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Le résultat du concours du SPD (le Speed Demon Photography) à savoir la photo à très grande vitesse. C'est remarquable!

The result of a photo contest which is called the Speed Demon Photograph. Truely amazing photography!

Since Sophie mentioned "Grand-design" after my SLS of last week-end I am giving you the Channel 4 link of also a fun program I enjoy watching on DVD as we don't get British TV here.

Puisque Sophie a mentionné "Grand-design" après mon poste de la semaine passé, je l'inclus dans celui de cette semaine...J'ai quelques DVD que j'ai bien aimé regardé puisque nous ne captons pas la chaîne de tv anglaise "Channel 4" ici.

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I guess I am not 1/2 Dutch for nothing...
Je crois que je ne suis pas à 1/2 Néerlandaise pour rien...

Here are some of my favourites...
Voici quelqe uns de mes préférés...


Magazine & website:

Landleven. Thank you Dolly & Yvonne for my monthly subscription you gave me for my birthday! I just looooooooove it!

TV program & website:

"Eigen huis en tuijn" which means "own house and garden"I am always bumbed when I miss it and forget to record it as I was last night!
Ce qui veut dire "Sa propre maison et son propre jardin" je suis toujours déçue lorsque je loupe un épisode et que j'oublie de l'enregistrer.

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A friend of mine was telling me about a wonderful website which is fun activities and crafts to do with kids. I love their printables.

• For the crafts click here
• For the printables click here
  
  Bhavishya is still a little young for most of them but my God Son Louis isn't and it would be a fun activity to do with him!
  
  You all have a great Sunday we are off to Stacey Kent's concert.
  

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Ok this week is for the francophones:

Une programme sur ARTE, qui me semble intéressant qui s'intitule: "Un enfant d'ailleurs"...

Pour les "Benelux " et Français:

Avis aux jardiniers le super salon "je suis au jardin" aura lieu le 26, 27 et 28 mai au château de la Hulpe près de Bruxelles! Moi j'embarque ma fille et mon chien et j'en profiterai pour faire un coucou à mes cousins qui habitent la capitale Belge. Ceux qui veulent se joindrent à nous...vous êtes le bienvenus!


Pour les Suisses:

Le 8 mai, une soirée caritative à Genève en faveur d'"Espace Adoption".



En l'honeur de Mireille qui vient juste de me faire découvrir le site (eh oui mes converses roses font super pétasse vu que je suis blonde, n'est-ce pas Claire? ;-))



Bonne semaine à tous et à toutes!

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I am reading a fantastic book called

"A life less Ordinary" by Baby Halder


This book was translated from Hindi into English. It is a remarkable autobiography of a young Indian woman who had to fight poverty, violence and all sorts of hardships. It is a story of courage and faith and survival. Imagine becoming a mother at the age of forteen!?!

This book has become an International best seller

Ma lecture du moment:

"Une vie moins ordinaire" de Baby Halder

Ce livre traduit en Français de l'Hindi est fascinant. Je dirai même que c'est une remarquable autobiographie d'une jeune femme qui a du se battre contre la pauvreté, la violence et a dû surmonté tant de difficultés! Elle a fait preuve de courage immense! Imaginez se marier à 12 ans et de devenir mère à 14!?!

Ce livre est devenu un best seller international et pour cause!


On a different note, a sad sad one...

In Memoriam

"Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning. When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every American classroom and every American community." President Georges W. Bush

Such horror has not happened in Luxembourg (yet) but apart from teaching our children to be respectful, tolerent, kind as well as generous to people, to be ready to learn should we teach them that if anyone comes into their classroom shooting, they should pretend to be dead???

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This week I'd like to share the following:

Photobox. I upload my pictures onto their website and I either have them print them for me or make cool stuff such a handbag with a picture of my cuties or mugs or even a photo album. They are GREAT, very professional, very efficient. I love the colours they use to print the pictures; very bright very sharp very close to reality. The good thing is we don't need to run to pick them up...they just turn up with the post! Very very easy!

For Christmas we ordered some personalised stamps for my Dad and Mom and just found out that we can do the same here in Luxembourg. I have just ordered some personalised ones.

I wish I could have made one for Bhavishya. I think it is a brilliant idea for all adoptive parents to do for the children waiting to be picked up from the orphanage. The idea is you build your bear and add a 10 second tape-recorded message so we could sing a short song or tell them we love them. That way our child would know our voices before we even met him/her!

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Yesterday I came accross a few "Indian adoptions" related blogs through Mia's blog. Love them, and wanted to share them with you with today's SLS'.


http://kothababy.blogspot.com
http://ananyajourney.blogspot.com
http://www.werrefamily.blogspot.com

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Last week I had problems posting pictures hence me posting this only now (Sunday January 21).

Ok let's start again with the Sunday Link Sharing and I thought we could start with some of the great things we got for Christmas.

My Dad and Step Mom did not forget Pashmina and sent her some wonderful organic dog treats called "Wet Noses". Santa got her a few other treats and a "Doggie driver" which is GREAT fun to play with in the garden!

Bhavishya got some really sweet stickers from her Auntie Sophie and Uncle Kris in Australia as well as a beautiful book called "Imagine". She loves them! She got a beautiful old fashioned wooden pram from her Grandparents and we ordered her a director's chair also from the same company "Moulin Roty" but unfortunately it hasn't arrived on time so we are keeping it for her birthday. She got a lovely shirt from her friends "Mumu and Alé" as well a frame with some fun pictures. She got another pram from our friends and neighbours which she can take outside She got loads of other stuff. She was really really spoilt!

Mark got the renewal subscription for his weekly magazine "The Spectator" which is really an excellent one but in my view a little too British! He also got a gadget from his gadgety wife...I took the one with US and Canada maps as I could borrow it when Bhavishya and I will travel to the US to visit my familly.

I got a beautiful piece of chinese furniture, some beautiful earings, some fun DVD's some great CD's, some books and the one I have been dreaming having which I truly recommend to all who love India. It is such a beautiful book. The photography is amazing. The colours true to the country. One can nearly smell and feel the atmosphere whilst going through it.