Life lessons: Aniki-Bóbó (Manoel de Oliveira)

Rain, rain, rain. What better way to pass a rainy weekend than to catch up on unseen classics? It was high time to become acquainted with the films…

Sunday Video : Let’s sing!

Good old Tina Turner singing Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu, a moving Peace Mantra while kids are playing, smiling, dancing. A good way to start the day.…

There’s no place like home… away from home

Traveling with kids can be a challenge. Location, season, amenities all come into play. Of course there's also the kids' age to consider. There are…

Science and Silliness

Since we visited Patagonia and learned about the straights of Magellan - tracing the H.M.S. Beagle's voyage on a map - Darwin has captured our girls'…

Sunday Video : Paint with Lego

Here's a cute animated video, for lego fans and artists of all ages...

Classy Classrooms

When we visited the Lycée Francais de Porto for the very first time, I found myself thinking: "I want to go back to school!". The campus is on the…

“One Day Young” by Jenny Lewis : The Book

Last year I posted about  “One Day Young”, a collection of images of women at home with their newborns, taken within the first 24 hours of life. A…

Sunday Video : young humpback whale dancing after she’s been saved

The video below features Michael Fishbach, who is the co-founder of The Great Whale Conservancy (GWC). He narrates his encounter with a young…

C’est chouette, c’est new, c’est Oeuf!

Beautiful design, eco-friendly finishes, easy-to-clean laminate top, it's definitely Oeuf ! The perfect complement to a nursery or play room, for…

Sunday Video : 0 to 14 years in 4 min

Frans Hofmeester has filmed his now teenage daughter Lotte for 15 seconds every week from the day she was born. Over a time-lapse video, you are…

Miniarchi : Modernist dollhouse

These toy houses by Belgium company miniarchi are so beautiful that you want to keep them on display in your living room (and play with them while…

Video Wakeboarding with the dolphins

Dolphins Wakeboarding : Sunday Video

Such an incredible ballet of dolphins...I wish it was me on that wakeboard. That said, I most probably  have stopped to swim with them!