3 – Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943) 3 – Charlotte Casiraghi (1986) 3 – Prince Louis of Luxembourg (1986) 5 – Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939) 5 – Princess Sonam Dechen Wangchuck of Bhutan (1981) 6 – Prince Moritz of Hesse (1926) 6 –Maria Pia Kothbauer, Princess of Liechtenstein (1960) 7 – Lady Nicholas… Continue reading This week’s royal birthdays: August 2-8
HCP: August 2010
It’s August, time for new beginnings and a new round of ”Who’s done how much, lately”. I’ve been tallying up the scheduled appearances of the Heir Consorts of Europe for July – I’m keeping track in a Google Calendar, if you’re interested to see the details – and here are the results of the televote…… Continue reading HCP: August 2010
Inside gardening
When I was in London last year, I picked up some seeds. Now they’re bearing fruit. The cherry tomatoes are even tasting nice.
Heir Consort Project
Earlier, I had a project I called The Crown Princess Work Project, wherein I tallied the activities of the Crown Princesses of Europe. The project came about after much discussion in various forums about the level of activity on the Crown Princesses. But with the addition of a male to the group who’re married to… Continue reading Heir Consort Project
Experimental Cooking: Homemade vanilla extract
At school, I was a terrible student when it came to the natural science subjects. I just could not see why we should cut a liver and get a reaction to it. Or to cut our fingers to test which blood type we were – when the hospitals could do that a whole lot more… Continue reading Experimental Cooking: Homemade vanilla extract
Bedding
One thing that seems to mark the difference in altitude between countries is the bedding. Warmer countries seem to go for blankets whereas Switzerland and Austria went for duvets.
Picnic on Lac Leman
Monaco
What not to wear in Avignon
Avignon – the other city of the popes – is famous for its Mistral wind. That makes wearing a short, flowy dress there as bad idea as Marilyn Monroe’s blowing in the wind experience. Granted, my dress was black, but I still had to hold my skirt down as I danced on the bridge of… Continue reading What not to wear in Avignon