Finlaggan is one1! On the first anniversary of his birth2, we had some train cake and lots of singing of Happy Birthday over Skype with first his GrandDad in Scotland, then PoPo and GongGong in Singapore. Kid’s growing up thinking his grandparents live in the laptop. To celebrate, we had a big bash with beach […]
crankasaurus, originally uploaded by framboise. Via Flickr: apparently, he was happily shaking his sippy cup rhythmically mere seconds before this shot. popping round the corner to grab the camera to record said rhythm-making was construed as heartless abandonment, and Mr F made his displeasure very clear indeed. boy is just like his mama (opinion of […]
Day 50, originally uploaded by framboise. This time last year, P and I were scrambling to get his poster made for a conference in San Diego. We piled Fin and all his baggage into the car and drove down for a long weekend. Since I was back at work by then, Fin and P came […]
In honour of Noodle Month, here’s one of those foodie posts lurking in the depths of my drafts folder1. Let’s imagine you’ve just arrived in Vancouver and hosteled yourself in your new (fancy-pants) accommodations. What’s the first thing you do? Unpack? Freshen up with a post-flight shower? Take a power nap? For my family, the […]
There are no doubt written and unwritten rules about hogging playground equipment1. But sometimes, I don’t give a hoot and hog2 the slide anyway because this is my view from the bottom: 1 Sometimes, I think parenthood is like a bloody high school clique and that the uninitiated are left out in the cold, far […]
Water baby, originally uploaded by framboise. Fin loves splashing in his bath, so it’s not entirely surprising that his enjoyment of water translates to what is essentially the biggest bath he’s ever seen. Not only is it wide, but is it also deep enough to get some good leg action going. Water in the eyes […]
2012, originally uploaded by framboise. We had a busy start to 2012 with family and friends, which is just how we like it! So we’ve started the year exhausted, but in a good way. Both P and I gave up on making New Year’s resolutions many moons ago. But if we still made any, our […]
I’d like to start the year by correcting an omission in last night’s review of our 2011. Our darling dog Kirin, patiently waiting to be walked this morning, is still very much loved despite my forgetting to post any photos of her! So to make up for Kirin, here’s one just for her (photos all […]
The year started with P helping his dad in Scotland, and D in LaLaLand plodding away at work. P’s return to LaLaLand was well-timed for the looong wait we had for the arrival of the latest love of our lives, Finlaggan, named, incidentally, not for the whisky, but for the Loch on Islay* in Scotland. […]
Let it swing!, originally uploaded by framboise. Have yourself a Merry Swinging Christmas!
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