Lumpy British faces! Lololol! As Iam part Italian part English I guess I have to own a lumpy and oily face! Heh heh! Hope that you too are enjoying this rather dramatic summer, with its raging fires and scorching temperatures. Here in The Highlands we are suffering mist and rain with staggering temperatures of up to 16 degrees celsius🌞 however, lots of marvelous wildlife on the loch, seals dolphins and baluga whales, sea eagles, oystercatchers and all sorts of land and sea birds.
Midge apocalypse requiring keeping inside and enjoying beautiful 40 year ols Scotch whisky.
and fruit cake.
Miss the wonders of Paris and delighted to learn that hopefully you are now a fully incorperated French citizen.love to Babs and to you x
Jul 30, 2023·edited Jul 30, 2023Liked by Hannah Meltzer
This newsletter was worth the wait; no apologies necessary. The revelations inspire investigation. Possibly the British faces could be lumpy and claggy? Lol!
You have friends as marvelous as yourself. Just write whenever:
"And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word."
from an American parenting perspective, I think our system is highly dependent on finances. Currently paying close to 3000 a month in West Los Angeles for daycare for my son, the price decreases as he grows older but not by much. Most couples cannot afford this and put off having children later and later in life. In my 30s when I had my son, and also got the job to support the expenses of having a child in the U.S., I am no longer interested in going to bars/clubs or such things as I was in my 20s. I would like to have another child but having 2 at the same time in daycare is well, too much. So you see in LA most families with 1 child if that and the parents are much older couples. Since he is my one and only love, I cherish him, and hold him closer to me at my age, that would probably be different if I had him at 25 or if there was 3 of them screaming around the house driving me mad.
At least our faces are mild, I'm going to take that bit and downplay the lumpy part. Loved this as always Hannah! And "Remember before I was your mother, I was a woman", is amazing 🥰 What a change there has been though - perhaps French parenting has remained more constant, and the British style has evolved from Nancy Mitford and nannies and "remember, no one is looking at/interested in you" to what it is today?
I loved this and will try and pop in to see the lumpy faces exhibition! Although I have to return to the U.K. in 10 days agiter five wonderful years in Paris so might not have time.
Good luck with your application for citizenship! Love that being able to book a wellness class was on the test.
Also agree Tatty M is a genius. I love her U.K./French sketches.
Lovely to have you back Hannah! Thank you for your lovely missive as ever - I was wondering how the night Hattie fit with the lumpy faces of the title - especially as she’d shared the post 😂
Great fun read Darling Hannah!
Lumpy British faces! Lololol! As Iam part Italian part English I guess I have to own a lumpy and oily face! Heh heh! Hope that you too are enjoying this rather dramatic summer, with its raging fires and scorching temperatures. Here in The Highlands we are suffering mist and rain with staggering temperatures of up to 16 degrees celsius🌞 however, lots of marvelous wildlife on the loch, seals dolphins and baluga whales, sea eagles, oystercatchers and all sorts of land and sea birds.
Midge apocalypse requiring keeping inside and enjoying beautiful 40 year ols Scotch whisky.
and fruit cake.
Miss the wonders of Paris and delighted to learn that hopefully you are now a fully incorperated French citizen.love to Babs and to you x
This newsletter was worth the wait; no apologies necessary. The revelations inspire investigation. Possibly the British faces could be lumpy and claggy? Lol!
You have friends as marvelous as yourself. Just write whenever:
"And there was that poor sucker Flaubert rolling around on his floor for three days looking for the right word."
Dorothy Parker
I’d love to know if any European photographers have documented the coronation of our (not my) latest king…
from an American parenting perspective, I think our system is highly dependent on finances. Currently paying close to 3000 a month in West Los Angeles for daycare for my son, the price decreases as he grows older but not by much. Most couples cannot afford this and put off having children later and later in life. In my 30s when I had my son, and also got the job to support the expenses of having a child in the U.S., I am no longer interested in going to bars/clubs or such things as I was in my 20s. I would like to have another child but having 2 at the same time in daycare is well, too much. So you see in LA most families with 1 child if that and the parents are much older couples. Since he is my one and only love, I cherish him, and hold him closer to me at my age, that would probably be different if I had him at 25 or if there was 3 of them screaming around the house driving me mad.
At least our faces are mild, I'm going to take that bit and downplay the lumpy part. Loved this as always Hannah! And "Remember before I was your mother, I was a woman", is amazing 🥰 What a change there has been though - perhaps French parenting has remained more constant, and the British style has evolved from Nancy Mitford and nannies and "remember, no one is looking at/interested in you" to what it is today?
Love love Tatty Macleod! And this title is just 👌🏾
I love how your describes the parental skills in the UK versus france. I think Us is more similar to Uk.
I loved this and will try and pop in to see the lumpy faces exhibition! Although I have to return to the U.K. in 10 days agiter five wonderful years in Paris so might not have time.
Good luck with your application for citizenship! Love that being able to book a wellness class was on the test.
Also agree Tatty M is a genius. I love her U.K./French sketches.
Lovely to have you back Hannah! Thank you for your lovely missive as ever - I was wondering how the night Hattie fit with the lumpy faces of the title - especially as she’d shared the post 😂
Loved this from top to bottom, but thank you especially for your kind words about my (let’s be honest) quite lumpy British face x