2013 week 51

The week before Christmas is obviously taken up with wrapping presents and writing cards. It is inevitable that there is a breakage along the way! Sorry Alexei’s godmother. Oops. Hope the others got to their destination safely! I also had an opportunity to take some photos of my husband posing for a book he has […]

2013 Week 50

Obviously this time of year is busy with Christmas activities for the children, and this week started with Alexei and his infant school mates performing their nativity show. Alexei had the role of a shepherd and got into character very well, walking on to the stage bent over and heavily leaning on his crook … […]

2013 Week 49

YEY, I am up to date, finally. Phew. As it is so close to Christmas, I have mainly been trying to organise myself for that this week, but when Alexei had the privilege of bringing home Leo The Lion for the weekend, I was under instruction to take pictures of them both over our BUSY […]

2013 Week 48

It’s my birthday. This week starts with my birthday and I found out that I had a surprise coming – when you have 4 young children, it is hard to arrange a surprise as there is lots of organising to do and so I thought I should probably tell Paul this. He told me that […]

2013 Week 47

There are lots of bugs going round our village and many people are feeling poorly. We are all tired, but no sickness as yet, though the kids are rather pleased at my almost loss of voice. Still upset at the loss of Charlie and feeling under the weather meant that I didn’t take any pictures, […]

2013 Week 46

This week I escaped up to London for the day to look around the Ideal Home Exhibition. I didn’t realise that it would be mainly christmas exhibits, but it was fun to look around nonetheless, and gave me a few ideas for my forthcoming birthday (note the handbag big enough for a camera?)! And Christmas […]