let the farm choose

our christmas tramping…

christolles — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:21:24 +0000

Merry almost Christmas! As Tory and I will be on the road for a bit, we thought it would be of interest to include you in our plans. Though of course it’ll take us weeks to actually post about our travels, at least you’ll know where we’ve been :) Below it a Google Map of our [...]

brussels, belgium (tory edition)

torytolles — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:32:12 +0000

At the end of November, Chris (and I) went on his first Official Business Trip. Although it was really nice to have all of Chris’s meals and transportation paid for by his office, his 7AM - 7PM days, with “mandatory” dinner and pub-networking afterwards, lacked a bit of the glamour Chris initially imagined. Above is [...]

autumn hiking in the swiss alps (verbier, switzerland)

torytolles — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:51:13 +0000

A few weeks ago, as a favor (!?) to the environmental policy lawyer I’m interning with, Chris and I brought her two dogs (Brit, 1 year old, and Tessa, 3) to their professional dog-sitter in the ALPS. Tough life, I know. Two trains and a bus ride later, we arrived in the picturesque [...]

watson home-making 103: geneva, switzerland (a miracle!)

torytolles — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:22:14 +0000

[Apologies: after living in our new apartment for more than a month, I finally managed the magical combination of cleaning AND camera.] Living here has been such a blessing. We still did not have a place to live the day before our sublease ended - and Chantal came to the rescue! She is an incredible [...]

this is getting a little ridiculous

christolles — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:17:59 +0000

Incidentally, neither Tory nor I have decided whom we’re voting for, so please post a snarky comment if you’d like to sway us one way or the other. Anything associating Obama with salvation will be deleted without mercy, and the offending commenter will be removed from our blogroll. You’ve been warned. - via Yahoo! News ps - [...]

chateau de chillon, switzerland

torytolles — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:12:22 +0000

My torrid love affair with Chateau de Chillon began in July with its picture on page 157 of The Lonely Planet’s guide to Switzerland. The castle’s seductive name became the answer to any question ranging from “What are you most excited for about Europe?” to Chris’s frequent “What do you want to do this weekend?”. [...]

watson petting zoo part 04: moutons (france)

christolles — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:07:40 +0000

Two weeks ago, Tory and I had the pleasure of lunch at the Lallys’ house, a British family who moved to France a few years ago. They live in Prévessin (I think), just 10 minutes into France, and enjoy a stunningly serene backyard within walking distance of the Jura mountains. With Duncan and Heather (the parents, age [...]

yesterday i ran by all 23 human chromosomes

torytolles — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:21:01 +0000

Le Jardin Botanique is my favorite place in Geneva and they just opened an exhibit on the human genome, complete with 20 ft inflatable chromosomes. Amazing. Le Jardin is the same place where Chris and I recently invented a yet-untitled version of tag: (Chris+bike) x (Tory+running shoes) / (gravel paths+winding brooks+innocent bystanders) = |hilarity|. And [...]

watson home-making part 02: (finally!) geneva, switzerland

christolles — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:10:18 +0000

Bienvenue chez Chris et Tory!

watson booze cruise part 02: panach’ (switzerland [france])

christolles — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:19:05 +0000

Today I had the pleasure of sampling the finest of historical, revered, storied French beverages: Panach’! What is that apostrophe doing there, you might ask… no clue. If you roll francophone, please check out their homepage and fill us all in, because it certainly is ugly to have two punctuation marks in a row. That’s right [...]

“when in rome…”

christolles — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:24:43 +0000

Geneva is the 8th most expensive city to live in, worldwide. Yikes! Apparently, that means even McDonald’s needs to be a high-class (read: high-cost) experience: Yes, that’s the Air Chair by Jasper Morrison - about 120 of them in fact. At $140, it’s actually a pretty good value if you’re in the market for a high-quality, [...]

coolest. see-saw. ever.

christolles — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:43:21 +0000

This thing is out of control! While biking our way through Bois de la Bâtie yesterday, Tory and I came across a playground featuring a Hags Mobilus, the most ridiculous see-saw meets tire swing meets merry-go-round ever seen by my liability-adverse American eyes. Who in their right mind would insure this brilliant piece of engineering?! [...]

watson petting zoo part 03: monsieur escargot (switzerland)

torytolles — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:56:25 +0000

On one of our many walks to Geneva, Chris and I stumbled upon Monsieur Escargot, the largest snail I have ever seen. Unfortunately, he was a bit camera shy so the photograph does not do him justice. Monsieur Escargot had a much happier fate than the snail we found au Parc la Grange, but I [...]

watson booze cruise part 01: michelob lager (USA)

christolles — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:35:40 +0000

Welcome friends to the first expression of my new serial column: Watson Booze Cruise! Before I submitted my Watson proposal to the initial level of review/exclusion at RISD, I asked Steve, RISD’s Watson liaison, how seriously I would be taken if I proposed an “international scholarly survey of alcohols of the world” as my Watson project. [...]

aïe mon poignet fait mal!

christolles — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:29:34 +0000

Perfect for our new apartment! - via swissmiss