My parents' love story 50 years ago

My mum wrote this sweet love story if her first date with my dad 50 years ago, and my dad kindly posed a reenactment. What a very sweet couple!

"... in 1962 ... this man spent ALL his savings to buy 5 cones of Ragusa Italian Ice cream for the girl he had decided to be his wife ... but in his eagerness to please the whole family, he tripped and dropped ALL 5 cones ... 50 years ago, in this exact position, at the point of crossing the street ... but he was sooo much younger, sooo much thinner, and sooo much poorer than he is in this pic ... Yet he is still the same man, my dear dear Joe ;D

I love you forever, Daddy Joe <3"

mathilde ;p

A Visit to CERN

Then and now

It's funny how certain memories from childhood can sustain, vividly. 

This summer my husband Andy, my son Jacques and me drove to France for two weeks. Camping here and there and thankfully, we managed to find tge old house in Toulouse. Not far from Blanac Airport.

I lived in this house in Toulouse, France in 1982 for almost a year. My dad was assigned to Aerospatiale - now merged as airbus - for over a year. So mum, my little sister and ne joined him. 

Here are we now, me and son Jacques.

My 8-year-old self and my little sister in 1982

The side porch where we spent some summer evenings having dinner with my dad's friends. Mum would drink Martini Rose and chat with her friend Chantelle, while I played with her daughters Isabelle and Natalie.

The house I lived in 30 years ago

It's funny how certain memories from childhood can sustain, vividly.

I lived in this house in Toulouse, France in 1982 for almost a year. My dad was assigned to Aerospatiale - now merged as airbus - for over a year. So mum, my little sister and ne joined him.

This summer my husband Andy, my son Jacques and me drove to France for two weeks. Camping here and there and thankfully, we managed to find tge old house in Toulouse. Not far from Blanac Airport.

Mac in France