http://www.homeschwiizhome.com An American in Zurich Fri, 11 May 2018 20:03:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-HSH-favicon-32x32.jpg http://www.homeschwiizhome.com 32 32 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/05/11/freitag-favorites-spring/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/05/11/freitag-favorites-spring/#respond Fri, 11 May 2018 20:03:18 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4885 Hey, it’s me, I’m still here! We’ve got a quiet, Mother’s Day weekend planned filled with lots of family time, hopefully sunny weather, and some more time outside. So, despite my little early spring hiatus, I’m easing back into this space by sharing some of my favorites that have been piling up over the last […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/05/11/freitag-favorites-spring/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/03/02/freitag-favorites-frigid-zurich/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/03/02/freitag-favorites-frigid-zurich/#respond Fri, 02 Mar 2018 19:18:07 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4876 I meant to post this a few weeks ago, when we were all ending the week a little under the weather, but oops. I mean, how is it even March already? This week is ending about the same as a few weeks ago, with both of us fighting off some late winter congestion. So this […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/03/02/freitag-favorites-frigid-zurich/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/02/09/freitag-favorites-still-california-dreaming/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/02/09/freitag-favorites-still-california-dreaming/#comments Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:13:04 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4856 It’s been awhile since I shared any freitag favorites, but lately I’ve had a few good ones piled up to share. I had planned to share these before our LA trip but I ended up caught up in other things. So instead of saying “Woohoo!” about 10 days of Southern California sunshine, which I enjoyed […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/02/09/freitag-favorites-still-california-dreaming/feed/ 1 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/22/whats-on-my-mind-for-2018/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/22/whats-on-my-mind-for-2018/#respond Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:36:02 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4858 Today is a rare day with time for reflection since I am home alone, without work and without Reese, for the whole day. Since we are leaving for LA this week, we switched one of her pre-school days to today as we pay for 3x per week even when we’re on vacation. While I could […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/22/whats-on-my-mind-for-2018/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/06/our-iceland-stopover-the-golden-circle/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/06/our-iceland-stopover-the-golden-circle/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2018 12:17:25 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4728 The second day of our Iceland stopover was reserved for our self-guided tour of the so-called “Golden Circle” route. Traditionally, this route is a one day trip, ca. 3-4 hours of driving, and covers at least three top stops: Þingvellir National Park (anglicized as Thingvellir), the geothermal fields and the Strokkur geyser in the Haukadalur […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/06/our-iceland-stopover-the-golden-circle/feed/ 2 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/05/mountain-home-dreaming/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/05/mountain-home-dreaming/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:08:19 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4761 Hello, 2018! Let’s start off this Happy New Year with some big dreams . . . I’ve been dreaming about a weekend mountain home getaway for quite awhile now. It’s not surprising considering that I grew up in a small mountain town and some of my best childhood holiday memories revolve around winter ski weekends […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2018/01/05/mountain-home-dreaming/feed/ 1 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/15/wish-listed-12-2017-ultimate-christmas/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/15/wish-listed-12-2017-ultimate-christmas/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:09:30 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4756 Wow, just 10 days until Christmas. We’re here at home, happy for the weekend, and even happier that my parents have arrived for the holiday. We’re all recovering from colds so it’s nice to have some fresh energy available to play with Reese. It was also so cute to see her sheer joy and excitement […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/15/wish-listed-12-2017-ultimate-christmas/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/13/our-iceland-stopover-the-blue-lagoon/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/13/our-iceland-stopover-the-blue-lagoon/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2017 20:20:06 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4447 It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a few months since our short Iceland stopover on the way home from Oregon in mid-September as those fun-filled few days are still fresh in my memory. Since it was one of the better itineraries to Portland, we took advantage of the Iceland Air flight to stop […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/12/13/our-iceland-stopover-the-blue-lagoon/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/11/10/freitag-favorites-a-little-quiet-time/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/11/10/freitag-favorites-a-little-quiet-time/#respond Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:15:33 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4440 Ah, finally the weekend. It’s rainy and cozy at home and thanks to holiday cheer already lighting up all around Zurich, I’m breaking out the Christmas music early this year. Only a few more weeks of a big work project and then I’ll really be in the holiday spirit. This weekend we’re just laying low […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/11/10/freitag-favorites-a-little-quiet-time/feed/ 0 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/10/26/charming-chamonix-laiguille-du-midi/ http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/10/26/charming-chamonix-laiguille-du-midi/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2017 18:38:32 +0000 http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/?p=4451 A few weeks ago, when the fall colors really started turning and I was finally starting to recover from being sick, we spent the weekend in Chamonix, France. Martin and Reese picked me up from work and after a quick dinner stop we headed south. One of Martin’s acquaintances from the world of rugby was […]]]> http://www.homeschwiizhome.com/2017/10/26/charming-chamonix-laiguille-du-midi/feed/ 0