As the coronavirus lockdown restrictions are beginning to ease, I and many others were outside before sunset to see this beautiful scene.
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It’s nearly summer
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First day of school*
Today was an unusual first day of school for Luke. For the first time in about 3 months, Luke went back to school today. He’s in Cocoon A for his class at school, making him one of the first in the entire school to return after the lengthy coronavirus lockdown. He seemed excited to go and came back happier than we’ve seen him in months. James is feeling a little left out, but with the government in control of who goes back to school when, there’s nothing we can do to speed up his return.
Here’s the first instalment in our new series of Fridge magnet videos. Yes, really. This lockdown is really testing my creativity, but fortunately I’ve got a pair of great storytellers that have a lot of stories they’d like to share. First up, Asia, based on our Christmas 2018 trip to Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
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Fridge magnets around the world
A few years ago, we received a fridge magnet from our friend Daniela, from her home country of Bulgaria. We politely stuck it to our tiny fridge but then didn’t think much about it.
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Costume Tuesday
The boys felt like wearing costumes this morning, so they did. Luke went with a varied approach while James settled on Harry Potter.
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Lala’s European Adventure
When Lala came for a visit, the world was a different place. In our innocence, we took full advantage of many beautiful things the world has to offer.
We had a wonderful Christmas in London (despite the lack of heat!) and James and Luke were able to spend a lot of time with their grandmother.
In London, we went to the theatre (Hamilton), the ballet (the Red Shoes), shopped all over (Bond Street, Oxford Circus), ate at great restaurants (Fortunam & Mason, Dishoom, Argentinian Steakhouse) and saw Dennis play in his band at a famous pub where The Rolling Stones perform (Half Moon Bay).
In Paris, we saw the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, stayed (Hotel Academie) and shopped (Bon Marche) in St. Germain de Pres and of course ate some wonderful food.
In Barcelona, we stayed in the Gothic Quarter (Hotel Hola Barcelona), were awed by La Sagrada Familia, toured the Picasso Museum, watched flamenco dancers and again ate some amazing food (jamon iberico, patatas braves, octopus).
In the Fuertaventura, Canary Islands, we had some sunshine filled family time and saw an almost alien landscape of deserts and volcanoes – just miles off the coast of Africa. Lots of food, camels, beach and fun.
We knew what a special time it was to have Lala with us. It was the most special time I have ever spent with my mom. In hindsight, we did not realize just how blessed we were.
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Making scones
Because of coronavirus we had to make scones on “CLASS ZOOM” and it wasn’t very hard doing it. It’s a sticky job doing it because we have to use our hands to mush it up. It was like apple crumble but just not as crumbly, and 15 minutes later it was very very yummy.
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Handsome brothers
When cute starts to become handsome … you’ve got these two guys. We’ve been making daily family treks into Richmond Park together, making the most of our coronavirus-lockdown daily exercise session. These logs represent the spaceship that James and Luke frequently blast off from.
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Strong Adventure in Fuerteventura
Sunny, windy, volcanic and wonderful. We enjoyed our abbreviated* first visit to the Canary Islands.
* An annoying storm named Dennis caused a few headaches and delayed the start of our trip by a few days.
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Year in Review – 2019
We started 2019 in Cambodia of all places – the year saw us continuing our rapid pace of travel with stops in Asia, Europe and around the UK. More family visits, a house move, an unfortunate foot injury and a whole lot more. Here’s to 2019!
