“Trips to the dentist – I like to postpone that kind of thing.” Johnny Depp After a little fuss towards the end of the year, I eventually made it to the dentist. I was very good before I left SA on my six-monthly checkups. Then, on arrival in Germany my crown popped off, so I…
January 7: Balmy weather across the country
“A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.” Steve Martin After the most freezing Christmas, Caitlin is back in daylight, sunshine and warm weather….making the rest of us a tad jealous at 5 F!! Pity it is so far from home…but at least someone in the family is getting to live in the light!…
January 4: Ice rink in the suburbs
“I grew up in Canada, man – we all had rinks in our backyards because we’d ice down the grass with a hose and build a skating rink. ” – Tatiana Maslany Okay, so this is not Canada, but our temperatures have been so low, that there are ice rinks in Mendham! This is pretty…
January 5: Christmas break done and dusted
“It’s time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I’d much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” Ernie Harwell Saying goodbye is never nice, but it has been awesome to have Cait home for Christmas…but all good things must come to an end. Back to the sunny-side and new adventures!…
January 6: Seaside themes
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” Jacques Yves Cousteau I have been having fun recently making bunting, having found perfect reasonably priced fabric…so after successful Fall and Christmas additions, I was asked to make a seaside theme for the dorm 🙂 It has something to do…