21 | April | 2022 | Chronicles of an Anglo Swiss

Let us begin with a view on our backdrop of the Jura mountains. They were looking particularly good today with a fluffy sky above. I had been on a visit to Mr. Swiss and was on my way to the farm to see if there was any action.

There certainly was. The geese have a new field and are spreading out to establish their possession. I supposed as long as there is grass they are happy.

Moving on the cows have returned. They are now grazing in the meadow. When it begins to get too hot for them the farmer will only let them out at night, but at the moment they seem to be happy doing what cows do. Grass seems to be the main dish here on the menu as well.

This one decided to separate herself from the others, especially when she saw me. I think she wanted a solo portrait.

Otherwise the sparrows return now and again in my garden, although the only food they find are a few seeds left from the last time I fed them. I now leave them to their own methods and they look quite fit.

I hobbled along to our only letter box in the village today with an invoice for medicine for my medical insurance. We pay the bills ourself, but send it to the insurance and they then refund it according to how we are insured. It works quite well. Large invoices from clinics or the hospital are dealt with direct with the insurance. The problem with our letter box in the village is that it is on the top of a slope and I have to be very careful when I go with my walker to make sure it does not run away when I return to my apartment.

I was sitting at my computer with a view to the kitchen and what did I see?

I am a cat friend, but sometimes the cats do tend to take the advantage of the situation. I am cooking spaghetti with a tuna fish sauce and Roschti, the neighbour’s cat, could naturally smell it. He had already jumped up to my work surface and was on his way to the cooking range. I decided it could get quite dangerous especially if he decided to have a taste of the fish.