I've been having a hard time recently, mostly to do with the state of the world. I was almost able to feel better after a couple of days in the mountains, mostly because there was no network up in the hut. No news. No constant beating myself over the head with the latest depressing information.... Continue Reading →
Hide and Seek
In the school where I teach, there are classes for the equivalent of junior's in high school where they get to choose a sports option. We offer a dozen or so choices, and one of them is "Playground games." It's just for fun, and the older kids enjoy playing like they did when they were... Continue Reading →
Crying Wolf
Not far from where I live, they are going to shoot a family of wolves. The wolves have been attacking domestic animals, but the thing is, most of the animals that are being attacked are only there for the government subsidies. For example, we don't do anything, really, with most sheep here. The sheep are... Continue Reading →
Art Brut
It was a rainy day and I decided to make a pilgrimage to a museum I visited when I first moved to Switzerland, the Collection de l'Art Brut. The collection was started by Jean Dubuffet, partially, it seems, after discussions (letters to and fro) with a friend of his who felt she needed to create... Continue Reading →