Phew! It has been an intense month, a whirlwind of Paris, Disneyland, London, Legoland, new museums and old parks, Milan, now Florence. We have travelled, eaten, taken rides, grown (some of us vertically, others horizontally), had an inordinate amount of fun…and worked and planned. To avoid depriving the children of my presence during their waking hours, I worked from 6am to 9am which, considering Caterina is still waking up at night every two or three nights, means that I am shattered and need a holiday after the holidays. It also means that I had virtually no time to scrapbook, collage, paint, read or do anything else anything beyond some basic backgrounds I did on a couple of afternoons when Niccolo decided to paint.But I have plans, big plans, and they are finally taking shape behind the scenes. I have to say a huge thank you to my ever supportive writer friend Leslie and to Andrea Singarella who, instead of sending me packing for having emailed her completely out of the blue to ask for moral support, was extremely encouraging and kind. If customs duties weren’t so crippling for items coming in from the US, I’d buy her entire stock tomorrow because 1. it is great and 2. she is great.Now, Nicco’s school resumes in ten days, and that’s when I’ll start making things happen. So watch this space….