Some things you know you miss, others – like this – you only realise you miss them when you see them on a Facebook video and wonder, … Continue reading →

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A visit to Tuscany…

Posted on September 13, 2020 by lindahuber

Writer Helen Pryke and I ‘met’ on social media quite recently, and I was interested to see she lives in the north of Italy – not a million miles from N.E. Switzerland. For obvious reasons, we didn’t manage a visit … Continue reading →

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(Coronavirus) summer scenes…

Posted on August 23, 2020 by lindahuber

To say that springtime 2020 was different to other springs is an understatement, considering we spent most of it in full coronavirus lockdown. Now it’s summer, and while some restrictions have been relaxed, we are still in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Writing in Cornwall – Mandy James

Posted on August 16, 2020 by lindahuber

I’ve never forgotten those childhood holidays in Cornwall – one day I’ll go back. And when I do, I’ll be sure to visit fellow-writer Amanda James. Mandy not only lives in Cornwall, with a lovely sea view and the beach … Continue reading →

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Yarn-bombed in Switzerland – part 2

Posted on July 19, 2020 by lindahuber

A couple of weeks ago I was on Sharon Booth’s lovely blog, with a selection of photos from this summer’s yarn-bomb trail in our town – click HERE to see the post and pics. Since then, I’ve walked round the … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ Sour books from…Scotland

Posted on June 14, 2020 by lindahuber

I spent the first twenty-two years of my life in Scotland, so a sweet ‘n’ sour post from north of the border is a must. Mind you, it wasn’t until I came to Switzerland that I met Alison Baillie and … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Yorkshire

Posted on May 17, 2020 by lindahuber

With both family and friends living in this lovely area, I’ve been to Yorkshire more often than any other part of England – so that’s where I’ve chosen for my second sweet ‘n’ sour books. In each S+S post, I’m … Continue reading →

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Sweet ‘n’ sour books from… Switzerland

Posted on April 5, 2020 by lindahuber

Sweet ‘n’ sour came to mind last week while I was tidying jars in my kitchen cupboards, my lockdown activity of the day. I love the zingy taste of gooseberries and ‘soor plooms’, and who doesn’t love the creamy sweetness … Continue reading →

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