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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Marcel

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I'm so proud of my big boy tonight. Here are the photos from the senior prize-giving where he came top in English and French.
Monday, September 23, 2013

There's a difference between...

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Brita and Peter are visiting so the dinner table language is currently mainly Danish. Today Thomas was speaking rather animatedly about die...

Léon's eyes

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Léon asks me sometimes what he should answer when people ask him what colour his eyes are. Imagine being nearly eight and not knowing h...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

Future stand-up comic?

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Amaia is at that delightful age where kids discover the concept of jokes - I don't mean the slap-stick that they all appreciate, even a...
Monday, September 09, 2013

Shona and Marcel through the years!

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I was watching Marcel and Shona (my old uni friend) the other night at dinner. They don't see a lot of each other as Shona lives ...
Monday, September 02, 2013

How Léon sees names

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Léon came bouncing out of school the day Marcel changed his surname: Léon: Hi mum! Lots says people are allowed to change their names. M...
Sunday, September 01, 2013

Biggest

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I need to get my hands on some money... They've only started making a seven seater Fiat 500 !!!!

Wiser than adults

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Sometimes it's the youngest eyes that see the clearest. Thomas told me yesterday about a chat he'd had with Anna, our five year old...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

Photos to revisit

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This made me laugh today... It also got me thinking about the endless fun I'll be able to have twenty years from now - here's a smal...
Thursday, August 29, 2013

0/10 for logic, dear!

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I just overheard one of those wonderful bilingual conversations between Léon and Thomas - into the bargain - the logic made me laugh! Thomas...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013

3 year old psychology

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Another one of those priceless conversations that is there to remind me why I decided to become a mum! Amaia: Nursery is kind of like my job...
Monday, August 26, 2013

My gran

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A good friend posted a photo on facebook this weekend of something that brought memories of my granny flooding back! Thanks for that Karen!...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Demolishing my old high school

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Over the last year or two tens of millions of pounds have been poured into building a new high school to replace the one I attended as a t...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Hamster accessories - a warning

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I haven't had a hamster before. When we decided to get her, we bought one of the largest cages on offer. In addition to that we bought...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Technological advances

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When I was a kid people used to say 'the camera never lies'. I'm not sure that theory stands the test of time!
Friday, August 16, 2013

Evil, and persistent instrument of torture

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 Here are four photos of my childhood. The first is taken in the summer of '71 when I was three and a half years old and my br...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wine caps

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My old Gramps liked a drink. One of his most annoying habits was sneaking a wee mouthful out of dad's whisky after everyone was in b...

OAP mutiny at the self checkout

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Just for you Rob... So our new four course a night dinner regime necessitated my running up to ASDA last night at six for a couple of miss...

'J' and the Goldfish!

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It's been a while since we last heard from 'J' ... Mum was out for lunch with her the other day and was recounting the stor...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

It's a gift

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The newspapers and social media have been full of statuses bemoaning the ridiculous length of the school summer holidays. Six or seven week...
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