Escalade Celebrations

This was taken down in the village, early evening. I love the colours in this picture.

We were down at the Salle Communale for the village celebrations of the Escalade.

The football club had invited the children and their parents to a procession and disco. It was great fun for the children, and the adults were able to relax and have a glass of wine (or three).











A chocolate cauldron called a marmite was lowered to the floor and smashed, the filling of marzipan and sweets spilling all over the floor to be snatched up by the waiting hordes.
















The disco afterwards was great fun, the DJ was great and played everything from the macarena to ADCD.

Some of the young lads from school practiced their air guitar skills. They were almost as good as the famous Czech world champion air guitarist.


Erm, no comment about this pic.

Morning in Switzerland

Sometimes I open the shutters in the morning and the first thing I do (after shouting OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THAT) is grab my camera.

This was one of those mornings.

Kind old ladies, aren't they just lovely?

I recently took the children to Manor in Vesenaz to buy a comic each. They hummed and hawed and the old lady who works in the newsagent came over. I was worried that she would be annoyed at them taking so long and looking at all the comics.

She started to chat to my daughter about what kind of comic she liked and if she liked Barbie. I listened fascinated as I always do when my children speak French, I cannot believe how fast they have learnt.

When we were leaving my daughter asked for sweets and I said that since we had already bought comics, we would buy sweeties another day.

The lovely lady asked my daughter what were her favourite sweets and when she answered 'Fruit Mentos' gave her a packet free. She said that they were very well behaved children.

It made my day.

Rain and sunshine

Lac Leman at sunset