Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Mother and Father tongue
It was our pediatrician who eventually decided to refer our 3 year old to a speech therapist having seen little progress in his language development over the preceding 12 months, but it was our pediatrician himself who gave us the best advice as to how to solve the issue.
His opinion was that our son put [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg, raising bilingual children by Bart
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Le Brio
If you’ve lived in France for any length of time, you can’t have helped but hear this little ditty once or twice during your daily routine; because it (Le Brio by Californian rock group ‘Big Soul’) is played on French radio at least ten times a day, and it is one of those tracks you [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg, entertainment by Bart
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Oh Nathalie!
It’s that time of year again when our screens are graced twice weekly with the fine figure of Nathalie Simon, France’s answer to Anneka Rice (a once familiar face on British screens some years back - which shows how old I am!).
Former windsurfing champion Simon now presents LA CARTE AUX TRESORS, a show not entirely [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg by Bart
Friday, July 11th, 2008
The problem with Britain…
…is that there are many problems. Many of which are neatly encapsulated in my former home town of Frome in Somerset. With a population of around 25,000; it is not dissimilar to many other small towns up and down the country that together share many, yet quintessentially British, problems*.
On the plus side - [...]
