#Incomingwinter

Good Morning to Tuesday 21st October, 5.40, 12.9dg, 20.7ml overnight rain forecasting snow, and quite a bit of it tonight, Wednesday and Thursday.... incoming winter's start perhaps, but it is quite warm outside still. Fingers crossed. Yesterday was the finish of cleaning up after a super busy social three days. Eight of Paulii's old friends were here in Schruns for the annual gathering of the old boys from the ETH. Has time been kind to them, yes some both not others. It is an annual gathering we have all been doing since Paul and I came to Europe in 2008 and there have been changes and losses to the group as you would expect at this age. We all had a happy weekend and all the meals I did were a great success especially as the weather allowed us to dine al fresco on the terrasse for Sunday lunch. Now the big job is to cart all the empty bottles up to the re-cycler, I think it will be two trips!!! So I have signed off on that one as my last, but had some marvellous helpful suggestions from the group as to my next project. The past week of tuition has been a test of my stamina and patience in some cases, you have to love Mothers who know best.  I am very definitely closing the books and not taking any new children or adult tuitions. I have decided to take the Conversation groups back to the core reason for there inception rather than all the extras I have been giving some of the groups.. they have started to expect it as a tuition hour rather than using their language in conversation., for me it was all about using the language to stay current and improve their fluency with corrections in amongst the talking it has now grown three heads in some groups so I have explained it and changed it. This week will seemingly be spent dodging cooler weather patterns. I have still winterising gardens to complete for people, as well as some adjustments to my own. I am hoping this is an early blip on the radar with promise of good things to come rather than the onset of winter for the season. She and I have planned a trip to Fox Town in Italy this weekend... a little retail, especially when it is outlet, is always a happy thing to do, full of anticipation of the possibilities of a good find, and then of course there is the company and the evenings !!!