Tag Archives: winter

Coronavirus winter – hope hurts…

Posted on March 6, 2021 by lindahuber

Spring starts two weeks today, so we’re entering the final stages of this coronavirus winter. And it’s just over a year ago, on February 28th 2020, that the first restrictions here in Switzerland took hold – carnival balls and processions … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Snow…

Posted on January 16, 2021 by lindahuber

On Thursday night, it started to snow. And it snowed and snowed and snowed, and by the time we got to Friday morning, it was, well, pretty snowy. We don’t often get this much ‘down’ here in N.E. Switzerland, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

(Almost) Silent Sunday…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by lindahuber

Cold January in one corner of N. E. Switzerland. A winter-empty whirlpool fountain, and the remains of a muted New Year celebration. A local hotel, locked down and waiting for customers. Beavers have been at work in the woods near … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland, My books, The Writing Life | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

New land…

Posted on December 10, 2017 by lindahuber

It’s been months since I joined Instagram. Yesterday, after months of trial, getting cross, error, and giving up, I finally worked out how to get pics onto my account. You have to use your mobile phone. For someone hopelessly devoted … Continue reading →

Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Lost: the weather. A Very British Blog Post…

Posted on June 5, 2016 by lindahuber

Here in Switzerland, it’s a well-known fact that British people like talking about the weather – and let’s face it; the weather gives us something different to say several times a day. But this year, it’s conversation topic number one … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in Switzerland | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Back to basics in the woods…

Posted on November 22, 2015 by lindahuber

The wood behind my flat has seen big changes in the past couple of weeks. I didn’t include a woodland photo last week as we had so many lovely Yorkshire pics in Helen Pollard’s guest post, but we’ll have a … Continue reading →

Posted in My books | Tagged , , , , , | 16 Comments