La Clusaz Week Concluded
February 11, 2018
“You’ll follow and root for them all now, I presume?” my wife laughed. … More La Clusaz Week Concluded
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“How do you spot an American in Europe in 2018?”
February 6, 2018
If you don’t want to stand out as an American visitor in Europe, here’s some friendly advice… … More “How do you spot an American in Europe in 2018?”
La Clusaz, French Alps
March 3, 2017
If you have seen Instagram, we have been in the Alps since Saturday… We are about an hour and a half from Geneva Airport:
Au Revoir, Pour Maintenant
February 6, 2016
It has been a pleasant week. Back England today. Goodbye La Clusaz for now:
The La Clusaz Chalet: A Year On
February 3, 2016
The chalet staff is much the same as last year. The major change is the young Polish woman who worked in the bar, and whose French was so good we’d initially thought she was French, is gone. She had told us the job was only a stopgap until she got one in her field, so … More The La Clusaz Chalet: A Year On
Escape To Haute-Savoie
February 1, 2016
Good grief, it’s so early! We’re up at this time because we’re going across to France from this morning until Saturday – to La Clusaz in the Alps. After all that’s sadly happened since October, we can use a getaway to a gorgeous spot and this one more than fits the bill:
Advice To Start Your Day
December 3, 2015
If you’re local – meaning you also visit the Catskills here in upstate New York – unfortunately there’s not much snow here yet. Windham Mountain had been making snow, but it rained yesterday. I grabbed this photo a little while ago from the lounge window: As we know, we can’t do anything about the weather. … More Advice To Start Your Day
Marooned In The Catskills (For 24 Hours)
March 25, 2015
Hello once more! This is a ridiculously early post, New York time. It’s before 5:30 am. Ugh! It’s also called “jet lag.” Yes, yes, it’s great to be back in the Catskills for a bit: I wrote most of two novels here. Now you see why! 😉
In Our Chalet
February 5, 2015
Insofar as writing for the third volume is concerned, this ski holiday has been nearly a disaster. This week, I’ve gotten barely a couple of pages done: honestly less than one decent regular day’s work. However, we’re also having a great time – and, in a sense, I’m getting LOTS of new material I can … More In Our Chalet
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