You see the little 3-D scene on the left, and in the middle box each day there is a new piece behind one of the doors to put together and then place on the scene. Below: A different kind of Advent calendar, by a Vermont artist, given to Estelle by my Dad's cousin's wife Emilie who has an art gallery. She gave this to us in February and I squirreled it away and dug it out yesterday!
It is all about what animals do/where they go in winter, very informative. It's called Wildlife in Winter, made in Vermont! So far Estelle has learned that skunks spend their winter in "torpor". Have no clue what this means! (Cedric, little help plz). This morning we learned that ladybugs "overwinter in large colonies". I seem to remember them on my mother's parlour curtains!
Meanwhile, last Sunday we had lunch at my old Scottish boss' place. They had their wood stove fired up and Léna just kept peeling off clothes - we all did! Reminded me of my dad. Then she found a helmet and a water noodle and that was all she needed for the whole afternoon.
P.s. those yellow fruit you see in the bottom corner are quince.Below: the annual olive harvest at Xavier's house. Rain, cold, awful conditions but I was there anyway.
We had 320 kilos that day.
Back at the ranch, if she can put in on, she will:
One evening several weeks back we had some anglo-friendly friends from down the street over for a drink. I met them at the pool whilst pregnant with Léna. This is their daughter Salome who is 3 months younger than Léna.
Cuddle time:
And here's an old video from September. Dancing with the stars!
Estelle loves having "big kids" to play with!
