8 October

The view out my window early morning and late afternoon.



Today I made a big discovery. I was getting the shovel out of the toolshed in order to replant some palm trees and I found a stack of tiles. It’s a big stack, maybe half a meter high. Of course I had noticed them before, but somehow it hadn’t registered. Maybe now because I’ve been looking for tiles for the kitchens, bathrooms, and balconies, I’m more tile-sensitive. I was very excited and forced my dad to come look and help me sort through them all. There are about 10 types and most are not hideously awful – as you might expect from tiles stashed in a corner of a toolshed of an old house.

I suppose this is an apt bellwether of my state when a tile discovery makes the highlight list.

In other news, we found a great sign a couple days ago. We were cruising around Pfister, the high end furniture store where the average sofa costs 5000 CHF, and we came upon a sign that would make Uncle Sam proud. Next to a collection of sofas, in bold print on the wall, it simply stated: “Sit For You.” I think perhaps there may be no more elegant way of saying USA #1.