Category: Kids
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Our new family member
Six weeks, 2 days. A little beating heart. Still only 6mm long.
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Birthday planning
Because we’re so disorganised it was straight after Christmas, Astrid didn’t have much of a first birthday, so I’m now in planning mode for her first and a half birthday at the end of June. I can’t remember how I stumbled upon nana company but I am quite in love with her cute little sugar…
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Turning
Yesterday Astrid took her first steps. Today she left the house for a walk with a new nanny. They’ll be back soon. As the souls of the autumn leaves slip quietly into the sky and their bodies shatter underfoot, another year passes – another circle of time completes. This is my time of year; when…
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Behind the scenes
I’m dotting the out-takes from 44 times two around today. In between working, packing and looking after one very teething child I went out barefoot in the rain to pick some autumn flowers. It’s fun looking back through flickr to see last year’s autumnal flower arranging. And to see what else happened today in history.…
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Milestones
Yesterday Astrid sat on the chair. She climbed up on her own and sat down. She then climbed up and over the arm of the sofa into the parents-only area (a tray on the back of the sofa) where mummy and daddy put things like remote controls, cups of tea and glasses of wine, Japanese…
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Dreaming of London
Things are falling into place left, right and centre. Our new home is all organised; we’ll be moving into quite the bohemian cottage – in my old street, only paces from the southern entrance to the Heath – very close to Parliament Hill. Right next door to my best friend, who’s moving back next week.…
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London here we come
Tickets just booked for May 31st. One way. Back home. (We have two hometowns). Just how much longer can I contain my excitement? If I count on my fingers it’s only three and a bit months. View from Waterloo Bridge Jan 2006 Kevin, Waterloo Bridge Jan 2006
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Today it’s raining
It was good last week. As I said, some shop money came in. November and December worth from two shops, which of course afforded me a trip or two to Linnet. Today I am feeling so so drained. Today I will curl up on the (linen) sofa, drink chai spice tea and let my pisces…
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Astrid’s first year
Yesterday was Astrid’s first birthday. A nice way to wrap up the year. I feel as though this year I’ve tumbled and slid down a steep, dusty, rocky hill, but somehow managed to pick myself up, brush myself off and carry on. Sometimes it’s been incredibly hard, and I’ve had to go head-on through some…
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Sandy Bay
It’s been raining a lot lately. Which is good because I love the rain. Last Friday we dropped the cats off in Greenhithe and drove up to Whangarei where we bought food for eight. Then off we headed to the far reaches of Sandy Bay. Upon arrival I walked along the empty beach to the…
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The cuteness of the babychops
Now you may have noticed that I call Astrid “the babychops” quite a lot. Well, let me tell you, I call her that all the time! I have to make myself say Astrid every now and again just so she knows her name. I posted some photos to flickr recently of her and thought I…
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My mum
Cynthia Franklin : 1943 – 2007 Mum outside Bouchon in Kingsland. February 2004. I have just got back from hospital. When all else fails write. Before I forget what happened. I am beginning to forget already. Some time early evening Di Church phoned me telling me mum was going into hospital and dad wasn’t there…