to be slightly envious of a friend whose children have learned to open a bottle of wine and give her a glass...........

[toccatanfudge]

before asking for anything?
Well am I????

Orm

Excellent motor and planning skills practice.

Not sure about the trying it first part though. My parent were quite relaxed about us trying alcohol - sips at parties etc. At 11 I helped myself to sherry behind their back and made myself sick. At 14 I was swigging bottles of neat martini down the fair.
Just saying that the civilised approach to drinking doesn't always work.

I'm quite civilised now though.

mummsararus - they do live in France - where I believe there's a much more laid back approach to children tasting/drinking wine?

French? - that's different. Opening, serving and tasting wine is a compulsory component of their early years framework at nursery school. No longer so impressed by your mate.

The question is can they make a decent cup of tea? If not then I'd think twice about visiting

well friend and her DH are English.......but they live in France.

I'll ask her about the tea

Grrr.....Ms T: She's Scottish ;)

ooops - ermmm, yes sorry as I was saying she's Scottish but they live in France

a bit of public grovelling sort it out?