Sounds vaguely rude. ISn't ( Read more... )

Happy Crazy Materialistic Present Swapping Bonanza Day, every one. Somehow I don't think that name will catch on, it's much too long to fit on a greetings card. Although we could charge more for the cards as they would take up far more card ( Read more... )

Esme's on a roll with the cute this week ( Read more... )

Another new word for Esme this week is No. She's been trying to say it for ages, shaking her head enthusiastically and insistently, but had not yet matched a sound to the action ( Read more... )

Orlaith informs me that the squirels in the park eat moose for lunch. A whole moose each every day. This is the real reason why there are no moose in Britain. Watch out, Canada, the little fuckers will be onto you real soon now ( Read more... )

Good Lord, two posts in as many days ( Read more... )

Hi livejournal, been a while. I am useless at keeping up to date with stuff at the moment. I think the fact that so many of my lj friends no longer post is a contributing factor. That and two children and a fuck of a lot of sewing. Yep ( Read more... )

Esme and I had a day together yesterday while Jake took Orlaith to the beach with her uncle Louie and cousin, Monte ( Read more... )

It's so lovely being at my parents' place, waking up in my old bedroom from when I was a kid and listening to magpies (Australian magpies are different to English ones. They're more black and white and they have this curious, beautiful, warbling song ( Read more... )

So, we made it to Australia okay. The flight was very long but both the girls were _really_ well-behaved and they napped and watched movies, looked at books and snuggled with me a lot. By the end of the second flight they were both a bit ratty and ready to jump about and shout at people, but up to the last five or six hours (of our second leg, ( Read more... )