donna cerca uomo Vicenza We were treated to a weekend of beautiful, warm, sunny weather and a visit from Juliette’s godmother, Gratiane and her daughter Ines. It was a busy weekend with dance recitals (and a very, very late night for Juliette) and the annual medieval festival in the village. Great to see old friends after so long!

uomo cerca donna Palermo The three stooges

uomo cerca donna Vittoria Maman enjoying the summer sunshine

donna cerca uomo Foligno Gratiane came to visit

uomo cerca donna Latina Playing it up for the camera

Life has been busy and Papa hasn’t had much of a chance to update the website yet, but time moves relentlessly on. And then… summer!

Celebrating the first days of summer

The beginning of summer also marks the arrival of the Medieval Festival in our village, and the kids decided to dress the part this year. It was a fantastic afternoon with displays of horse riding as well as circus acrobats, recreating the ambiance of our village in another time.

A knight and a fairy, heading down the hillside. Alexandre is long gone!

Ready for the medieval festival

Our medieval trio tuck into an afternoon snack of crepes

We patted ourselves on the back for our fine parenting, bringing up a daughter that would eat almost anything. Seems we were a little premature in handing out the congratulations, because along came our son who won’t touch anything remotely fruit-or-vegetable. Alexandre’s idea of a well-balanced meal is chicken and potatoes with a nice square of chocolate afterwards.

So imagine my surprise when he asked Papa to make a ratatouille? It goes without saying that I roped in my kitchen assistant to help me prepare it, and Alexandre ate two plates full! Papa’s ratatouille was a hit.

Papa’s kitchen helper

Every couple of weeks, we head to the library on a Saturday afternoon to pick up new books and DVDs. Juliette was pretty excited with this new addition to the kids’ reading corner.

A pretty comfy cushion

Warm spring weather was the perfect excuse for a walk in the woods to discover a “new” chateau.

The kids hanging out with Papa

There are literally three totally different emotions in this picture

Trouble comes in pairs