in search of the kiwi

I’ve been to the UK and back.  I spent a wonderful fortnight visiting family and friends, caught some great weather after all those storms...

I know, I know, it’s been over a month since I last wrote and I am starting to get emails from close friends checking that I am OK.  Yes, ...

The last few weeks have flown by and taken ages at the same time.  The weekends extremely busy with guests and week days occupied with cha...

The end of the french school holidays is here accompanied by a huge sigh of relief from everyone working at the chalet.  It’s been a tough...

How fast things change.  The excessive snow seems weeks ago now and the resort is back to normal.  There is still plenty of evidence on t...

Avalanches around the chalet last week  Icicles on the washing line Lea enjoying a forest walk snow everywhere where i...

We waited another two days before the weather was clear enough for the helicopter to see what it was doing.  The afternoon was clear sunn...

My 20 to 40 suggestion was a bit over the top for lunchtime diners, bit I did get a decent go at running the kitchen whilst mark was away...

Two weeks later and the rush of Christmas and New Year festivities seem months behind, the chalet is calm and guest free for a fortnight, ...

Another catch up posting after having been in the UK for a while.  I am back at Chalet Lou Rider for the winter again, my fourth season he...