Rain and ragu

With the Friday sunshine turning into rain all Saturday, we have taken it slow this weekend as our original plans for a family Zipline adventure were dashed. Instead, Anna has been working at the office while I have been doing the usual household chores and hanging out with the kids. On the food front, after making the “ragu to end all other ragus” on Friday (picture above), ratatouille felt like the obvious vegetarian counterpole for Saturday. 

Reading the news about more and more countries calling for a ban on short-term Schengen tourist visas for Russians, I can see where the argument is coming from (and the frustration with possible pro-war Russians partying in Europe while Ukraine burns), yet, as evident from North Korea, isolation is no recipe for regime change. As I have written before, I think that sanctions in general are not the way forward, even as I realize that removing them now may be interpreted as a sign of weakness. Still, the more isolated that Russia becomes, the easier it will be for Putin to sell his antagonistic worldview.