Homeland.
Today was good. Incredibly busy, but on the whole, really good. I ran all all day - 2 loads of laundry at home, take S to swim lessons, go home, gather tax forms, take S to school (S went to a friends house after school), dash to the fabric store, 90 minutes in the accountants office, quick lunch, pick up S and her friend, deliver girls to the Y for gymnastics class, catch up with a friend during class, drop friend off at home, return home, make dinner, run another load of laundry and settle down to write.
S fell asleep in the car. She hasn't done that in ages. So no pictures of her today. My projects are all mid-construction and not pretty to photograph. Graham is taking the dog for a walk.
So today I bring you our first look at Lucerne, Switzerland in June 2010. We planned the the trip to England and Switzerland to reconnect with family, introduce Sarah to her heritage and re-ground ourselves. My cousin Andi and his family invited us to stay at their home in Lucerne.
It was magical. Seriously, this is one of the most beautiful places on earth. I have around 4,000 photos to prove it.
My cousins are incredible hosts - they planned an entire week of adventures with mind-boggling precision, including visits to places we would never have known to go. Their efforts made our experience, well...perfect.
At dusk, fireworks shot into the sky. Bursts of light and color illuminated the sky for over an hour. We perched on our hillside looking down on the show with the lights of the town twinkling behind. Andi & Genevieve set the tone for our visit. Fantastic!
Later in the trip, as I was remembering my first trip to Switzerland as a girl, watching the scenery, asking questions about our family, and snapping pictures of everything, Graham commented, "It's like your little homeland."
It was a funny statement - going to Switzerland had been an extra for him. For me, it completed the journey. It feels like my homeland - where my people come from.
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