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Our son, who lost his wife to a brain tumour three years ago has a new lady in his life. They have just presented us with two new grandkids. They are named Gottlieb and Emil and we think they're really cute.

Back in 2008 when I was first diagnosed with T2 I was desperate for information on this condition so I spent long periods surfing the internet and finding bits of info here and bits there. Eventually I stumbled on this site and was quickly welcomed into the fold. I learnt so much in such a short...

We've had the thread dealing with the food that we wouldn't touch when we were kids, but I thought one about the food that we love now but wouldn't have dreamed of touching when we were younger might be amusing. Now, in the spirit of fairness, I'll start: octopus, squid, scallops, blue cheese...

We're having a family crisis here and we need help. Can anyone remember a kids TV series about a group of teenagers who wore one piece costumes, wore helmest and always defeated their criminal opponents by using judo. Each one had a different coloured helmet and suits.And no, it wasn't Teenage...

Today we lost another great musician - Dave Brubeck. He led many magnificent jazz groups, but for me the best of all was the quartet that consisted of Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on alto sax, Eugene Wright on bass and the incomparable Joe Morello on drums. Their greatest hit was Take Five...

As a bit of a Masterchef addict I know that quite a few contributors to the forum also like to watch. I was somewhat disturbed when the press was reporting that one of the contestants had produced a soufflé which had failed to rise. He was seen to take it out of the oven when it was as flat as a...

I'm hoping somebody on the forum can help me with this problem. When I download my CDs into iTunes the tracks are all over the place. I'll find for instance that a disc will show up as Tracks 3,7,11. I then have to search to find other tracks and I'll discover Tracks 1 and 2 elsewhere. A further...

If you want to see the beauty of the country that we have chosen to be our home, go to http://www.facebook.com and type "Life in Luxembourg" into the search engine there. You will begin to understand why we love living here.

I turned onto a motorway sliproad just outside Luxembourg the other day and was faced with a car backing down towards me. I gave a blast on the horn, just to let him know I was there, and he pulled over onto the shoulder to let me pass. When I looked back in my mirror he had carried on backing...

One of the great British drummers, Eric Delaney, has died. He had a long career, coming to fame with his big band version of Oranges and Lemons in which he played the theme on timpani, then hurtled across to his drum kit as the band broke into the swinging version. He also pioneered the use of...

A very interesting experience this week. Following our usual custom when we get up, I came downstairs while my wife was taking her shower. I was happily sitting at the computer, checking our emails and reading the online newspapers. When Jackie came out of the bathroom she found that the...

I've heard that quinoa is good for diabetics so when I saw it on sale in our local supermarket I bought a packet. Doing some internet research I discovered that quinoa is a South American product that is a seed and not a grain which is a good substitute for rice or couscous. It is high in...

Time is getting short now before our departure for New England. We’ve never been to that part of the States before, so if anyone has any advice or recommendations, we’d like to hear them. Don’t be shy. All contributions welcomed. The friends of our Californian friends landed in Barcelona this...

I thought maybe the readers of the forum might be interested in our second trip to California this year. Our friends arrived in Luxembourg and we spent two weeks showing them around the area and filling them in on our house and its equipment. On Thursday they dropped us off at the airport so we...

With the holiday season fast approaching I thought it would be useful to give forum members some information on driving in Europe, gleaned from experience. Three countries charge a fee in advance to use their motorways: Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. You have to display a sticker...

I thought the lovely people on this forum might like to know about the latest scam I experienced in Paris so that they can be prepared. It doesn't take place on the normal city pavements, but in the gardens and squares that have packed earth paths, for reasons that will become obvious in a...

I was browsing through the online version of the Daily Mail today when I came across the story about the vastly obese family who sit on their behinds all day watching TV and stuffing their faces. They were trying to justify their bone idle lifestyle and one of the daughters remarked that her...

This morning, just as I stepped out of the shower, I suffered a heavy nosebleed. I haven't had one since I was a kid so I was wondering if it was part of the 'diabetic experience'. I was diagnosed Type2 in April last year, was started on Glucophage (in the UK it's called Metformin) and two...

In response to overwhelming popular demand (well, two people at least) I have finally found the time to write as promised. Life has been a bit hectic this week with a dental appointment, blood test, endocrinologist visit, driving my wife to the ophthalmologist, and finally making the...

In Brittany last year I took to having a galette for lunch frequently and discovered that they are made from "blè noir" (black wheat). If you haven't had a galette in Brittany or Normandy let me say they are thin, lacy pancakes, blackish in colour and are served with a variety of fillings from...