Goooooooooooood morning, afternoon, or evening, wherever you might happen to be!
Welcome back, folks! I hope you managed to give yourselves a break. When it came to work, I definitely succeeded, but my wonderful, long-anticipated Swissmas with US family was cut rather short by—you guessed it—COVID. I seem to have evaded ‘Rona this time around, but I wish it hadn’t paid us a visit!
Resolutions
Have any of you been setting New Year’s resolutions for yourselves? If so, I’d love to hear about them! I enjoyed this recent piece suggesting we all resolve to break a fashion rule or two every now and then (I’m a big believer in this), and on Friday you’ll get to read about the (writing) resolution I’ve made for myself this year….
Celebrating
Last month, I was celebrating a successful first few months of Page by Page (successful thanks to you!). Since I’m heading into the birthday zone, and since 2023 will be the year that Page by Page really takes off (fingers crossed!), I thought I’d keep the holiday special going: for every new paid subscription, I’ll give away another paid subscription for free to the person of your choice! Maybe there’s someone you know who could use a little encouragement, advice, or humour in their lives. Or maybe you simply want to buddy up with someone else so you can each get a paid subscription for 50% off. It’s up to you! I’ll run the deal until the end of January.
Heading for the hills (or, in this case, mountains)
I’m not a skier, as some of you know, but I love winter hiking and snowshoeing, not to mention the food I get/need to eat once I’ve been out there walking in the snow for a few hours! So you’ll be getting more snapshots and clips of alpine life and other #SwissSights from me for the next two months. I find so much peace and inspiration in these mountains, and I hope I can share some of that with you.
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VB,
M