29.11.2010 par admin.

At the weekend we organised a party for a 9 year old boy and called on a scientist to come and help us!

Les Sciences on Folie travelled from Nice to our home and arrived half an hour before starting to set up. All we had to provide was a good size table and a plug point.

After a safety debrief, the mini - scientists got stuck in…a group of 12 inquisitive  8-10 year olds looked at air and what happens when you heat it,  how vaccums work, made their own volcano with lava, created their own silly putty, looked at how elements changed when heated, and a whole host of other things…

A fully charged, fun packed 1h30 . They all left with a party bag from the scientist and their home made silly putty.

It’s a number well worth remembering as for the first time in many years I felt totally relaxed rather than frazzled at the end of the party .. the children were totally engrossed in the activity - interacting and of course learning.

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Phone: 06 32 97 09 94

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23.11.2010 par admin.

I am sure that you like me sometimes need inspiration in the kitchen. Or perhaps you have the inspiration and then think zut I should have got some … goat’s cheese/chives/apricots ..well here is your solution!

We have tried and tested for the last 2 weeks a greengrocer based in Vence. On a Tuesday we place our order and it’s ready on the Thursday (for us in the IBM car park of La Gaude but he possibly has other delivery point too! )

Not only de we receive a bag of wonderful, fresh and healthy vegetables and fruits but also little paper bags with the essentials to create something different.

This week ” a soup with vegetables from days gone by” which included the herbs needed to add that certain je ne sais quoi… and also a tarte aux epinards et chevres …with the little rondelles of goats cheese.

Last week we had little pumkin and apricot cakes and Mr Greengrocer had even included enough apricots to make the recipe a success.

Well I’m on cloud 9 - suddenly I have some new ideas and this time all the ingredients to actually do it.

My panier gourmande costs 25euros  which kilo for kilo worked out cheaper than another greengrocer - the apples were delicious (not always the case when buying from the big hypermarkets)

Check him out … http://www.lepanierdumarche.com

He delivers to…Vence..Saint Paul …La Colle sur Loup… Tourrettes sur Loup ..Nice……La Gaude…Gattières…Saint Jeannet  et les environs and who knows if enough of you wanted it at Kidooland perhaps we could have a word with him!

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15.11.2010 par admin.

I went along to this last year and it was a really nice afternoon out with plenty of little gifts for Christmas on sale!

Enjoy a day of Christmas Shopping and Indulgence at the
Beautiful Bastide St.Mathieu.
10am - 6pm
Molton Brown, iPhone Cases, Golf Accessories, Jewellery, Beauty
Products, Books, Hampers, Candles, Clothing, Beauty Treatments,
Christmas Cards and much more.
Champagne Bar sponsored by,
Lunch with Fashion show by Prêt à Porter.
Massage and eye lash extensions, visit our website to pre-book.
Advance booking for lunch only.
2 course lunch with wine €15.
Contact lisa@thorntonallan.com
Information for sellers contact sorayacolegrave@btinternet.com
35 Chemin de Blumenthal St. Mathieu, Grasse 06130
http://www.bastidestmathieu.com/

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