Tag Archives: children

It’s party time!

I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Party 2009 (an annual party organised by 5 minutes for Moms), which takes place from March 20 to 27. I thought it was appropriate, seen as next Sunday is Mother’s Day (in the UK, anyway). The idea is to celebrate mothers (and their children) Carnival-style..so to kick off [...]

Photo envy

I am a city girl and usually happy with my lot. I like to have the buzz of the city around me, the shops, the services, the ease of life. But today, on my homeschooling quest, I stumbled upon this lovely blog: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Dell/. And I was seized by the desperate need to live in a [...]

Busy, busy, busy

Gosh, it is the first time in four days that I manage to sit down at my desk. I can barely believe it. The four days of May 1-4 are a Bank Holiday weekend in Italy, where we are at the moment. I had to work through the first two days anyway (in an rather [...]

Mummy, I paint better than…

Ever since turning three last July, Niccolo has displayed an increasingly competitive streak. “I am taller than Andrian because I eat more.” Or “I play football better than Uncle Paolo.” And, of course: “I paint better than you, Mummy.” Which, incidentally, doesn’t take much. Better than Mummy’s paintings, no doubt Lately, however, his benchmarks have [...]

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