One weekend, two pictures

This American proverb hanging from a kitchen fluorescent light bulb in a friend's house might be the best driver to live happily ever after. Don't blame yourself, don't blame others, things happen for a reason. All things. You didn't get that job. It had to happen. You found prince charming. It had to happen. You haven't yet. It will happen when it has to.

This weekend we spent time with a new guru, a person I rediscovered, the eclectic kind of guru. We hit the Swiss slopes close to where he lives, we hit them so hard that boyfriend husband damaged his elbow badly. We ate immense amounts of cheese, rolled in the snow after sauna, inhaled as much fresh air as possible, and rediscovered the streets and the cafes of Geneva, a tiny elegant welcoming town that according to Borges is a place favoring happy lives.

I tell Borges that the best place to visit is home. This weekend I saw small and big pictures of life.

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Lionel said…
I confirm Meri has a good eye (love the pictures), good legs (she can ski anywhere including 1 meter deep snow) and great courage (she did indeed take a dive in the snow with only a swimsuit on).
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