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The majestic Engadine, my summer home for so many years - the end of an amazing three months!

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I moved on Monday to an apartment just below the station. It was a great location and spacious, with the exception of the bathroom. Whoever the architect was should be fired! To get on or off the toilet required a certain amount of agility, as the sink actually reached the toilet and the shower was on the other side of it. The only way off the toilet was to slide the shower door back and, the easiest, put one foot in the shower! Interesting indeed! Otherwise, all was wonderful. Herbert, Dennis’s father, and I went to Guarda whilst the classes took place on Monday. I really didn’t like the aggressive driving of the locals, so future days I took a train and bus pass where I could relax and enjoy the phenomenal scenery. Guarda is most certainly one of my favourite villages. I visit every year and never tire of the gorgeous sgraffiti on the walls of the coloured houses. The pottery, where I had planned to learn how to make clay cows is a massive drawcard. Sadly, Covid got in the way, but a...

Weekend Zuoz

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  For the twentieth time I had coordinated the teachers and students at the summer camp in Zuoz, and here I was heading there again for probably the 16 th time. I missed a couple during Covid when I stayed put in New Zealand. The beautiful Walensee always looks so inviting, but can also be treacherous when sudden storms hit. Apparently a couple of SUP users had been drowned there last week. It is always so wonderful to take the little red train into and along the Engadine valley, only to be met by two of my best friends, Marco and Dennis at Zuoz station , then whisked off to Samedan for drinks - agreat start to what ended up a very busy and marvellous week. Oh how I love this view from the Lyceum. I never tire of it. I feel at home. First night, a visit to the prison! Now a very cosy and enjoyable place for a drink with the teachers. It’s so wonderful to see them all again. Next day, market day in the pretty little village of Le Punt. The weather was magnificent, and although warm,...