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This weekend on Maine’s NBC affiliates WLBZ-2 and WCSH-6, they will be airing a special on Barkwheats during their Weekend 207 Report. It will air on Saturday, […]
Filed under: links, famille et amis, culinery delights, living the dream on July 4th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
- Driving in the sunshine with K, listening to super corny 80s pop group New Kids on the Block and cringingly laughing because we realise we know all the words to The Right Stuff. (God, they were sooo bad - both the lyrics and the singing totally diabolical. Simon would have had a field day!)
- […]
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How cool is this?
So Keith went out to our local Chinese for lunch on Wednesday and at the end of the meal got his fortune cookie. He thought it was a cool and appropriate for our situation message so he sent me a photo.
It’s hard to read but it says, “Use your abilities at […]
Filed under: famille et amis, cancer, T-cell Lymphoma, random coolness on May 22nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
To add insult to injury during the whole hive, drug reaction, sitting in ER for ninety billion hours fiasco on that Saturday night whenever it was, K and I also experienced the death of my VW Golf. I know, totally lame. So we finished with Casualty and stopped off at a chemist to stock up […]
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Rather a few days late but massive CONGRATULATIONS to Luc and Claire on the birth of Isaac John. Dudes, my nephew is the cutest kid ever!
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When I first stayed with Estelle in Paris I remember her using two phrases that still to this day I love - the first ca m’est egal (I don’t care) and the other j’en ai marre (I’m fed up). Last week was most definitely a marre week. The grey cloud above my head made every […]
Filed under: famille et amis, travel on March 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m not going to write too much right now, I really just wanted to post some photos from Jay’s 4th birthday party for the grandfolks.
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It has been quite a surreal couple of weeks. After three weeks of feeling utterly exhausted, as in I’d climb a flight of stairs, have to stop and catch my […]
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Twelfth Night Act 2 sc 3.
Having been particularly anti-social for much of the year, I’d like to say simply the festive season but it just isn’t true. Our anti-socialness pervavded 2007 in its entirety, we, well, I decided to have a Twelfth night party. Sort of. We forwent the costumes and the games and the […]
Filed under: famille et amis, culinery delights on January 11th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Too busy enjoying a proper English Christmas to write much - have just been for the obligatory afternoon walk down to the canal to feed the ducks and walk off all those calories. The light was gorgeous over the canal, the barges festively decorated and so indicative of this part of the world. The bare […]
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Most weekends pass by in a crazy two days of cleaning and laundry and food shopping and doing all those things that I never seem to have time to do during the week. But once in a while a weekend throws itself up that allows me to get all the cleaning, laundry and food shopping […]
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I know it’s not yet Christmas but we are at the start of the festive season - Bob did one for Amberly, he and I and I found it one of the most hysterical things I’ve seen for a while. I just couldn’t resist, so enjoy!
Dancing elves (click on the link)
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Some days are just as you would want them. It’s unbelievably fresh outside, I think it’s desperate to snow but not quite managing it. The house is warm and toasty and a bit later on we’ll stick some logs in the fire and get that blazing. The turkey, a la Jamie, is roasting in the […]
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Just sometimes, I am desparate for Friday to arrive. Some weeks have me questioning my sanity and desire to do and have it all. Working full-time and running a house full-time and being a mummy full-time has left me exhausted this week. I’m desparate to write but have neither the time nor the energy. My […]
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I’ll post all about it soon and I’ve still got to Photoshop the good photos to make them really good but figured I’d get a bunch of them up as soon as possible. Needless to say it was the most loveliest wedding I’ve ever been to, although Soph’s in Vegas was pretty darn cool too.
Love […]
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Exercise caution with future lunchtime drinking sessions on birthdays…
Give Jay extra hugs for choosing carrot cake for my birthday cake…
Special loving for husband for giving me the best present ever; well except for my delicious Macbook - wow, husband is really excelling with presents of late…
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Technically the first day of school was last Monday but quite honestly, last week was the worst week to be had since I started working at the uni. That whole stress-free, easy-going environment I love so much? Not so stress-free anymore. And what’s it due to? Why technology of course! Wretched technology or to be […]
Filed under: englishness, famille et amis, travel, tech on September 3rd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Jay’s favourite books are those by Richard Scarry, read dutifully by Keith or I every night along with our forced choice of something not by Lowly Worm’s creator. Sometime ago whilst reading What Do People Do All Day, I asked Jay what Mummy and Papa do for their work…
Me: “What does Papa do?”
J: “He […]
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In the car after picking Jay up from school today…
“Mummy, can we listen to ‘Stacy’s Mom Has Got It Going On‘ on your iPod?”
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I came across this article the other day while doing my usual interent trawling. Shurd was Keith’s guitarist back in the USAREUR band and chorus, when we lived in Heidelberg. An unlikely soldier if ever there was one I still have clear recollections of Shurd’s voice saying, “But Sarge…” to Keith over some military protocol […]
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For Christmas my grandmother knitted Jay a beautiful dressing-gown, the sort that reminded me of Harry Potter and Charles Dickens and made Jay so snuggly and soft when he wears it that it was a huge hit.
Over the next few months I idly dropped several hints at how nice it would be to have […]
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A few weeks ago my grandmother sent Jay some DVDs of Shaun the Sheep. We don’t get it here and Grummns had thought that Jay would enjoy it. Check out his reaction for yourself.
My grandmother also said the theme song was addictive - Jay had it down after watching two episodes!
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on June 27th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Keith and I were doing our usual how-and-where-shall-we-live-in-Europe discussion the other day; Keith’s requirement is simple – he wants mountains. Mine are a little more demanding - I want ocean and beach and Italy. He asked me why I liked Italy so much, in particular Rome and my reply was that it felt like home. […]
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One of the things I miss most about being in Europe is the chance to just pop off to somewhere totally different for the weekend. Of course there’s always the country cottage or seaside house but for GPB 60 or so you can get on a plane and go to a whole different country and […]
Filed under: indiana, famille et amis, travel on June 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I always thought I’d marry a man who was as suitably obsessed with clothes and looking good as I was/am. At least one who knew not to wear white socks unless with trainers and for sport, one who understood the golden rule of matching belt and shoes and one who knows the difference between a […]
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Just occasionally I impress even me with my cooking capabilities - mainly when it comes to the baking genre, of which I am particularly bad. Don’t really understand it as my Great-grandmother was a professional cook, my grandmother is a fabulous cook and makes amazing puddings and my mum is just a genius in the […]
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So instead of spending a gloriously sunny Sunday afternoon inside watching the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal I was instead actually spending it outside in the glorious sunshine. Keith, Jay and I went to Kings Island for the day and immersed ourselves in amusement rides, the water park, over indulged in Dippin’ Dots and Starbucks […]
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I know I bust Keith’s balls a lot but when it comes to fixing stuff the guy is incredible. He’s currently downstairs having completely taken apart our five year-old Frigidaire front-loading washing machine in order to put in a new ‘rear outer tub assembly with bearing and shaft seal’. If it was left to me […]
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Malthazar (voiced by David Bowie in the US version), Arthur and the Invisibles.
Friday night is movie night at our house. I make pizza (Genoa salami and portabello mushrooms, goats cheese and smoked salmon - scrummy), Keith makes proper popcorn (we don’t have a microwave so no carcinogenic butter here) and Jay gets to stay up […]
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Happy Sun
by Molly
It’s that time of year again and it seemes to happen to all of my friends…the sun starts dangling his long, caressing fingers through the grey, dull shadows of winter, batting the spring showers away with the back of his hand to stroke one’s body in delicious warmth and whispering promises of long […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1, famille et amis on June 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
Fisico’s starting fourth in tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Monaco. Finally a qualifying I can get on board with. Now let’s see a decent result tomorrow Renault. Oh and terrific job by the way; I knew you’d get there eventually. Currently down in very sunny Huntsville, AL spending time at the pool, feasting on some good […]
Filed under: Formula 1, famille et amis on May 26th, 2007 | No Comments »
Jay’s current obsession is the Scooby Doo movies. For the last six nights we have watched one of either the first or second Scooby Doo films and while I have little objection to watching Freddie Prinze Jr parading around in 70s polyester garb and with a very fetching ascot; (the scene where he fights the […]
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on May 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »
So, I have a huge crush on Ben Browder, aka Colonel Mitchell from Stargate SG-1. Actually let’s make that plural crushes because I happen to think that Dr. Daniel Jackson is one hot archaelogist and Teal’c sure can demolish an alien with that wickedly impressive upper body. But this entry is about Colonel Mitchell…the man […]
Filed under: popculture, famille et amis on May 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve made my decision and despite the stomach-churning and headache-making thought that went into it I do feel like I made the right choice. So often in making momentous decisions in my life I suffer from the twinge of regret afterwards but with this one…nothing. Thank you Tim, for your words. You have no idea […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1, famille et amis on May 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
I have a decision to make. A really big one. The kind of decision that could totally change my path in life. The kind of decision that is utterly consuming me and making me sick to my stomach. Not because either of the options I have before me are bad but just so momentous. I have […]
Filed under: indiana, famille et amis, travel, global englishness on May 16th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It’s Saturday morning and I’m getting ready for work (wretched student registration training). I’m in Jay’s room choosing his clothes and hear voices outside. I look out and see Jay in his navy McQueen pjs, Crocs and a fireman’s helmet riding his train on the pavement, screwdriver in hand. Keith is a little way off […]
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A friend and I were talking the other day and I mentioned how when I returned from DC there was rather a lot of things in the house that weren’t done, (none of the mail was opened, Jay’s school fees weren’t paid for the week, the washing was done but no ironing, all the fruit […]
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I picked up April’s edition of F1 magazine, (B & N seem to be notoriously bad at getting the publication anywhere near it’s intended release date and I am routinely a month behind, reading previews and strategery for races that I watched two weeks ago). As always there was the usual car dissection articles on […]
Filed under: Formula 1, popculture, famille et amis on April 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
You know how sometimes you lose something and you are so pissed off, mainly at yourself for being completely irresponsible and recklessly lacking in basic asset management. And then you find what you’ve lost and you are so pleased with yourself, it’s like God himself is giving you a second helping of Ciao Bella’s Blackberry Cabernet sorbet. […]
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They say such things always come in threes…a couple of weeks ago my Aunt (well, Great-aunt actually) Jeanne passed away. She suffered a massive heart attack and died very suddenly. Aunt Jeanne was a really neat woman. She and Uncle Vic, (who died some years ago) had a fascinating and well-lived life; they were always […]
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I’ve been meaning to write about Jay’s new car seat for some time, not only to shamelessly promote the seat itself but also to praise and recommend the company we bought it from. I’d been looking for a new car seat for Jay for some time, his old one is fine as a second car […]
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Then…Junior (?), Keith (front), Chris, Randy, ?
Now…Keith, Junior, Randy, Chris
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So with Keith spending the weekend either stuck at Chicago airport or sitting on a plane waiting to land, waiting to take off, waiting for the plane to be de-iced, waiting for his bag (that still hasn’t caught up with him), waiting for the weather to improve enough so that he could fly into Tulsa […]
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I forwent the annual Christmas letter this year, partly out of I couldn’t be bothered and partly because I just didn’t have time. At least not if I wanted to get my Christmas cards sent off in time, which I’m pretty sure many didn’t reach their destination prior to Noel anyway. So instead I have […]
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On Sunday I decided to put my typically very dire baking skills to the test and made mince pies, being the festive season and all. I followed a recipe my mum had given me entitled “The best ever mince pies…with brandy butter from a chef at Windsor Castle”. I was extra careful with my measuring […]
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I know, I know, I’m only just writing about Thanksgiving and it’s almost Christmas. Call it serious lack of inspiration, or procastination or just too damn lazy…
One year I will spend Thanksgiving in Colorado and actually go ski-ing. Seeing all those estate cars and SUVs driving around Denver with their ski racks and boxes makes […]
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A bit late with this one but here is Jay on Halloween Night. I asked him whether he wanted to be a knight or a ghost. As you can see the ghost won…goodbye mummy’s linen sheets…
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I have just started using Picasa Web Albums and will upload photos every so often. I am in the process of uploading ones from our England trip. You don’t need to register or anything to view them, it’s just like using Flickr or the other web-based photo programmes out there. I’ll still incorporate photos […]
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So apparently I should have eaten a lot more spinach during my trip to England as there is currently a stop on the sale of all spinach here in the US due to an E. coli break-out that caused the death of one person and resulted in a rather large number of people ending up […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1, popculture, famille et amis on October 7th, 2006 | No Comments »
After our lovely week up in Shropshire and our two days in Paris, once again we trekked Herbie down the English motorway into London for the weekend, before Keith had to head off back to the States. On the Saturday we managed to get in the Science Museum and Natural History Museum as well as […]
Filed under: home renovation, englishness, famille et amis, travel on October 3rd, 2006 | No Comments »
I cannot tell you how blissfully happy I am to be back on home soil. It is so wonderful to be surrounded by such history; stripey ploughed fields edged with thick hedgerows; little chocolate box cottages; acres of creamy woolly sheep; small eco-friendly cars in Smartie colours interspersed with sleek speed demons in black and […]
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Butter wouldn’t melt…
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At the beach
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Hmmn, not that cold.
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Summer barbecues
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Easy riding - going for a ride on Craig’s Harley
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I am in quasi-mourning over yesterday’s race and am still trying to formulate what happening to Renault, therefore my usual post-race blatherings are going to wait until I am in a more positive mood about the results. The results, posted below, tell all that needs to be told though…
On the other hand I am most […]
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You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you meet your prince…
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Hangin’ out with the gorilla
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Sunday morning at the zoo
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Warriors, get to it!
Show your stuff
Get moving, get hustling, get mean, get tough.
Gooooo Warriors!
The Warriors (American) football cheer from Centarus High School, Denver, CO. For some strange reason Keith remembers this very well. Thought it appropriate as I attach a most amusing picture of Keith at 17/18 years old at the graduation of one of […]
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Yeaaaaaaah
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Bringing on the heartbreak
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Let’s rock & roll
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Jay’s Top Ten songs, well, twelve really, based on dancing and air drumming response. Heavily influenced as you can see by what gets played in mummy’s car on the way to school/work. Anything by Def Lepard is enjoyed due to the huge potential for air drumming and air guitar. The new John Meyer song and […]
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Sprinkler fun
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The egg
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Concentration for Renault no.1 driver 2024
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Alonso ain’t got nothing on me
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So I was downloading the pictures from my camera and was in the process of editing and naming them as I always do and one of the photos, shown above, of Jay in the racecar simulator I titled Renault…2024. Jay will be twenty in 2024. It wasn’t the fact that he’ll be twenty. I can’t […]
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Running off all that sugar with cousin Logan
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In the water at the zoo
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Ice-cream Zoolander - because I’m really, really, ridiculously good-looking…
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Wild Things
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All aboard to crazy town - Keith, Wendy, Al while the bored teenagers pretend not to know their family - Lane & Logan
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They’re just ibis
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Zoo? Whatever, totally missing the racing.
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Sixth place? Are you kidding me Giancarlo? So Fisi’s qualifying was pretty so-so and even though he did manage to move up one place from seventh to sixth during the French Grand Prix, he’s just not using the Renault to its best capabilities. He’s a good driver and he has a good car - let’s […]
Filed under: indiana, Formula 1, famille et amis on July 17th, 2006 | No Comments »
So, I have almost converted Jay from his love of Nascar to Formula 1. Apparently it takes more than actually going to see Formula 1 cars and Michael Schumacher in person for a two year old to be convinced. I am under the impression however that his Nascar obsession is due partly to a little […]
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An amazingly busy weekend – we celebrated Keith’s birthday on Saturday with friends round for a barbecue and drinks. It must have been a great party because both Keith and I woke up the next day with hangovers, something neither of us have done for a while. I was on g & ts which I […]
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Sunset at the Old Fort
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Mélaine & Jay, Old Fort
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Flying high at the Greek Festival, Fort Wayne
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Petit grenouille
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Just keep swimming
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Huckleberry Jay
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Okay, okay I know I’m behind several weeks. Thank you to those of you who feel compelled to remind me that I have not updated the blog for some time. Take note, I’m writing!
I decided that before I start the new job I should grab some down time and have a little holiday as once […]
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Sunday in the Park
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Keith & Jay
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Me & the olds
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Biaggi’s spaghetti & meatballs
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Me & my papa
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I said no pictures. Bloody paparazzi…
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Now, I love my family as much as the next person but there is a reason why I loved boarding school and have always tended to live on the other side of the world from my nearest and dearest. I have recently just enjoyed a very wonderful visit from my papa and stepmum. I was […]
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Fox Island County Park
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Papa & Jay
M & Jay & Hunter wellies
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Let’s do this Easter Egg hunt then…
Egg in the flowerpot
Basket full of eggs
The best part…
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Just a few photos from Easter Day. We had a little egg hunt in the garden for Jay which he cottoned onto rather quickly. We only did a couple of chocolate eggs; the rest were tiny wind-up Thomases in plastic eggs, (courtesy of Mammie), and sidewalk chalk in the shape of eggs. Don’t want him […]
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James Dean pose
Mammie & Jay
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Cowboy & cowgirl
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Me & my wagon
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It’s been a bit of a weird last week. My great aunt, the matriarch of my mother’s side of the family died last Friday. She had been in hospital for some time, having had a fall and requiring a pin in her leg. Several weeks ago she was moved to a cottage hospital for final […]
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Hurry up mum, I want some cake.
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Bithday cake
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The Ringmaster at Cirque de Jay
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“Almeno Stavolta”
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Despite the fact that Jay’s brithday was on the 9th we didn’t have his party until last Sunday. Figured he may as well get used to the idea that birthdays tend to stretch out a bit. Besides my friend Zara was due to arrive the day before his planned party and as she is Miss […]
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Making sailboats & catamarans
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Forgot to mention that we went to the Children’s Museum in Indy t’other week. Was absolutely fantastic and is apparently rated as one of the best in the country. There was so much to do even for someone of Jay’s age. They had everything from amazing train sets to a real engine to dinosaurs, (not […]
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Really & then what did the dinosaur do?
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A real racecar not one of those pussy Nascar “racecars”
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Mirrors & lights
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Building a stegasaurus with Papa
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Jay in the new leather bucket I got for his cars…
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Keith & I at the Sweetwater holiday do
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It seems that I have lapsed already and my well-meant intention of updating my blog dutifully every week has failed miserably! Still perhaps every two weeks will be more doable…
These last couple of weeks I have been particularly sociable, something that is most unusual in this mid-western life I am living. I even managed to […]
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I think I must have a deathwish or at least a strong subconscious desire to claim on my home insurance as once again I have tried to burn the house and its occupants down. This time wasn’t quite as bad as the burnt potatos, well only if you consider asphyxiation the better way to […]
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Happy New Year! Didn’t quite get around to doing the 2006 well wishing on New Year’s day or the day after for that matter, so now on January 3rd I’m wishing you all a fantastic, prosperous and truly happy 2006.
So I was listening to my iPod, (hooked up via my iPod Griffin - […]
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The wee one on Christmas morning with new Radio Flyer wagon full of presents.
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