Archive for the 'Sophie' Category

Dolphins and the pace of change

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

I had the opportunity this evening to look after Sophie while Michelle and Jo went shopping …

I’m lovin’ it

Wednesday, August 10th, 2005

Josie knows the McDonalds jingle. She must have been watching grown-up tele at a friend’s house because I’m sure junk food companies don’t target two-year-olds …

C’est arrivé

Tuesday, August 9th, 2005

The table arrived as promised today – very impressive service. It’s my kind of furniture, too heavy to lift and with six little hardwood dowels to be banged into …

Before and after

Monday, August 8th, 2005

We don’t have any before and after pics of the house, but here’s a picture of feet …

The road to Valhalla is lined with tinsel

Saturday, August 6th, 2005

This evening while Michelle and I were eating dinner together we heard a strange thumping sound. It was pretty late, but we thought one of the neighbours must be fixing something (it wasn’t late enough for that but sounded just like it) …

Farms and farms

Thursday, August 4th, 2005

The Three spent the afternoon at Willows Farm while I spent the day at our server farm …

Something obscene

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

There is something obscene about the way a train will stop and stuff even more passengers …

Two, knackered

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

So how would you expect two people (who, I remind you, haven’t had a normal night’s sleep for seven weeks, have been fighting off some malicious virus for five days, are responsible for two very small kiddies on a minute-by-minute basis and are just getting into the swing of being a family of four without […]

Playing catch

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Seems a lot of people are playing catch today. Hundreds of police playing catch all over London (very, very well I might add); an as-yet unidentified (and now dead) victim of a game of catch between his Cessna and the lawn of the Reichstag; and, most importantly, Josie learning to play catch in our back […]

DON’T touch my potette

Monday, July 11th, 2005

No more tipping potties out seruptitiously under public benches – we have a potette! …