Horizontal poster 70 x 50 cm: fits in inexpensive frames from local stores easily.
Our very own publisher, Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, has a new project to announce! The Lake Geneva Poster took one year to produce and another couple of years before it came together. Depicting 2 views of the lake and mountains, with photographs taken throughout the year from the same location, it seems natural for her to have come up with this project as her background is graphic design.
Lisa has been living in Switzerland since 1972 when her father joined the World Health Organization. Her family lived in Eaux-Vives with a view of the lake and Jet d’Eau, as well as Le Salève and Jura mountains.
She has always been fascinated at how the lake changes color throughout the seasons and at different times of day, how it changes in texture due to weather patterns, and various wave formations due to the winds, La Bise (cold wind) and Le Foehn (warm wind). As a little girl, every Sunday morning after breakfast, she would walk down to the lake with her father to feed the ducks and swans, even on the coldest, windiest days. She even remembers seeing an elderly lady get blown into the icy waves one time!
How much would you pay for this box of nails, screws, and hooks? After living in Switzerland for so many years and thinking I know it all about where to get the best price for just about anything, I was amazed and speechless (and that is not easy for me) to find such a great deal.
After having a brain-wave about how to display car-related items in my 15-year-old son's room, I went on the search to find one fence panel on which I could hang the items - difficult in the winter. Intensive research, phone calls, and trawling the net, led me to SAMSE in St. Genis, France. Although they wouldn't sell me a single fence panel, they did suggest I buy one of the metal grids that builders use for laying cement as an alternative. Here is my invention for hanging all the car stuff from little "S" hooks from the grid. They can be moved about as necessary. Believe it or not, the 2 units (each measuring 1m x 2m) cost a total of €7.50! The chains are hung from the wooden beam that is at the top of this wall from the screw hooks pictured below (the chains were bought at La Boîte à Outils).
The 8th edition of Know-it-all passport®, the popular English-language guidebook for Geneva, Vaud and neighboring France, has just been published and has now been distributed to local outlets. Click here for a full list of distribution points.
A team of 17 people updated the latest edition, which includes over 750 pages and features literally hundreds of new entries. In response to customer demand, two new sections covering RULES AND REGULATIONS and DISCOUNTS AND MONEY MATTERS have also been added.
The book is divided into 8 sections that can be easily identified by a blue band down the side of the page and full-page photos, which were sent in for our photography contest - see the winner's names here. Thousands of individual entries can also be
Last year, during the run up to Christmas, we featured a short article listing a few ideas for quick and easy apéritifs, with ingredients sourced from local supermarkets.
The emphasis in each case was on simplicity – none of us want to spend hours creating gourmet dishes at this time of year. So read on… and if you have a few ideas of your own, please send them in to us and we will add them to this year's list.
If you still need further inspiration, then why not try out one of the "festive" cookery lessons that the Ecole-Cub Migros are running throughout December? Click here to download the flyer or visit the website at www.ecole-club.ch for more information.
Mini pizzas (contributed by Jenny Jeffreys)
Toast nature pour canapés (e.g. Carrefour own brand)
Tube of tomato purée (e.g. Panzani Sauce Tomate from Carrefour)
Mozarella cheese (e.g. Galbani Mozzarella Maxi from Carrefour)
Sliced tin mushrooms (e.g. Carrefour discount Champignons de Paris)
Some pepper and chives to garnish (e.g. Carrefour Herbe aromatique: Ciboulette)
Spread the purée on each slice of bread.
Put a slice of mozarella on each piece.
Add a few sliced mushrooms on top.
Grate some pepper over the top and add a couple of pieces of chopped chive on top.
Just before your guests arrive place them under the grill. Must be served warm.
(n.b. Don’t prepare too early otherwise the bread can go a little soggy!)
OfftheShelf is 8 years-old! To celebrate they are offering a special deal from August 30th to September 17, 2011!
Buy a book, choose any other for just Fr. 8.-!*
So what are you waiting for! If you need your copy of Know-it-all passport 2011/2012, know that it is in stock and you can take advantage of this offer now! Stock up on your Christmas, birthday, children’s books, guide books, reference books for school, and more; and save some money to buy yourself something too! Of course if you already have your copy we won't mind if you buy something else...
*No minimum purchase — the cheapest book will be charged Fr. 8.-; applies to in-stock items only — no special orders, no reserves; not in conjunction with other offers or discounts; only one Fr. 8.-/book per person per day; payment by cash or debit/credit card only.
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1204 Genève
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