Eselrücken, Dolomites, Italy, August 2017
Hiking Through the Dolomites
There is just something about hiking that I love. I don’t love carrying a heavy backpack, but I enjoy exploring on foot, and what better way is there to actually really get to know an area, to dive into a landscape and slow down than hiking. We had such a good time getting to know […]
The Garden's Seasons
Whenever the first pear drops to the ground, I feel as if late summer has started and we are quickly making our way to autumn. The past two years, I posted first a recipe for zucchini rolls and then two summer salads. This has been an interesting garden year to say the least. We had […]
Fixed-rope route: Tälli
In preparation for an upcoming hike in the Dolomites, we went in search of a fixed-rope route. After our four days in Ticino, we decided we still needed to do a fixed-rope route before heading out to the Dolomites. My husband picked Switzerland’s first route which opened in 1992. It’s one of the nicest and […]
Across Three Valleys in Ticino
A long holiday weekend in early June saw us hiking from north to south through 3 valleys in Ticino. Our hike started above the Val di Vergeletto. We could have hiked up from the valley floor, but it was already noon by the time we arrived and we still had a ways to go so […]
Peach and Blackberry Shortcakes
The blackberries this year are amazing and they have been ripening faster than we can eat them. I’ve already made a batch of my favorite blackberry jam, made blackberry ice cream and have been eating them by the handful for breakfast or while working around the garden. My tongue is probably purple by now. I […]