About me: Why Little Elephants?

When I was a child, and it was time to come to dinner, my parents would call out "A table les petits éléphants!" -- to the table, little elephants! Now that I have my own little elephants in tow (three of 'em), the name feels appropriate -- This blog is about (re)capturing the fun and wonder of childhood.

Looking back at the projects we've done with the kids I think the running theme is that we let the kids lead. We'll have a general idea about what we'd like to do with them but we let them add their own twist and personality to the project. It's much more fun for everyone that way.

Not long before I launched this blog, a lovely woman I know had been talking about Blogging for the Culture of Love and inspired me to share here.

You can reach me at veronique(at)gmail(dot)com.

You'll find my professional profile up on LinkedIn -- be warned, it's a rather geeky history.

I also contribute to the Silicon Valley Moms Blog, and Scholastic.com.

Comments

[Nancy White]

This sure sounds like the manifestation of the Culture of Love!

"I BLOG FOR THE CULTURE OF LOVE"

(and now the tag, cultureoflove)

[Steve]

Hi!
With all the exciting things you guys are doing (and have done) on the web, my question may seem a bit banal ...but... my curiosity lies in your origins.
Veronique mentions French being spoken during her childhood ... Tomas' name looks very Scandinavian. Yet all your joint and individual work seems very US/Silicon Valley type based. So ... where did you both come from, and how/where did you meet?

Cheers from Steve, a parent and a fan of your blog and literature, New Zealand.

[Veronique]

Steve,

I can't tell you how exciting it is to have someone who isn't related to us say they like our work -- Thank You!

I am French and American. Both my parents are Breton, but moved to the U.S. in the Fifties. I grew up speaking Franglais at home; French with my parents, and English with my siblings. I grew up in New York City.

Tomas is Danish, but has never lived in Denmark (just about everywhere else though as a child). We went to school together from the sixth grade on, but only started dating when we were seniors (got lots of ribbing from our friends for it, too!).

We've lived in Silicon Valley since 1999.

[Sarah]

Hi there! I just happened upon your site/blog and love all the recipes and photos. I am in culinary school and really enjoy some of the simple and fun ways you get others involved...after cooking all day for a grade it is nice to come home to my boyfriend and cook for the love of it.