Crikey, can it really be seven years ago we got married? Seems like only yesterday. In among the hectic festive schedule, Helen and I managed to slip off for a nice Thai meal and some cocktails, and very nice it was too. So much water under the bridge, and so much still to look forward to. Including more cocktails, with a bit of luck. For keen spotters, Helen's (on the left) is a Zeppelini, mine (on the right) is a Who Dares Wins and comes highly recommended.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Further Festive Fun (and Fire)
Boxing Day, and we had Christmas Part 2 with Pat and John, as well as a spot of baking, lunch with the Stirlings, and general pottering. In the main though, at least in photographic terms, we popped up Calton Hill for the son et lumiere finale to the torchlight procession. Amazingly, just like two years ago, we got a good spot and the weather was fine.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas Chez Nous
We had the family round for Christmas this year. Holly and Louis were up sharpish to see what Santa had brought, and once everyone had arrived we opened pressies and had a splendid meal. An excellent day.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Finger Puppet Nativity
Visiting Grandma's for a quick pre-Christmas catchup, I couldn't resist a finger puppet "collabo" with the ol' nativity scene. I expect a thunderbolt from on high anytime soon...
Friday, December 21, 2012
Camel Toes
Louis' camel drawing was one of three selected to appear in the programme for Wiggly Nativity. Here it is in all its glory. I particularly like the way the other camels are leaving and entering the picture too.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Phone Ketchup
It's been a while since I sooked some pictures off Helen's phone. Here's a wee selection going right back to my hernia op in October, but also including baking, swimming, swinging and climbing at Alien Rock.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wiggly Nativity
It's that time of year, when P1 children are compelled to dress up in silly clothes, stomp around on stage wondering what's going on, and sing along to funny little songs about some made-up kid being born to some made-up deity. Louis was a wise man (or possibly king) and did a brilliant job. We were very proud, and he was very happy. He looked so grown-up. As if all that wasn't enough, his drawing of a king on a camel was selected for the programme too.
Sunday, December 09, 2012
Shiny New Features!
I've been meaning to do this for a while, but only lastnight finally combined the time, inclination and JavaScript skills. Check out the top right corner of the blog. There are two new links under the heading "Looking Back" which will simplify life for fans of nostalgia. Click them and see what happens.
Blackford Chill
A long-overdue catchup with la famille Evans today. We had a breezy but splendid stomp around Blackford Hill, then back chez Evans for a splendid roast dinner. On the way home, we stopped off for a Christmas tree, and wasted no time decorating it upon our return.
Saturday, December 08, 2012
School Photo
Not the best shot of either of them, but the least bad of *both* of them. Holly seems to be having a stroke...
Sunday, December 02, 2012
On Thin Ice
The last few days have been characterised by crisp, frosty mornings, chilly afternoon breezes and braw bricht moonlicht nichts. Yesterday the skatepark had a thin coating of ice on all level surfaces - as Louis found out - and today the flooded rugby pitches at Inverleith Park had turned into ice rinks, unfortunately not quite strong enough to prevent even small children breaking through and getting wet feet.
Utterly Butterly
Found these on my iPhone, the first is of Holly with a pat of butter she made from some leftover whipping cream. Her class were studying dairy products at the time, and it's something to behold, the transformation from cream to butter. The other pic is of Louis, putting his own interpretation on the times tables (they haven't even done addition in P1 yet).
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