Lunchtime in Gruyères

A medieval fortified castle on a hilltop, cobblestoned streets, rolling countryside, fondue, meringues with double creme, experimental art—how could you not love Gruyères, Switzerland?

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthJune 14, 2019Switzerland, travel, culture Comments

Should I Start a Podcast?

I confess: My musings about starting a personal podcast spurred the FrogDog article about whether to start a podcast.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthJune 12, 2019marketing Comments

Survey Says: Virtual Employees Have Higher Engagement

A recent international survey of employees found that virtual workers have higher engagement than corporate-office workers.

Odd Lausanne: Photos (Part One)

I’ll share a few photos I’ve taken of the odd, the bizarre, the wonderful, the laughable, and the shocking—and these only the things I could capture.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMay 24, 2019travel, culture, Switzerland, Lausanne Comment

Common Challenges for Structuring Marketing in Corporations

Through experience, I’ve discovered commonalities in companies seeking to improve their marketing departments and marketing results.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMay 22, 2019marketing, business, employees, goalsComment

Honeymooning in the Caribbean: St. Lucia and Antigua

For our honeymoon, we split our time between two Caribbean islands and two resorts. Here’s what we found at Jade Mountain in St. Lucia and Hermitage Bay in Antigua.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMay 20, 2019travel, happiness, vacation, familyComment

Wedding Venues in Normandy and The Loire Valley

For anyone planning a wedding in Normandy and the Loire Valley in France, read our takes on the venues we visited.

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMay 17, 2019family, travel, happiness, relationships, France, wedding Comments

Planning a Wedding in France

Let me share a few of my experiences to shorten your learning curve. (Because yeah. Organizing big events involves enough stress already.)

WanderingLeslie FarnsworthMay 15, 2019family, relationships, happiness, France, wedding Comments

Arnaud the Superhero: Our Civil Marriage in France

In which I have to get a certificate of celibacy notarized, we coach my brother in the French language, and Arnaud pulls off a miracle.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMay 13, 2019family, happiness, relationships, France, weddingComment

How Switzerland Happened to Me

All expats, soon enough after they meet, ask each other: What brought you here?

MigratingLeslie FarnsworthMay 10, 2019family, travel, happiness Comments

My Favorite Cookbooks

As I’ve gotten back into the groove of cooking at home, I rely most heavily on a small subset of the original dozen cookbooks I’d considered essential.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMay 8, 2019foodComment

Month-in-Review Highlights: April 2019

This year, so far, I’ve done reasonably well on the fitness goals—yet I haven’t done as well as I have in the past.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthMay 3, 2019fitness, health, exercise, postmortem Comments

What Siblings Teach Us

Even siblings who never got past the punching stage gained a lot from the more-than-one-child family dynamic.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthMay 1, 2019family Comment

Memories from a Sixth Grader: My Uncle Buck

My teacher assigned an essay about our memories of a person. I knew immediately who I wanted to memorialize.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthApril 28, 2019childhood, friendship Comments

Morning Walk: April 25, 2019

I took a long, luxurious morning stroll along the lakefront through the neighborhoods of Vidy and Ouchy. The pictures don’t quite do it justice.

JournalLeslie FarnsworthApril 25, 2019happiness, Switzerland Comment

Stuff Purging and Wishing for Hindsight

I am a restless soul. Too many signs pointed to the need for me to lighten my stuff load.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthApril 24, 2019happiness Comments

Is the Tough Stuff for the Young?

My inclination to avoid the rough stuff, because life is rough enough, worries me a bit.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthApril 18, 2019culture, politics Comments

How to Manage Up

Managing up could solve a lot of workplace ills—and that few people think to do it or realize that they should do it.

ThinkingLeslie FarnsworthApril 16, 2019management, business, employeesComment