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Living a Life in Colour

a guide to Italian food, wine and culture

Need a gift idea for Father’s Day?

June 16, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Wondering what to give your father for Father’s Day? The recipe below is great for small children (they are great at picking leaves) and adults alike to prepare, does not take much time and is a homemade gift from the heart that will remind him how loved he is each time he uses it. It… 

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Filed Under: Family, Food, footer, Parenting Tagged With: father's day, gift, herbs, italian seasoning

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 5, 2015 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Ricotta pancakes with honey, figs and almonds

Mother’s Day (Festa della mamma) is quickly approaching in many parts of the world, including Italy on May 10th. This day is dedicated to the lady who survived many a sleepless night to care for you when sick, prioritised you before herself, always turned a sympathetic ear when life seemed bleak, cheered you on through every… 

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Filed Under: Family, Food, footer, Parenting Tagged With: bill granger, festa della mamma, mothers day, mothersday, ricotta pancake recipe, viva la mamma

Food for thought: How to make more hours in the day

May 28, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Do you feel like you are always on the back foot, trying to catch up with life? Are you letting things slip, like forgetting to pay a bill, buy a key ingredient for dinner or give your son the materials he needs for his school project?  Do you feel like your family is never eating… 

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Musings on life in general, Parenting, Wine Tagged With: household management, time management

Ten years ago today, I made a mistake

April 7, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

Exactly ten years ago today, my grandfather passed away. I was working on an important banking deal at the time and was on a business trip in Europe when my father rang to say I may want to consider coming back. He said that there was no immediate need to rush back so I booked… 

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Filed Under: Children, Family, Lifestyle, Musings on life in general, Parenting Tagged With: career, career life balance, children, family, kids, meals, values

Is homework harmful to children?

February 14, 2014 By wooweiduan Leave a Comment

It can be, but not entirely for the reasons you might suspect. After hearing about how my friend’s six year old child studies for 6 to 8 hours after school everyday and knowing she is not in the minority, I was interested in how this work load is going to affect my children’s generation.  Child… 

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Filed Under: Children, Education, Family, Parenting Tagged With: approach, ban, Child psychologist, coercion, Dr. Louise Porter, guidance approach, homework, limit, parenting, parker, punishment, Ramey & Ramey, reward, Trautwein and Koller, white

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