Dear All, here are some
pictures from Dylan, Chil and the girls' visit to London last month.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Photos from London
Dear All, here are some
pictures from Dylan, Chil and the girls' visit to London last month.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Happy Birthday to Chil
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHIL!
Have an excellent day Chil - we'll be thinking of you.
We hope to see you fairly soon.
With love from
bill and claudia
Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Hibernation
If you've been wondering what we've been up to, there's been a bit of hibernation. The Ottawa winter, since our last post, was loooooonnnnnngggg....
With frozen waterfalls...
...0ur friend Sylvain, demonstrating what happens if you leave a can of coke in your car when it's -20 overnight
The longest skating rink in the world - the canal at the bottom of our street
But although there were still snow banks in some shadows last month we've had a blink-and-you've-missed-it spring, and suddenly summer is here. The farmers market is open and everyone's out on their decks firing up the BBQ. Hibernation's over.
PS I'll have to report our hibernation-breaks to New York, Sudan and the Emirates in another post.
With frozen waterfalls...
...0ur friend Sylvain, demonstrating what happens if you leave a can of coke in your car when it's -20 overnight
The longest skating rink in the world - the canal at the bottom of our street
But although there were still snow banks in some shadows last month we've had a blink-and-you've-missed-it spring, and suddenly summer is here. The farmers market is open and everyone's out on their decks firing up the BBQ. Hibernation's over.
PS I'll have to report our hibernation-breaks to New York, Sudan and the Emirates in another post.
Update from Kaela
Well let's start from the top
Me
I'm cool- excited to be starting school June 1st. I'm getting a French AuPair called Amandine Delpeuche. She arrives soon. Can u believe that is the cheapest childcare I can find? A live in AuPair.
We are all eagerly waiting to meet Yosi's family at the end of May. Lesa has sent a schedule, name tags and script and we are ready, set....
Tashe
Her recent disastrous foray into the game of basketball was followed by some shocking success at Volleyball! So we best stop there. She continues to get good grades (although Eva sat her down after her last report to sternly enquire why she got only 96% in English). She still has issues with 'mean' girls but has recently been chosen as a champion for 'project good role model'
Sunjo
Is the star football striker with 7 goals in 2 games this season! He recently remarked that Asamoah Gyan was the greatest football player ever. 4 DVDs later ( Pele & Maradona's greatest hits) and he was crushed into submission. He is finding that being elected to the student government involves too many meetings at recess. This experience might have soured any political ambition.
Zanga
We are still trying to work out exactly what sport Zanga likes. He continues to be the most popular child in the family, with lots of requests for playdates. We recently decided to have a daily dinner tradition where each person round the table states what 'random act of kindness' they performed during the day. Zanga always tops the list closely followed by Sunjo. I'm afraid Tashe and I struggle and are constantly disqualified.
Eva
Is on cloud nine after watching ManU beat Chelsea( 2-1) live at Old Trafford last weekend. He walks around singing: 'Who are ya, Who are ya!' & 'Can you here us Merseyside' & 'You're not singing anymore'
Me
I'm cool- excited to be starting school June 1st. I'm getting a French AuPair called Amandine Delpeuche. She arrives soon. Can u believe that is the cheapest childcare I can find? A live in AuPair.
We are all eagerly waiting to meet Yosi's family at the end of May. Lesa has sent a schedule, name tags and script and we are ready, set....
Tashe
Her recent disastrous foray into the game of basketball was followed by some shocking success at Volleyball! So we best stop there. She continues to get good grades (although Eva sat her down after her last report to sternly enquire why she got only 96% in English). She still has issues with 'mean' girls but has recently been chosen as a champion for 'project good role model'
Sunjo
Is the star football striker with 7 goals in 2 games this season! He recently remarked that Asamoah Gyan was the greatest football player ever. 4 DVDs later ( Pele & Maradona's greatest hits) and he was crushed into submission. He is finding that being elected to the student government involves too many meetings at recess. This experience might have soured any political ambition.
Zanga
We are still trying to work out exactly what sport Zanga likes. He continues to be the most popular child in the family, with lots of requests for playdates. We recently decided to have a daily dinner tradition where each person round the table states what 'random act of kindness' they performed during the day. Zanga always tops the list closely followed by Sunjo. I'm afraid Tashe and I struggle and are constantly disqualified.
Eva
Is on cloud nine after watching ManU beat Chelsea( 2-1) live at Old Trafford last weekend. He walks around singing: 'Who are ya, Who are ya!' & 'Can you here us Merseyside' & 'You're not singing anymore'
Friday, January 21, 2011
Happy Birthday to Mia And Ella!
I don't suppose the twins are checking the blog each day but here's to a very Happy Birthday (for tomorrow) to Mia and Ella from all of us in the UK - have an excellent day girls!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Norwich Evening News, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Congratulations!65 years is a truly amazing achievement. Looking forward to your platinum in 5 years time!
Dylan
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I guess Winter's here!
Chil's in Winchester for Lucy's wedding, well, the weather's changed!I wonder what the girls will make of it tomorrow?
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Autumn in Ottawa
It's still just about Autumn (fall) in Ottawa... although it was 2c this morning when we went to the farmers market. Its been really pretty in the Glebe which has a lot of old trees.
The road on the right is closed on Sunday mornings except for bicycles and goes for miles along the canal to Byward market. Chil had bought the first bike that she's ever owned, I've got one for the first time in about 10 years and we've even got a little trailer for the girls! They love the trailer but don't love the helmets.
We spent a weekend with our friend Mike Shanahan in Montreal, who was visiting on a sabbatical from the UK. Here's Namwezi running after squirrels. Our friend Sylvain had taught the girls a few words in French the weekend before and they remembered to say "bonjour" and "au reviour" to the Quebecois in the park.
And here's Namwezi again, getting to grips with the local sporting culture. Wamaka is in the shadows.
Hope you have enjoyed Autumn. We're getting prepared for the winter that is surely just around the corner. Last year was mild but apparently they had 8 meters of snow the year before, so much more than Toronto.
Love, Dylan and Chil
The road on the right is closed on Sunday mornings except for bicycles and goes for miles along the canal to Byward market. Chil had bought the first bike that she's ever owned, I've got one for the first time in about 10 years and we've even got a little trailer for the girls! They love the trailer but don't love the helmets.
We spent a weekend with our friend Mike Shanahan in Montreal, who was visiting on a sabbatical from the UK. Here's Namwezi running after squirrels. Our friend Sylvain had taught the girls a few words in French the weekend before and they remembered to say "bonjour" and "au reviour" to the Quebecois in the park.
And here's Namwezi again, getting to grips with the local sporting culture. Wamaka is in the shadows.
Hope you have enjoyed Autumn. We're getting prepared for the winter that is surely just around the corner. Last year was mild but apparently they had 8 meters of snow the year before, so much more than Toronto.
Love, Dylan and Chil
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Happy Anniversary!
Happy 40th anniversary Mum and Dad
If you have a fast internet connection you can see a hi-def version of this video at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1435548/Happy%20Anniversary%21.m4v
If you have a fast internet connection you can see a hi-def version of this video at http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1435548/Happy%20Anniversary%21.m4v
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