The first day of snow in Zürich...big flakes have accumulated on cars and the tops of trees. It is one year of living here that comes to mind first. An anniversary in seasons.
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.............d h y a n a............
........m e d i t a t i o n.........
An upright posture and proper alignment of the head allows for unconstricted airways and full abdominal breathing.
....R e c e n t l y R e a d....
Soul Mountain
The Prodigal Summer
Enlightenment for Idiots
The Siege by Ismail Kadare
A christian citadel in Albania repeatedly thwarts the islamic ottoman empire's attempt to topple it in the 15 century.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
The first 500 pages are a bit of a bore but the last 100 really get going in this high school mystery.
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A delightful correspondence between a new york writer and a Charing Cross Road bookseller over many years. Makes me wish i had a pen pal. Or two.
Various by Mary Higgins Clark
Mysteries involving, more often than not, a distant Santa Barbara and real estate agents, and women looking for love.
Alice im Wunderland
again and in German...
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Opinionated and most famous midwife in the US explains a lot about how she and the team of midwives at The Farm obtain great results with their mothers-to-be.
The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali : How to Know God
"I laugh when I hear the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander restlessly from forest to forest while the Reality is within your own dwelling. The truth is here! Go where you will- to Benares or Mathura; until you have found G-d in your own soul, the whole world will seem meaningless to you." -Kabir
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
A lonely story of a woman's life confined to her first sixteen years before being admitted to a madhouse. What is it to be crazy and how does crazy change generationally?
Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood
Halted. A disjointed story.
Ronja by Astrid Lindgrin
in process auf Deutsch
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
A troubling look into the future.
The Prodigal Summer
Enlightenment for Idiots
The Siege by Ismail Kadare
A christian citadel in Albania repeatedly thwarts the islamic ottoman empire's attempt to topple it in the 15 century.
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
The first 500 pages are a bit of a bore but the last 100 really get going in this high school mystery.
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
A delightful correspondence between a new york writer and a Charing Cross Road bookseller over many years. Makes me wish i had a pen pal. Or two.
Various by Mary Higgins Clark
Mysteries involving, more often than not, a distant Santa Barbara and real estate agents, and women looking for love.
Alice im Wunderland
again and in German...
Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
Opinionated and most famous midwife in the US explains a lot about how she and the team of midwives at The Farm obtain great results with their mothers-to-be.
The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali : How to Know God
"I laugh when I hear the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander restlessly from forest to forest while the Reality is within your own dwelling. The truth is here! Go where you will- to Benares or Mathura; until you have found G-d in your own soul, the whole world will seem meaningless to you." -Kabir
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
A lonely story of a woman's life confined to her first sixteen years before being admitted to a madhouse. What is it to be crazy and how does crazy change generationally?
Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood
Halted. A disjointed story.
Ronja by Astrid Lindgrin
in process auf Deutsch
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
A troubling look into the future.
......S w i t z e r l a n d......
Slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey. The facts:
- Area: 41285 km²
- Highest elevation: Mount Monte Rosa ("Dufourspitze"), 4634 m.a.s (15200 feet)
- Lowest elevation: Lake Maggiore ("Lago Maggiore"), 193 m.a.s (633 feet)
...........G i l l i a n...........
.............F i l m...............
Die Herbstzeitlosen
An excellent Swiss film based in the Emmental region of central Switzerland. The story follows an elderly widow and her attempt to redirect her life. Surprisingly true to Swiss ideals this movie goes really overboard only once. Recommended for Schweize-Tüütsch listening!
Buddy
For a Norwegian film dubbed into German with different German Untertitln without a sign of someone named Buddy, this movie is tip-top. Twenty-something billboard hanger Kristoffer is obsessed with documenting the life around him. But how will everything around him change when he gets a break on big-time TV? The main female character development is a bit shallow. But quirky characters keep the movie entertaining and down to earth.
Darjeeling Limited
With three favourite actors and a cheaper Monday night fare how could we resist watching this newest Wes Anderson movie? The pace of this film is the rolling sway of the train itself. Three brothers a refreshing change from standard romantic comedy fare. Actor Adrien Brody offers real emotion while his pathos is used humourously by actors Jason Schwarzman and Owen Wilson.
An excellent Swiss film based in the Emmental region of central Switzerland. The story follows an elderly widow and her attempt to redirect her life. Surprisingly true to Swiss ideals this movie goes really overboard only once. Recommended for Schweize-Tüütsch listening!
Buddy
For a Norwegian film dubbed into German with different German Untertitln without a sign of someone named Buddy, this movie is tip-top. Twenty-something billboard hanger Kristoffer is obsessed with documenting the life around him. But how will everything around him change when he gets a break on big-time TV? The main female character development is a bit shallow. But quirky characters keep the movie entertaining and down to earth.
Darjeeling Limited
With three favourite actors and a cheaper Monday night fare how could we resist watching this newest Wes Anderson movie? The pace of this film is the rolling sway of the train itself. Three brothers a refreshing change from standard romantic comedy fare. Actor Adrien Brody offers real emotion while his pathos is used humourously by actors Jason Schwarzman and Owen Wilson.
.........e s s e . k ä s e.........
Hartkäse
Gruyére Surchioux: dense eraser-like textured cheese with a slight grit. Nutty and dry with a velvety disappearance.
Heidi Berg Emmentaler: waxy, oily, typically swiss cheese. A bit of the old gym sock.
HalbhartKäse
Appenzeller Extra: sharp cheese with bright notes. Great for sandwiches.
Thurgauer Rahmkäse: medium hard cheese, great melter, mild stinkyness.
Heidi Bündner Rahmkäse: denser than Thurgauer, medium hard, semi-sharp flavour, ripened smell pervades flavour- not melty
Jersey Blue Schweiz: So blue it's purple-veined in a creamy white sea. Vinyl aroma. "Like going into the attic after 25 years and sticking your tongue in a cobweb."
Semi-Soft
Cambozola: very mild bleu pockets, medium body, brie-like stickyness
Brebiou: goat cheese, intense cream and body, some tang, velvety melt
Schafchäsli : round goat cheese with gooey edge, dry center, very mild
La Connaiseur Schweiz Weichkäse: very creamy with soft rind, mild flavour. Not melty, buttery.
Soft
Kräuterroulade Frankreich Frischkäse: ****Wet, herb and garlic goat cheese. "A garden party"
Gruyére Surchioux: dense eraser-like textured cheese with a slight grit. Nutty and dry with a velvety disappearance.
Heidi Berg Emmentaler: waxy, oily, typically swiss cheese. A bit of the old gym sock.
HalbhartKäse
Appenzeller Extra: sharp cheese with bright notes. Great for sandwiches.
Thurgauer Rahmkäse: medium hard cheese, great melter, mild stinkyness.
Heidi Bündner Rahmkäse: denser than Thurgauer, medium hard, semi-sharp flavour, ripened smell pervades flavour- not melty
Jersey Blue Schweiz: So blue it's purple-veined in a creamy white sea. Vinyl aroma. "Like going into the attic after 25 years and sticking your tongue in a cobweb."
Semi-Soft
Cambozola: very mild bleu pockets, medium body, brie-like stickyness
Brebiou: goat cheese, intense cream and body, some tang, velvety melt
Schafchäsli : round goat cheese with gooey edge, dry center, very mild
La Connaiseur Schweiz Weichkäse: very creamy with soft rind, mild flavour. Not melty, buttery.
Soft
Kräuterroulade Frankreich Frischkäse: ****Wet, herb and garlic goat cheese. "A garden party"
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