Sunday, 24 March 2013
Sunday, 17 March 2013
St Patrick's Day
Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!
This morning we went to the annual Daffodil Weekend in a village called Thriplow nearby.
http://thriplow.org.uk/dwweekend.php
It's still cold and spring is in hiding, grey and a bit of drizzle from time to time.
We met up with Nick and Lu as well as Liz and James plus Alex and Ben of course, all from our NCT group. Vera, Mark and I went for a horse and carriage ride, we met some owls from the Raptor Foundation, had hog roast for lunch and Vera and the boys played some football.
Once home I've been busy baking Swedish cinnamon buns for a cake sale at work tomorrow where the proceeds are going to the Eve Appeal charity.
This morning we went to the annual Daffodil Weekend in a village called Thriplow nearby.
http://thriplow.org.uk/dwweekend.php
It's still cold and spring is in hiding, grey and a bit of drizzle from time to time.
We met up with Nick and Lu as well as Liz and James plus Alex and Ben of course, all from our NCT group. Vera, Mark and I went for a horse and carriage ride, we met some owls from the Raptor Foundation, had hog roast for lunch and Vera and the boys played some football.
Once home I've been busy baking Swedish cinnamon buns for a cake sale at work tomorrow where the proceeds are going to the Eve Appeal charity.
Saturday, 16 March 2013
Red Nose Day
Yesterday was Red Nose Day here in the UK, and as ever i'm amazed how much the Brits love and support their charities. I actually wrote an essay on this when I was studying English in Gothenburg, but I don't think I fully appreciated the sheer extent of it back then. It's true that Sweden has a better social safety, but at the same time, lacks some of the togetherness that comes with everyone working together for a common cause.
Vera and all the other children had been asked to wear red and all the staff were dressed up. They baked flapjacks and all parents donated a pound in exchange for a taste. They also had their faces painted, evidence below!
At my work, we were also wearing red, or fancy dress, ate and donated money for charity. We also took a group photo of everyone in red. The company raised over £1000 on the day. There was a televised "telethon" on BBC all night, which so far has raised over 75 million pounds. Quite astonishing.
Sunday, 10 March 2013
Mother's Day
Today we are celebrating mother's day here in the UK and an unusually early Sunday start for us, just after 7am. Normally Vera takes the opportunity of a sleep in at the weekend, like yesterday when she surfaced at nine!
Mark cooked a gorgeous breakfast and Vera had made me a card and a hand print at nursery.
This afternoon we're off for a late lunch at The King William IV in Heydon (where Daniel Craig is rumoured to have a house).
Friday, 8 March 2013
Come on mamma!
Vera told me tonight, "come on mamma, this way!"
She loves playing with us and reading books in the evening. Long may it continue.
Here she is posing in her pyjamas
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Words
Vera is learning so fast, but it's nice to take stock and document the words and expressions she does know or has a good go at!
After her bath last night, Vera and Mark were sitting on the sofa and Mark sneezed, to which Vera said "Bless you dada"!
Gloves are "glups", when she walks down the stairs, it's "carefuuuul" or "siktig" (the Swedish "forsiktig").
On her way home she waves bye to the bus "bye, bye bus" and get's very excited about "copters" (helicopters) in the sky. (Could be a result of watching Postman Pat's Special Devlivery Service, he is still her hero!)
Nappy is "nappy" or the Swedish "bloja" and bath time is "bada" (as in the Swedish for to have a bath)
She get's very worked up in books when the character is either "seeping" "shhhh" (sleeping) or "cying" (crying).
Current favourites to sing is "twinkle, twinkle little star", "I ett hus vid skogens slut" and "the wheels on the bus".
After her bath last night, Vera and Mark were sitting on the sofa and Mark sneezed, to which Vera said "Bless you dada"!
Gloves are "glups", when she walks down the stairs, it's "carefuuuul" or "siktig" (the Swedish "forsiktig").
On her way home she waves bye to the bus "bye, bye bus" and get's very excited about "copters" (helicopters) in the sky. (Could be a result of watching Postman Pat's Special Devlivery Service, he is still her hero!)
Nappy is "nappy" or the Swedish "bloja" and bath time is "bada" (as in the Swedish for to have a bath)
She get's very worked up in books when the character is either "seeping" "shhhh" (sleeping) or "cying" (crying).
Current favourites to sing is "twinkle, twinkle little star", "I ett hus vid skogens slut" and "the wheels on the bus".
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Taste of Spring
March has arrived and with it changes. We have accepted an offer on our house, but due to the strange ways of British property transactions, nothing is for certain until contracts are exchanged 2-3 months down the line.
http://www.foxtons.co.uk/buy/buy_process.html
Fingers crossed though! On Saturday we went for a second viewing of a house we're interested in and all is looking good, so will keep you posted on our progress.
After a lot of driving and walking around strange houses where you're not allowed to touch anything, it was nice for Vera to go for a walk and then for lunch and a run around and play in a local park.
We went to a quick walk in the area where the house is located and as it was a gorgeous sunny spring day on Saturday, someone had got their lawnmover out and was mowing the garden. Vera heard it and shouted "Noise!, Noise! Car coming"
She surprises me so much with her speech, she knows words and can construct sentences I never knew she could. And other times it's just a long stream of incomprehensible sounds...all part of mastering this strange thing called language!
Another funny thing was the first time she went down the slide in the park, she exclaimed "Goodness!"
Today we went for a muddy walk in the morning to the nearby allotments, and after lunch we met Ana, Mark and Ariane for a walk in Wandlebury Park, followed by an outdoor coffee at the Gog Magog Farm cafe, brave as today was markedly colder than yesterday.
Vera was great and walked all the way, fuelled by water and a small packet of raisins! We finished Sunday with a nice roast as well as the usual bath and stories for the little lady.
Outdoor fika on a spring like Saturday
Happy days!
Slide fun!
Sunday fika, a tad colder, Ana and the gorgeous Ariane!
Forest floor
http://www.foxtons.co.uk/buy/buy_process.html
Fingers crossed though! On Saturday we went for a second viewing of a house we're interested in and all is looking good, so will keep you posted on our progress.
After a lot of driving and walking around strange houses where you're not allowed to touch anything, it was nice for Vera to go for a walk and then for lunch and a run around and play in a local park.
We went to a quick walk in the area where the house is located and as it was a gorgeous sunny spring day on Saturday, someone had got their lawnmover out and was mowing the garden. Vera heard it and shouted "Noise!, Noise! Car coming"
She surprises me so much with her speech, she knows words and can construct sentences I never knew she could. And other times it's just a long stream of incomprehensible sounds...all part of mastering this strange thing called language!
Another funny thing was the first time she went down the slide in the park, she exclaimed "Goodness!"
Today we went for a muddy walk in the morning to the nearby allotments, and after lunch we met Ana, Mark and Ariane for a walk in Wandlebury Park, followed by an outdoor coffee at the Gog Magog Farm cafe, brave as today was markedly colder than yesterday.
Vera was great and walked all the way, fuelled by water and a small packet of raisins! We finished Sunday with a nice roast as well as the usual bath and stories for the little lady.
Forest floor
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