CRAFTS AND DIY
How to knit a snood!
As you might remember snoods are an essential part of a Parisian pre-school child's wardrobe. As four-year-olds have quite a talent for losing any accessorize at any given moment, we have already misplaced one or two snoods this winter. No doubt they will turn up again, but in the meantime I actually have started knitting ...
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It's the Wild West out there
My eldest daughter started school in September. When I pick her up I usually ask her how her day went. She always responds: "Great!" with a huge smile on her face. Obviously being a nosy mom I want more information: "But what did you do?" The answer is always a variation of the following: "I ...
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La Maternelle
Autumn has arrived here in France, and for us a monumental event: our 2½-year -old has officially started school at the local public Maternelle, and it has only now started to dawn on me how serious this all is. From now until she is 18, the French state is taking charge of her education! In ...
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