Groggy

Happy Patrick's Day

2010-03-17T22:58:00.002Z

The most English sounding St Patrick's Day greeting yet.

Still trying

2010-03-13T19:01:00.003Z

Stephanie still hasn't worked out how to get both feet off the ground at once but it isn't for lack of trying.

Things That Came Out of Pandora’s Box

2010-03-09T10:26:00.000Z

Things That Came Out of Pandora’s Box - explains a lot.

Not Disney Princesses

2010-03-06T08:05:00.000Z

We have discovered the condensed Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty ballets Royal Opera House's YouTube Channel. I think they are better than Disney. Alex wants to know why they aren't wearing the right coloured dresses.

Duvet Skirt

2010-03-05T10:16:00.000Z

The product of my sewing class (thank you again Mum). Look at the fine topstiching! And pleats! Amazing!

Bubble Party

2010-03-04T23:35:00.002Z

And there are more bubble videos:
Tasty Bubbles
Hey! You with the Bubbles!
Scurry
The Biggest One Ever!
Doesn't Fall Down
There's One

Just to Rub It In

2010-02-28T21:44:00.000Z

Stephanie has no spots at all. Yet.

Chickenpox

2010-02-28T21:43:00.000Z

If you join the dots it makes a picture of Sleeping Beauty. Or so I may tell Alex tomorrow to cheer her up.

Smartie

2010-02-27T09:13:00.000Z

Alex isn't like a grown up. She doesn't just wolf down a packet of sweets as a guilty pleasure. She likes to sort her treats first. I like the way she has sorted the cool colours and the warm colours together where there weren't three of an individual colour.

100 Foods

2010-02-26T21:12:00.003Z

Thank goodness for Baijiu. I thought I was going to have to admit to having already worked my way through the drink options.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding.
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10.Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut (hot off the line)
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Jump

2010-02-21T23:48:00.009Z

Stephanie has almost mastered the art of jumping. Now all she needs to do is get both feet off the ground.

New Kit

2010-02-18T23:36:00.001Z

I now have a working computer. Many, many thanks to Ian. Could be time to actually update this blog. Any day now!

Porridge Skills

2009-12-08T23:22:00.000Z

Today Stephanie ate the entire bowl of porridge by herself. And she even used a spoon for the first few mouthfuls. After that she just used her fingers. Still, it is a start and she did only get the bottom half of her face covered in breakfast which is pretty good for a first attempt.

Julian Scott

2009-12-08T10:48:00.000Z

Welcome to the world Julian Scott!

Mill Road Winter Fair

2009-12-05T17:52:00.002Z

The fair was grand. At least it didn't rain this year and it is lovely when they close the road off for cars so that there is plenty of space to meander with the buggy. Alex decorated a hat for the hat competition and got lots of compliments.

There are more Winter Fair photos here.

Laptop Steering Wheel Desk

2009-11-20T08:27:00.000Z

I think the reviewers for the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk are having a bit of a giggle.

Only a Little Fabric Glue Used

2009-11-14T10:09:00.000Z

I am trying to learn how to sew. To this end I am making myself a skirt. Yesterday Alex spotted my attempts and asked me to make her a skirt. Skirts for little girls can, thankfully, be made very quickly. There may be a bit of a quality control issue - I'm guessing it won't wash too well.

Stephanie is One Today

2009-11-02T14:27:00.000Z

We celebrated Stephanie's birthday yesterday with cake, grandparents and presents. Alex was kind enough to unwrap Stephanie's presents for her and test them out to make sure they worked. What a thoughtful sister!

Making the Birthday Cake

2009-11-02T13:51:00.000Z

There may have been some chocolate consumed while making Stephanie's birthday cake.

The House of Sick Girls

2009-10-25T09:20:00.000Z

This week we have all been ill. Slapped cheeks, colds, laryngitis, ear infections, spectacular puking ... that sort of thing. Thankfully the week is over and so, near enough, are the ailments. I may soon have to use the phone myself instead of delegating it all to Ian.

More Goldworthian Art

2009-10-25T09:17:00.000Z

This week Alex is concentrating on the inherent contradiction of organic matter and formal distribution. Or leaves in straight lines as we more often like to think of it.

Disco Baby

2009-10-25T08:38:00.000Z

DJ Stephanie rocks the house.

Visitors

2009-10-25T08:28:00.000Z

We had a great weekend when Rosie, Deirdre and Saoirse visited. Alex was delighted to see her cousin and very excited about the sleep over. I ended up unable to speak for an entire week. I'm choosing to take that as a sign of a good time.

Art

2009-10-25T08:22:00.000Z

Alex is in her Goldsworthy period.

Magic

2009-10-25T07:36:00.001Z

Antibiotics are magic. Saturday - unhappy baby. Sunday - happy baby.