Having awoken to fog and yet more fog
fog –
and having missed the “red moon” due to same fog,
I
decided that it was time to do something else with my day other than just
walking in the fog and gray. I usually
go to several of the small towns in the Valais during the time that I rent in
the mountains, but for some reason (heat? Quiet? Who knows?) these past two
years I haven’t been as willing to leave my mountains: have in fact turned down
meals, coffees and meetings in the valley just to stay here.
However, having heard from R that there was
sun in the valley I thought, time to go. Another motivator was checking one of
the better DIY stores for gutter covers. My winter garden’s gutters get
clogged, one famous time leading to a water fall inside the winter garden when
it rained too hard and I hadn’t noticed the problem.
I actually managed to not only find what I
was looking for, but it was half price as well so I bought more than needed.
Off to Sion with the weather clearing to
check my favorite stores: mind you I usually am more capable of spending hours
in the DIY’s, hardware stores and other small drugstores than I am in a
clothing store. Still, as usual found a lovely scarf, which in turn
necessitated (note the verb!) buying a new purse. However, I didn’t buy any of the pricey
jackets, tops or coats on display so was feeling very virtuous when I sat down
in a local bakery for coffee. One of my all time favorite desserts was there in
miniature: a St.Honoré so who cared what it cost – certainly not me.
The drive back was smooth and accompanied
by one of my current favorite singers: Andrea Bocelli. Oh the pain: sunny day,
easy drive and romantic music. I can handle it - all in all a very successful
Monday!
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| Château de Valère |
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| Valère castle above Sion |
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| Gargoyle spout on City Hall |
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| City Hall clock: note how many elements there are! |
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| Part of the main street in Sion, Valais |
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| A very interesting fire hydrant |
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| Coffee was accompanied by this lovely Zenhäusern St. Honoré |
