Monthly Archives: June 2009

Is it raining outside my window? – Just wishful thinking. It’s the sprinkler. I’m watering the garden, hoping that will bring on rain.  Maybe I should wash my windows and the car too – it might be more effective. I … Continue reading →

It’s dry out there I don’t like to drive through the countryside when the pastures aren’t turning green, the tiny canola is turning blue, and the sun beats down mercilessly. You’d think since we rented out the farm the weather … Continue reading →

Flying over the farmland towards Edmonton last Thursday I said to Robert, “there’s something wrong down there.” It’s not because we’ve just come from Switzerland where the canola pods are leaning heavily, and the first barley is already starting to … Continue reading →

I’m hanging in the air – literally, somewhere over the far northeast of Canada. Figuratively I hang between my three worlds – Zambia, Switzerland, and Alberta. When we first got back to Switzerland people often asked me: ‘Bisch scho aacho?” … Continue reading →

Bonjour. Comment ca va? C’est tres bien. My mother-in-law enjoyed herself so much she wanted to stay a week! I think she loved having all her seven children and their spouses around her for two days. She was sure she’d … Continue reading →