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Latest post on 22 November 2011 - 14:21
In Switzerland if I was spending any sort of time outside in winter (even without snow) I was always using my snowshoeing shoes which are basically warm walking shoes. Not sure if they sell them here but if not then in the UK I used to wear a pair of Caterpillar boots with thick socks or 2 pairs of socks. Caterpillar boots are not usually lined. I never slipped on the wet snow with those ;)
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Latest post on 21 November 2011 - 12:57
We use one of the bases , that u screw and tighten up with the trunk of the tree in the middle of it, never had a problem with it falling over . I got it in spinneys a few yrs ago , but I see them every year still. edited by fairycakeyumm on 21/11/2011 Tickle it's baubles boom boom! lol
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 15:44
We have a Weber too. I think they are good quality and I like coal better too! Just love the smell, for me the gas ones are not the real deal. My mum has a gas one and they are def practical: no need to put them on quite so early, easier to control the temp etc. The prices will depend on the size you want...
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 14:51
Love Actually and already watched it once this month... will wait until December to watch it again. Otherwise I love watching any version of A Christmas Carol that might be on TV around 24th (incl. Mickey version ;) ) And not really a move but it wouldn't be Christmas without a Dr Who Christmas Special except this year we will be in Switzerland so not sure we'll be able to watch it at my mum's!
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Latest post on 20 November 2011 - 14:35
Ooooh most of those songs are on my fav Christmas cd, I'm going to get it now and listen to it! My fav ones are: Happy Xmas (War is over) John Lennon Peace on Earth David Bowie and Bing Crosby Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas And one in French which I used to sing every Christmas Petit Papa Noel by Tino Rossi
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 20:53
ingredients: 200g of good dark chocolate 6 organic eggs 120g slightly salted butter 80g sugar 1 cup of very strong coffee If you need the very first part it reads Type of food: Dessert Number of people : 8 Difficulty : very easy Cost : cheap Preparing time : 10mn Cooking time : 15mn total time: 25mn Keep me a slice ;)
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 20:36
Do you need to translate everything including the list of ingredients? Here the actual recipe: Pre-heat the oven 200C Seperate the whites from the yolks Beat the yolks with the sugar until you get a homogeneous mix Beat the whites Melt the butter with the chocolate and the coffee Add the other two mix together in the mould bake for 15 mins The centre should still be runny Let me know if you need the ingredients as well Sorry not perfect but hope it makes sense <em>edited by Swiss Sandy on 17/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 14:05
Big fan of Lego here. Duplo is for younger children but my niece was around 2 weeks ago and she loved building towers and houses. She is only five so still within age range but at home she has Playmobiles. I think the main difference is Duplo/Lego the child uses his/her imagination to build things and then play with them whereas Playmobil is a bit more of play without the building thing. Each child is different and some will love the building side of things whilst other couldn't care less.... We started DS on wooden blocks and since he loved stacking them up got him some Duplos to stack up too...
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 13:39
Congratulations and welcome to your little girl! Put your feet up and enjoy the precious moments with your little one! IAMVP that's naughty of you, you are not supposed to lift anything heavy for the first 4 weeks!!
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 13:21
I read that whilst having lunch and nearly spat my food out in surprise! Imagine the shops having to wash the clothes each time somebody tries them! I also wash new clothes before wearing them unless they are dry clean only but then nowadays I rarely buy stuff that is dry clean only...
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Latest post on 17 November 2011 - 13:16
I don't know how they can justify such a huge difference in price! Especially when their customer service is so appaling compare to Switzerland! They cancelled my order last time just because they tried calling me twice and I didn't answer the phone.... (was doing an art class with DS) and didn't send me an email to tell me!! EFisher replied : i am looking for a well price coffee machine and heard these are good - worth getting? If so where do i buy one from? Thanks ladies I think the machine and the system is very good if a bit pricey and DH loves the different coffees (don't drink the stuff myself)
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 20:29
I'm not sure if it would help but I saw something similar but for the garden in Ace. I think it was in wicker with "holes" in it so it not work but maybe you could work something out.
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 18:04
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 17:05
I would also recommend to stay in South Kensington. When you arrive at Heathrow you jump on the Tube (I'm sure your DS will love that). There are lots of hotels along Cromwell Road (nearest tube is Gloucester Road) and then you could walk to the museum from there. Natural History will def take you the rest of the afternoon or you could spend the whole of the next day there instead. If you want to see the sights the best way in such a short time is def the Big Bus tour. For eating with you LO I would recommand Pizza Express or the Giraffe (there is one on Ken High St) and both have website with their locations HTH
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 16:53
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 16:51
My mum has just had to have her hernia operated on and it was really straight forward. The doc told her there was no 2 ways about it so just go ahead and do it. DS had surgery in September (he was only 20 month old at the time) and everything was fine, the surgery went all according to plan. It wasn't hernia though but just trying to send you good vibes as I know how hard it is!
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 16:47
If you really don't want to cook some cafes do delivery breakfast ;) I love Sucre Sale (in JLT) all day breakfast menu! Otherwise home made pancakes with his fav topping yum!
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Latest post on 14 November 2011 - 17:45
Loved Prague and Salzburg! I don't know much about Germany but if you do it first the Christmas markets will still be on and I heard Munich is quite nice. Have look at this for inspiration on Christmas markets: http://www.wanderlust.co.uk/planatrip/inspire-me/lists/top-christmas-markets You can easily go by train from Munich to other parts of Europe, try this website to help you www.seat61.com If you want to visit Switzerland as well you could go to St Moritz which is not far from Austria/Munich and should look very chrismassy in December. HTH
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Latest post on 10 November 2011 - 21:28
I saw quite a few at the sport shop on top floor of Marina Mall today (can't remember the name of the shop though)
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Latest post on 08 November 2011 - 11:50
It can be a nightmare to get a taxi from Times Square though so might have to walk back to the metro station... at least the weather is cooler now!
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 22:23
Ours goes up on 1st December, can't wait!
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Latest post on 05 November 2011 - 14:10
What about a day at Ski Dubai or at an ice rink, specially if you are from the Northern Hemisphere it'll feel more like Christmas!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 15:12
- Contact lens products (can never find them here and if I ask for them, I usually get a blank look) - Contact lenses (as I'm blind as a bat) - Nescafé Frappé (it's not even in the supermarket back home, have to go to the Nestlé shop) - Magazines (in French and English) - White tea for DH - DVDs With all the pressies DS gets each time, I usually struggle to close my suitcase! ;) I get white tea with pomegranate in Almaya in the Marina, I haven't seen plain white tea though if that is what you need. Also sorry if this is a stupid question but which contact lense producta do you struggle to get here? I get lenses and solution without a problem. The only thing I can't get is the type of holder I like for them - I can only get the flat ones and not the cylindrical ones, I have to get my Mum to send me her spares! DH also found white tea with mandarin but he prefers the plain one. My lens problem is basically because my eye sight is bad and not all places seem to have gas permeable lenses here. Also I know the products can be find (I use Boston) but rather than hunt around for them I buy them home! As for the cases DH gets them from me in the UK but only coz they are cheaper :) Ah fair enough - I just get bog standard contacts so I'm not too fussy about brands. Can you actually get those cases here then? No opticians ever seem to know what I'm talking about when I ask them! I would check pharmacies and places like Boots as well but I'm not sure as I don't look for them anymore, sorry!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 15:10
Great thank you I'm sure I can figure it out from there!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 15:04
- Contact lens products (can never find them here and if I ask for them, I usually get a blank look) - Contact lenses (as I'm blind as a bat) - Nescafé Frappé (it's not even in the supermarket back home, have to go to the Nestlé shop) - Magazines (in French and English) - White tea for DH - DVDs With all the pressies DS gets each time, I usually struggle to close my suitcase! ;) I get white tea with pomegranate in Almaya in the Marina, I haven't seen plain white tea though if that is what you need. Also sorry if this is a stupid question but which contact lense producta do you struggle to get here? I get lenses and solution without a problem. The only thing I can't get is the type of holder I like for them - I can only get the flat ones and not the cylindrical ones, I have to get my Mum to send me her spares! DH also found white tea with mandarin but he prefers the plain one. My lens problem is basically because my eye sight is bad and not all places seem to have gas permeable lenses here. Also I know the products can be find (I use Boston) but rather than hunt around for them I buy them home! As for the cases DH gets them from me in the UK but only coz they are cheaper :)
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 14:32
I have seen some in Mothercare and Mama's and Papa's not sure if they still have them as it's "winter"now!
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 14:30
- Contact lens products (can never find them here and if I ask for them, I usually get a blank look) - Contact lenses (as I'm blind as a bat) - Nescafé Frappé (it's not even in the supermarket back home, have to go to the Nestlé shop) - Magazines (in French and English) - White tea for DH - DVDs With all the pressies DS gets each time, I usually struggle to close my suitcase! ;)
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 14:21
Do you know which metro station is closest to one of the gates at Zaabeel Park? and which gate it is... RTA website is a bit confusing when you don't know exactly where you are going! TIA
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Latest post on 03 November 2011 - 13:07
Nic_R replied : Also I hate when someone asks 'what is your good name' - I know it is supposed to be a polite way of asking but it just makes no sense!! I actually think that is quite cute! ;) I hate it when people call me sweetie, daaaaaaling, babe, specially if I don't know them that well! Oh and heart used as a verb. As in "I heart Dubai" <em>edited by Swiss Sandy on 03/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 13:20
We are in the Lakes and use Marhaba Flowers, I don't know if they send gardeners to the Springs but might be worth a call 0 4 2 2 8 3 3 0 1 We have the same gardener every day and so far he didn't kill any plants. He has even replaced the ones that died through no fault of his! HTH ETA to correct the phone number as I'm obviously a bit dislexic today. <em>edited by Swiss Sandy on 02/11/2011</em>
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 12:40
4,225,475,047th.... I like the other number 78,682,770,162nd person to have lived since history began!
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 12:36
Last week end we went with our visitors to Hatta and had our picnic at Hill Park in Hatta itself rather than the pools. The park has shaded picnic areas with bbq pits and a shaded play area. It was very quiet last week end but not sure how it will be during Eid. After the picnic we drove to the pools. This also means the drive was in 2 parts so less long if you have little ones.
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 11:44
Hello how are you: Bonjour, comment allez vous? (formal) Salut, ça va? (informal) I'm fine thank you: Bien, merci or ça va bien merci in French
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Latest post on 02 November 2011 - 09:07
- when going to the loo alone and uninterrupted feels like a treat - you know the names of all the machines in Bob the builder and when you drive past construction work you say look there is .... (insert charcter name) - you know the theme tune of you LOs' favourite programmes and find yourself singing to them as you cook dinner. - you know the words and dance move of all sort of children songs and can do them even half asleep. - you hum any of aformentionned songs in the shower ;)
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 17:00
I saw it too I think it was the 8pm one. It was really good and my visitors were well impressed!
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Latest post on 31 October 2011 - 14:40
Je m'appelle Swiss Sandy (French) Ich heisse Swiss Sandy (German)
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 22:03
We got our bean bag from KAS in Mercato (they also have a branch in Ibn Battuta) it's not a kid's one but DS loves it and it's favourite seat in the living room!
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Latest post on 30 October 2011 - 21:58
I've only watched one episode but I enjoyed it. My only problem with it is when they back and forth in time I got confused as I was not concentrating since I was doing the ironing at the same time....:)
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 10:19
DH uses risotto rice to make rice pudding which you can find in most supermarkets.
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Latest post on 18 October 2011 - 17:43
DS enjoys Carluccio's, Paul and any restaurants where the staff will talk and play with him ;)
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 21:21
According to my trusted Lonely Planet map (and vaguely remembering from my Big Bus tour) there are at least 3 car parks near the fish market. From there you can walk to the Gold and the Spice souks. I think there is also a metro station not too far but not sure where exactly, best check the RTA website.
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 21:15
There's also an Easy Hotel near the North Circular. I've never used them but they work on the same principle as Easy Jet (low cost airline). Also check hotels a bit further from the city centre as they are cheaper but so long as they are close to an underground station it should not prevent you from seeing the sights just bear in mind there is no public transport on Xmas day.
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 19:06
DS never watched much TV until he was about 14 month old but now I record things on JimJam and Cbeebies for him. The recording means it's A. cheaper than buying DVD, B. I can decide when he watches it (rather than the TV channel) and C. I can decide what he watches. His favourite programmes at the mo (he's 21 months now) are Balamory, Kipper and Bob the Builder. He also likes Thomas the Tank Engine
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 16:59
A friend of mine went with her OH a few years ago. She enjoyed but I don't think he did... but then again they broke up since so maybe he didn't like what it was saying about him.. ;)
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 15:56
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Latest post on 17 October 2011 - 15:43
In no particular order: Switzerland, Québec, Cornwall The World sounds interesting but it wouldn't reach Switzerland... :(
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Latest post on 15 October 2011 - 08:56
We use Marhaba Flowers. The gardener didn't "transform" our garden as he was working with the previous tenant and we just carried on using him but he is very nice and does his job properly. He will come and ask before cutting the trees but I don't need to ask him to do it, he'll take the initiative. Their phone number is o four two two eight three three o one
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Latest post on 13 October 2011 - 17:23
There is a letter in 7Days today about someone who has been arrested at work for employing an illegal maid.... An agency is your best bet if you want someone part time. ETA to remove typo <em>edited by Swiss Sandy on 13/10/2011</em>
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Latest post on 12 October 2011 - 14:18
same here, all 3 of them even if I only mention one!
 
 
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