sunshine

getting up the final steps to Sammlung Reinhardt

at Sammlung Reinhardt - amazing impressionist collection!

now this is what I call a lovely table arrangement - straight from the garden

being silly at museum cafe

my favorite - water lilies at the museum garden

Janis (12 years old)  made this portrait of Mimi - she looks just like this!

of course it is summer, rain or no, and gardens are fabulous everywhere


Well we had a splendid time at the Reinhardt museum yesterday, although the hike to get there was long and, true to Swiss geography, always going up and up! In this case, we walked up and over a mountain (hill..) to the museum, which overlooks the city of Winterthur - coming down close to where we will be renting an apartment soon. It was a long hike and a worthwhile climb, even though afterwards my feet were killing me. Still it was a fun day and barely rained! The museum has a fabulous collection of Cezanne, Picasso, Manet, Monet, Degas, Renoir, etc.etc.

This trip followed on the heels of a lovely day Saturday, visiting with new friends - Andy and family - the man who roomed w/ Daniel is Basel hospital - who picked us up in Hegi, toured us up and around Kyburg Schloss (castle) and then on to their gorgeous home outside of Zurich, in Grut. They wined and dined us and we shared a wonderful evening, returning with Marianne by car to Hegi.I mention this because we have only been in a car 3x altogether since we have been here! We look forward to seeing them again when they return form vacation (to the Amalfi Coast!) in August. Thanks to them for showing us such a fantastic time, being so kind and gracious, and thanks to Nathalie (13) for being patient while we absorbed all of her parents' attention.

Today the sun shone! This is a miracle after a week of grey!!! Hopefully it bodes well for the future....

tomorrow is market morning in Winterthur...the farmer's market is only open in the morning so we have to get up and on the road early. This market has everything in the way of foods, breads, meats, cheeses, flowers & plants, whatever you need it seems....al fresh and much of it BIO label (organic). So it is worth the trip to town - bus service is so cool! We bought passes when we first arrived that cover all transit for a month - trains, buses, boats, etc. in the Zurich region...an amazing deal!

I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely summertime. We miss you and send much love!