Less two weeks to go… I started decorating the house for such a special moment…  Not many of us know the history behind the Easter bunny and the Easter Eggs… For centuries the eggs were and are associated to Christ’s rebirth… the resurrection… The new life that is born out of the shell…. they were real eggs which were painted and decorated… a prestigious and precious gift in symbol of life and fertility. The bunny’s association to it come out of the German pagan history prior to when the catholic church dominated the German territory in the middle ages…  The… Read more

Many say it should not be a commercial day… that presents should not be the main focus… all blah blah blah! Gifts are a great part of it… not because of the gift itself but because of the symbolism that it represents: the attention in the loved person… the care to know what pleases the other… the desire to make the other happy…. The misconception in my opinion is in relation to the size of the gift… many think that the size of the gift has a correlation with the size of love… here I must disagree… Of course, everybody… Read more

Do you remember when I broke the news that la durée was about to open a tea room at the Hotel des Bergues in Geneva… well, it happened yesterday. So, if you are around there, do not miss the opportunity. I heard the place is splendid! Lembra quando eu contei para voces que o la durée estava para abrir uma casa de chá no hotel des Bergues em Genebra… bem, abriu ontem…. logo, se por Genebra, não perca a oportunidade de conhecer… eu ouvi falar que está espetacular! xx Valentina… Read more