March 1st is World Compliment Day. That makes me think back to my first time in New York, where people threw compliments at me on the street and I was completely caught off guard. Especially coming from a deeply rooted small town mentality of “who do you think you are?” and “you must not think […]
Women & wine
10/02/2014 by Leave a Comment
Women and wine is a good match, but it still has a lot of potential. LuciliVines – the association for women and wine in Luxembourg – is the perfect matchmaker, bringing women and wine together at many levels. LuciliVines was started almost two years ago, with wine maker Anouk Bastian as passionate president. The association […]
At the market
30/01/2014 by 1 Comment
A certain spring feeling at the market in Luxembourg Ville, every Wednesday and Saturday from 07.00 to 14.00 at Place Guillaume II. (Click on one of the below photos to get a slide show.) Photos by Lisbeth Ganer. © 2014 Lisbeth Ganer
DIY: Coconut body scrub
17/12/2013 by 1 Comment
Relax with a shower or bath – using a homemade body scrub to freshen up your dry and pale winter skin. It takes you only about five minutes to make this – and you can even make a nice gift out of half of the batch!
A Cinderella story unlike any other
26/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Just another Tuesday, with snow in the air. But for a young lady named Lisa, this November Tuesday is anything but ordinary. This is the day her wish will come true. Lisa is the fourth wish child of Make-A-Wish ®Luxembourg, an organisation granting the wishes of children with life threatening conditions. Esch-sur-Alzette, 11.00: A stretched […]
Where everybody knows your name
19/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Many of us love to meet for a cup of coffee and a chat, or bring our book and enjoy the background buzz of a nice, warm café. We live in a café society. In the brand new book Café Society, sociology professors Tjora and Scambler present research on café culture. They feel the café […]
Nothing in the news but the blues
07/11/2013 by Leave a Comment
Spying. Snowden. Syria. Savar. Banking secrecy. 2013 has brought with it a sibilant hiss of bad luck to various parts of the globe. And there’s still two months to go. Thus, one might be forgiven to think the world’s going to hell in a hand basket. It’s easy to give up and let yourself slide […]
Lëtz Create – Lydia Gee
03/11/2013 by 1 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 November talk is with artist Lydia Gee. 1. What is CREATIVITY? For me, creativity is a way of expressing yourself. It is about being you rather than trying to be somebody else, and […]
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