Things to read
Now and then I take the time to write a short article about something I find interesting - and if it’s interesting to me it might be interesting to you too, so I thought I’d begin sharing a few of them on the website. Here are a few for a start.
Why does the UK tax year start on 6th April?
Easter Monday, 6th April 2015: Today - and not on 1st January - is the start of the tax year in the UK.
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Low-tech, high satisfaction
20th March 2015: What's the best way to see a solar eclipse? Maybe a low-tech solution is the best.
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The Christmas Incident
Christmas 2014: At Christmas five years ago I wrote a short story about Oreo, our black and white cat, and believe it or not, the story is a true one.
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Penny for the Guy
Switzerland has 1st August, American has Independence Day, France has Bastille Day. But what about England?
We have the Fifth of November. Bonfire Night.
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We have the Fifth of November. Bonfire Night.
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Daylight saving
Front page story
Look back to 1665: the Plague Year
Contact
If you’re interested in English lessons or translation and checking services, please feel free to contact me in the language of your choice - English, French, German or even Lingala!
Here are my details:
Here are my details:
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078 609 56 51
+41 78 609 56 51
+41 78 609 56 51
Location
Tödistrasse 9, 8634 Hombrechtikon
(New address from 24th March 2018)
(New address from 24th March 2018)
If you are travelling from Rüti / Wolfhausen, drive past the Hombrechtikon place-name sign for about 300 metres and turn right into Tödistrasse, just before the Tobel bus stop.
Approaching from Hombrechtikon
If you are approaching from the centre of Hombrechtikon, follow the signs to Rüti. At the Tobel junction (the Methodist Church is on the left) turn left. Tödistrasse is the next turning on the left, just past the Tobel bus stop.
The entrance to our new flat is about 100 metres from the junction with Rütistrasse, on the left-hand side of the road.
The house number is number 9 and we are on the first floor.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
Arriving by bus
If you arrive by bus from Bubikon, get off the bus at Tobel and follow Tödiweg until you get to Tödistrasse. Our house is on the right.