I am a bit of a romantic, or perhaps just nostalgic, but I love a good picnic. A tartan picnic rug, white linen napkins, old fashioned cutlery. Just add sunshine, a grassy field and some lovely food. Heaven! One of the many things I love about Luxembourg is the variety of bread and rolls you […]
Silk and its substitutes: Luxurious practicality or practically luxurious?
30/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
2014 is the year us ladies can actually come up for air. Literally. Tight-tighter-tightest has now left for the outlets and glorious, elegant, body-skimming silk is back by popular demand. Regardless of what price level you shop at, racks everywhere are filled with fluid silhouettes, but very rarely made of actual silk. Manufacturers are promoting […]
Big city money hunts
26/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
Boys will be boys. The wealthy American businessman Jason Buzi has his own way of getting rid of his money, organising big city money hunts with clues announced on Twitter. Those getting ready for Saturday’s Hidden Cash event in Paris were disappointed. According to Huffington Post, the Paris police said no on the grounds that […]
Scandinavian breeze
26/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
How about a light Scandinavian breeze in the summer heat? In general, Scandinavian design is characterised by… … a light and pale palette … use of light coloured wood such as pine, spruce and birch … natural materials such as wool, stone and leather … simple design with clean lines … functional furniture There’s a breeze […]
Lëtz Create – Sue Ellen Eatrides
23/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The June talk is with painter Sue Ellen Eatrides 1. What is CREATIVITY? I could answer this question in so many ways, starting with what it means “to create”, which is basically to make something. That something could […]
Midsummer up north
20/06/2014 by 1 Comment
The midsummer celebration is an old pre-Christianity tradition in many European countries, mostly so those in the north. At some stage however Rome decided that church should be part of it, so instead of celebrating the solstice, the nature and fertility – everyone were now supposed to celebrate the birth of John the Baptist.
Luxembourgers abroad: George Reuter
17/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
CLEW talks to Luxembourgers abroad. Meet George Reuter, originally from Capellen, Luxembourg, now living in Eloy, Arizona. 1. When did you move away from Luxembourg, whereto and why? I officially moved to sunny Arizona in the US of A in 2010. My wife is a US citizen and after one year in Luxembourg, she kinda’ was over our […]
Passport art
10/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
This cute story has travelled the world, unlike the main character in it, Chinese Chen – who by the way might not have thought it particularly cute at the time. Chen was recently on holiday in South Korea with his family. Little did he know he would be stopped at the airport and denied to travel back […]
I say soccer and you say football
10/06/2014 by Leave a Comment
The World Cup is fast upon us, and while I thought I spoke a suitable (albeit “inferior” some might say) form of English, I’ve come to realize that British English and American English veer in incredibly opposite directions when it comes to sports. Thus, following are explanations of common soccer terms to get you ready […]
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