M-pants and I were playing a new board game that daddy had bought for Christmas. It involves monuments, tokens, and a map of Europe. He took the boat monument and started making it sail in the ocean around Italy. “Mommy. I sail in ocean.” I am surprised–and quite pleased–that he knows the word ocean. I …
Ma vie en Suisse
Spiral stairs. Somewhere in Northern Italy
Antinori Winery
Winery, Northern Italy
Humagne Blanc–Toute la nuit, toute la vie
Caprice du temps Humagne Blanc. A wine varietal native to Valais,Switzerland, my father-in-law–Hughes Clavien–is renowned for his rendition of this wine. It also happens to be his favourite and he is often heard saying: “Humange Blanc: toute la nuit, toute la vie!” (Humange Blanc: all night long, all life long). We often drink this wine …
Cuvée Romaine — full of vivacity and persistence!
The first wine I would like to introduce to you from Domain Caprice du Temps is Cuvée Romaine (a direct translation of the name is: Vintage Romaine). I like that translation. I find it very appropriate. It is named for my mother-in-law. And she is definitely quality. This wine is a wine you will find …
Diaper-free
Well..we have some BIG NEWS. B.I.G. We’ve been telling everybody by phone, but now it is offically on the blog. Jman is diaper-free. Ever since we moved into our house, he was right away interested to use the potty. Then, right after his third birthday, he decided: No more pampers (“Pas de pampers, Maman. Plus“). …
Where did you find that?
Jman comes over to the table and puts a wee spec of ooze on it. “Regardez Maman. C’est quoi ça?” “Look Mummy. What is this?” I look down, inspect it and ask: “I’m not sure Little Bear. Where did you find it?” “Dans mon nez!” “In my nose!” Hmmmm….
Learning the bilingual alphabet
You know your child is becoming bilingual when he says: “A is for pomme!”
Conversations with my son aged two and three-quarters
“Poopies don’t live in your bum. Poopies don’t live in your diapers. Where do poopies live?” “La maison des poopies!” “And where is the maison des poopies?” “La toilette!”
Conversations with my son aged two and three-quartersRead More