Flying with....

It's always nice to come across to famous peole. See singers and actors in real life. But actually flying with one of my favorite Italian singer was quite a blast!! Yes I flew with Paolo Conte!!

Via con me
Paolo Conte
P. Conte
(1981)
Via, via, vieni via di qui,niente più ti lega a questi luoghi,neanche questi fiori azzurri...via, via, neanche questo tempo grigiopieno di musichee di uomini che ti sono piaciuti...It's wonderful, it's wonderful, it's wonderful,good luck my babe,it's wonderful, it's wonderful, it's wonderful,I dream of you...chips, chips, du-du-du-du-duVia, via, vieni via con me,entra in questo amore buio,non perderti per niente al mondo...via, via, non perderti per niente al mondolo spettacolo d'arte variadi uno innamorato di te...It's wonderful, it's wonderful, it's wonderful...Via, via, vieni via con me,entra in questo amore buio,pieno di uomini...via, entra e fatti un bagno caldo,c'è un accappatoio azzurro,fuori piove un mondo freddo...
It's wonderful, it's wonderful, it's wonderful...

Auguri Mamma!!

Little week end in Italy to celebrate my mom's b-day!! Lovely weather, great shopping, excellent food we had a super time!! All the best to this very special woman to whom I owe everything! Buon Compleanno Mamma!!

Extra thing!

Well I'm not sure if I am allowed to add and extra thing to the 8 I have already listed but because this is "our" blog we can do the hell we want! So I have a 9th thing I want to do before I die and it's to organize a big party on a beautiful island (it could be in the Caribbean or in a small Italian island like Lampedusa!) and invite all my family and friends!

8 things

I want to do before I die....(well this was not really my idea -just copied from another blog but thought it was interesting so here I am!)

1. Become a photographer
2. Make a joke in Dutch (meaning speaking fluent Dutch)
3. Go on a ballon with my mom and Meggie over the savana
4. Go to Niagara on the Lake with Sandra, Nancy & Norma
5. Go back to Mexico and see Rocio and Yessika once again
6. Write the story of my life
7. Visit Jerusalem and Petra
8. Hold my grandchild in my arm

Number 8 is my biggest wish! Now I'm curious to know what are the things YOU want to do. Well, now is your turn!

Triangle...and more!

Carla Bruni. Another cover. Again her name in the headlines. Who hasn't heard of Carla Bruni?? Who doesn't know the edgy face of the ex top model, then singer and now girlfriend of the French President?? Here in France, and especially in Italy we are all in overdose of Carla. Yes because Carla lives here in Paris since she is five years old but she comes from my hometown Torino. Two markets in one shot, well done Ms Bruni! But Ms Bruni is also famous for having stolen couple of husbands here and there. One of these husbands, Raphael Enthoven, left his wife for Carla. But the story gets more complicated. In fact Carla was dating Raphael's father. Yes, in one week end Carla was able to sleep with Enthoven senior and junior! Well done Ms Bruni! The results of this betrayal was the realese of a raw book "Nothing Serious" written by the cheated upon wife Justine Levy! Carla is described like a "witch" who has been completely "redone" by the plastic surgeon! Even her cheekbones are fake! After 6 years, and one child, Carla left also Mr Enthoven junior. Well done Ms Bruni! On the other hand Justine, the ex devasted wife, found love again in Patrick Mille. Probably this name doesn't ring any bell in your head but he was the actor I met in Mauritius, in another life. Little world after all. So everything is well which ends well, Ms Bruni is now the "unofficial" First Lady of France. Well done Ms Bruni, well done!

Fashion Ladies

Olga, here I am!!!!!

Hello there...yes it is I, Norma!! I have not disappeared. I am still here and enjoying the blog. Yes I have put facebook to rest. I just couldn't deal with all the e-mails and postings people send me. So I have decided to delete my profile. But I am still here on our blog and I enjoy reading it. Well I guess your probably wondering what I have been doing lately. Well, nothing exciting to tell you the truth. I work and work and work...We just booked for our Collingwood weekend (Elvis festival) for July and that's pretty much what we have planned so far. Steve and I are till together and going strong. He is a terrific guy. He's going to be around for a long time..lol..love him to death. We spend a lot of time together and he's just fun to be with. So we shall see what the future brings. Other than that, there isn't much more to say. I have got to get to bed soon because I am working in the morning..(lucky me)...So on that note...I will be back soon and see what's going on here on the blog. By the way Olga...where did you get that picture with my name on the rocks??? LOL...it's soooo cool!!! Talk to you soon!!!! Ciao for now!!!!

Where are you??

When I told you, in my previous post, that Norma had put Facebook to a rest I did not know yet that her profile had completely disappeared from it. With my surprise when I checked, the othe day, she was simply gone! Where are you Norma?? Yes you know, I'm making up all type of stories in my head so before I come up with the wirdest conclusions I think it's better, for your own sake, to tell us what you are doing, NOW, with your free time ;-)?? An urgent post from you is required!

London Shots!!

News!!

The new year starts with a baby girl! My good friend Kathleen gave birth to Oceane on January 4th. Alex, her hubs, informed me via Facebook! I had news from Kath yesterday :

"Hi Olga,
Thanks for your messages...I'm a bit behind in writing. It's nearly 1 am right now and Oceane is snuggled on a pillow on my lap. Sometimes she sleeps in her crib and sometimes she doesn't want to. C'est la vie. I try to sleep when I can.
She's adorable. WE love her so much. I will evenutally write about the whole labour--maybe even on my blog.
Here are a couple of pictures. You can show Meggie.
Love Kath
PS I should probably be in Paris sometime in March.
Can't wait to see you then.
Bisous"
I like the fact that this new year starts with a baby. With life. A new life into this wonderful, crazy world! I have also other girlfriends who are expecting and this 2008 will be a year full of new babies. Great! I wish I had the gutts to have another child too but for the moment it remains only a thought. We had a great start of the year in London. New projects are taking form and I shall very soon share them with you. My dear friend Sandra is coming to Paris this summer, she will be here mid August for couple of days. This means that I shall see Sandra twice this year! Renzo is also coming to Europe from South Africa! So this 2008 will be a year full of friends visiting! A great year! My friend Miky is finally starting a procedure to divorce the scambag of her husband but so far it looks quite complicated. I now that this looks like a sad news but this is a great news. Finally, after 15 years of misery, Miky wants to have her life back and I shall celebrate with her!! My parents are fine, dad is stressing a little because he had to go to a forced retirement but my mom is doing a great job supporting him! What we would do without this woman??? My brother Gio is also good and looking forward in finding a companion this year!! And this is would be a great news too! Norma decided to put Facebook to a rest...this could mean that she is seriously in love and she has better things to do!! So this looks like a promising year... Let's hope that everybody will have a wonderful year!

Happy New 2008 from London!!

Finally is Christmas!!

Christmas : Day 4

I'm sleeping and I hear some noise. Steps. I presume. Is it Meggie?? Maybe she can't sleep and she is looking for me?? I decide to wake up and go check the source of the noise. When I exit Meggie's room (well it's Roos' room) I step into Joppe who is also walking around the house. He was not expecting me and gets really scared. Babs is also awake because she has a bad cold and cannot breath...so the 3 of us decide to go downstairs and have a little party with hot chocolate and cookies! At 5am we decide that it's time to go back to sleep! I wake up around 10am, no one is around. Wouter, Babs and the kids are in the living room watching "Ratatouille" (the Dutch version!!)! But we have ro rush again...still some shopping to do! So Wouter and I are off to AH, Blokker and Hema! Then we have to get ready for our Christmas dinner! Bart is finally arrived and we are all invited at Marlous!! Babs makes a meringue chocolate dessert and as usual I eat too much!!! Our time in Holland is over...we have to drive back to Paris...tomorrow is Christmas!

Christmas : Day 3

It's already Sunday! We have to check out early from the hotel because we have to be at Evelien's around 10h30am! Not easy task to fit all the presents in the luggages! When we all succed we drive to Veghel and pay a visit to Eveline, Bjorn, Sela & Jesse! It's always so nice to see friends! Then we are off again to Marlous's! And big surprise : Wouter's grandmother is there too! Oma Louise, is one of my favorite people, probably the only one who accepteded me when I first came in the Deuss-Looten family! We spend some time translating from Dutch to Italian or English to French : is caotic but warm caotic! Marlous prepares a wonderful meal and we all sitting and eating together! Time goes fast and it's already 2pm and my parents and Giovanni have to drive back to Dusseldorf! It's sad to see them leave but I'm happy that we had such a great time...Wouter drives them to the highway...Ciao mamma & papà al prossimo anno!

Christmas : Day 2

Our second day started slowly with a late wake up and a nice breakfast at the French café just around the corner! Then a nice stroll through the cute streets of Den Bosch for some late Christmas shopping (here in Holland there are already the sales!!) then a nice late lunch at Café Hart before going to meet my inlaws in Veghel. My mother in law is famous for her magnificent Christmas set up and you should have seen her house....lights and candles, little houses, big Christmas tree! A real Christmas treat!! Just little after Barbara (Wouter's sister) and her kids Joppe and Roos joined we started the the tradition of exchanging presents! Golden papers and pinky feathers were floating around and excited titters from the children were filling the air of the room! How nice to be all together!!
This warm afternoon ended with a panekoek in Zeeland! Gnammy!! Then back to Den Bosch, in our cute hotel where we take still the time to drink a thé before going to bed....!!

Christmas diary : day 1

The family Christmas week end is already over! Seems just yesterday when I was planning the last details of this mini trip to Germany and Holland and now I'm already back to Paris, back to work for couple of days before leaving on Dec. 28th for London.

The week end was a great success, everything went by the book, everyone had a wonderful time, plus we were blessed with a clement weather and the good mood of the family.

Wouter, Meggie and I, left Paris on Thursday late afternoon and arrived in Bruxelles around 9pm, just in time to watch this amazing lights and music show on the Grand Place, followed by a light dinner before going to bed in our beautiful suite at the Royal Windsor! Next day, Friday 21th, after a delicious breakfast we were off to Dusseldorf to pick up my parents who were arriving from Turin. We got to Dusseldorf Airport half an hour late and finally met with my family. After picking up Gio's car we drove to the center of Dusseldorf and parked in the fancy Konigsallee. Lunch at Barolo's restaurant and stroll throught the beautiful Christmas markets of Dusseldorf! Around 6pm when we started to be frozen and tired we decided to drive towards Holland, where we arrived around 8pm!
Checked in at the Hotel Central in Den Bosch, we finished this intense day with a great dinner at the Brasserie on the Markt Plein, then all very exhausted but very happy we went to bed!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

Hello everyone...I just wanted to drop a quick line to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years. I'm here at work and so is Nancy. We were both stuck working on Christmas..It's not too busy considering I have a moment to write on the blog...lol..So my day will probably be very long..lol..Everyone will be coming over to my house for dinner today. In total there will probably be 31 people there celebrating Christmas. Then we're all going to Nancy and John's place for drinks and karaoke...can't wait for that. But then I'm back to work in the morning so I can't really go over board...we'll see...lol.... So everyone have a safe a fun holiday season and I'll see you all again next year....party hardy!!!! Buon Natale!!!!! Ciao!!!!!

Going to Weihnachtsmarkt in Dusseldorf!

Last Christmas....

12 days to Christmas!

How come I could not find 5 minutes to write?? How it is possible that more than a month passed by since my last post?? Maybe because I worked too much, I travelled to Rome and Barcelona "on duty" and to Turin and Lyon for leisure, I took care of the family and of the apartment and I was also sick for almost two weeks! Nevertheless I'm sorry, again, for this long absence from "amiche e sorelle"! Even Norma is posting more than me! By the way it's great that Norma keeps informing us about her life!
12 days to Christmas! Can you believe it??? And for me Christmas this year is going to be couple of days sooner! I explain : every year we have to choose if we are going to spend Christmas in Italy or Holland! Holland is a better choice if you want to enjoy a full Christmas's experience! On the other hand in Italy there is my family! Jeez so difficult to choose! So this year I came up with a new and brilliant solution! I bring my family (meaning parents + brother) to Holland for a pre Christmas! We will celebrating Christmas on Dec 22nd! Yes my mom has to be back in Italy before December 24th because she refuses to leave alone her 88 years old dad on Christmas day, which I can understand! But who cares if Christmas is on Dec 22nd or Dec 25th?
Christmas is about being with the loved ones...and the date is just an option!!