Tag Archives: Relationships

Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Things aren’t going swimmingly at the moment. The house looks like a bomb went off in it. Yesterday, I was away the whole day. Doctors in the morning. Pick up the littlest kid from Kindergarten and then take said kid, … Continue reading →

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A couple of recent corkers

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

My husband and I attempted to usher Akasha, our six year old, off to bed. She, as usual, came up with several excuses as to why she should stay up but we didn’t give in and insisted that we, as … Continue reading →

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Bandaged from the shower

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Now, I’m not completely repulsive. Please bear that in mind when you read the next line. Today, I finally managed to have a shower. I’d bathed on Sunday in an attempt to curb the swelling. That had not worked. Then … Continue reading →

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I must have wished upon a star

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

“Please, can you budge a bit? I roll the words of a five-year old around in my head for a few seconds. It takes me a while to make sense of them. Then it clicks. “Ah. Can you budge a … Continue reading →

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Pigeon English

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Let me tell you, it’s hard growing up as a bilingual when you are only five years old. You have double the amount of words to remember and the grown ups need to suspect expect that there will be mix … Continue reading →

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It could even be a snail fail

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Akasha, has today, learned a new word: Stau. Translated into English, that means traffic jam. We live in a village on the outskirts of town. We’re so near to town, in fact, we can normally hop in the car and … Continue reading →

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Brotherly love

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Standing in the kitchen, preparing a couscous salad with my eleven-year old  son, (for the new neighbours who are moving in today – we fathomed they wouldn’t be up to cooking) we both listen to the dulcet tones of the … Continue reading →

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Being a ‘Mom’

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Arriving back in the living room after ‘feeding’ the washing machine (she sure does eat a lot) I’m greeted by the ever adapting Akasha. She’s debating in an American accent with her “Mom”. As you may imagine, I’m a little … Continue reading →

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The tale of the very bad valentine

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Ladies and gents around the world are, this morning, opening boxes of chocolates and finding vases for flowers. I’m no exception. My thoughtful, super-hero presented me with a box of scrumptious Lindt chocolates and a home spa set. ie. exotic … Continue reading →

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Another magic moment

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Sometimes there are moments in life that warm you from the tips of your toes to the roots of your hair. And back again. I had one of those moments yesterday. I watched from the sidelines as my littlest princess … Continue reading →

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