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I've just read the phrase 'Volverás a amar.'
It means 'you'll fall in love again' but its direct translation (I think) is 'you will return to love'.
How deeply, deeply beautiful.
That one phrase makes up for this morning's titanic struggle with the grammar of who did what to whom. -
Musings on a working week
Imagine if you will that you teach swimming. You are a swimming teacher ( Read more... ) -
Hello LJ.
How I've missed you ( Read more... ) -
Words have power.
jfs says that he doesn't want to learn another language because he doesn't know English well enough. I see his point entirely. His grasp of the mother tongue far exceeds mine, but I feel that by learning Spanish I'm accidentally becoming better acquainted with English ( Read more... ) -
Some days...
On some days the sun shines and Henry giggles. Light and laughter flow through the spotless house and all is joy and delight. On others it is an act of supreme heroism to clear the table of breakfast things.
Tomorrow I dare say will be different, regardless of the weather, but today the weary grey slog of daily life was far too present. -
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This morning I brushed Henry's teeth while he lay on his back on the landing giggling and wriggling. Very gorgeous but I'm amazed he didn't swallow the toothbrush. Tonight I try out a new pilates class. Inbetween there has been housework, tasty pasta and reading a seemingly endless number of times the new potty book to Henry. More, more, more. ( Read more... ) -
Where is Henry's nose?
On Wednesday I was playing in the garden with Henry and the giant lion. He becomes more active and interactive with each day that passes (Henry not the Lion) and I was running low on ideas to amuse him. I decided to be lazy and recycle an old favorite. It's a very simple "Where is Henry's nose / leg / foot / tummy" game and a few months back ( Read more... ) -
Fresh sheets and free speech
Drying the washing on the line is one of the great pleasures of springtime for me. Every day I take my big wicker basket of clean damp cloth out into the garden, it makes me smile. I love to shake out the sheets and peg them up, or better still, a whole line of brightly coloured mini t-shirts, instead of fiddling with trouser legs down the back of ( Read more... ) -
Warning! this post contains stuff about babies.
Feeling somewhat isolated here in motherland this week. For moods such as these Facebook is really not the ticket. The Spanish is progressing enjoyably but as nils will testify after last night's tutorial, I need lots more speaking and listening practice. A fair reflection of how I feel about my English too ( Read more... ) -
Anki
Some of you may know that I've just started an Open University course. It's a big step for me into the world of clever. For although I've taught at a university for almost a decade I have no grown up education of my own ( Read more... )