Dear Heidi,
Woo hoo! A postcard from Barbados 😊
So you want me to bring Harry P and the philosopher’s stone ( book 1) and the joke one... is that the one called Barry Trotter ( or whatever) that one? Not a book full of jokes about HP 🙄
I’ll do my best...keep reminding me.
Well here at home, the rain has come in. It is still windy, whistling down the chimney, but teaming with rain too, and the snow is getting really wet, heavy and horrid to walk or drive in. Oh well, we have had snow now pretty much since November, I think, and I suspect it will come again soon, but the next time with a slick layer of ice beneath it.
Pappa is off to spend two weeks at the hospital getting his EU kontrol 😉in February. W has his half term holiday too, and I will probably go off to get him, but maybe, maybe Pappa will come too. It all depends on things at the hospital.
That’s all darling, love you,
Mamma
onsdag 24. januar 2018
søndag 21. januar 2018
21 January
Dear Heidi,
You are so loved. I am so looking forwards to seeing you in Miami, and I think we will have a lot of fun there. But in the mean time, you are off to Columbia! We had a good talk to Tim on Skype and he said he is going to try to get to Columbia too. He is so aware of everything that has been going on and I think that you will find that things are going to change. But sometimes change means really looking deep into things and it can be difficult. Growing up is hard. These later teen years are the years when instead of no longer being a child ( like when you were 13-16) you are becoming an adult, and so many things are happening and your own perspectives and points of view alter and grow too. When you feel ready, talk to Tim. He is really nice and he said that he is always there for all the students to Skype or text or whatever. You don’t need permission😉
I wonder what you will be up to in Columbia? Coffee centre of the world!! And Panama! Pappa says his hat size is 61. No pressure there then! Probably the same for D! And you too, of course😉
Here at home, as you can see in my photos elsewhere, it keeps on snowing. The banks to the front yard gate are about a yard high, certainly deeper that miss B! The cats are not amused 🌨🙀 but they are fine indoors, and the birds and squirrel are happier without them.
This evening we were up at Tien. P and S are now grandparents to a little girl. S and G are the proud parents, who haven’t slept for three weeks now as little Siri keeps them up all day and night. Can’t you just imagine at school, everyone will be saying Siri find....Siri open a new document Siri....Siri...
I think they must have Samsung phones!!!😂
Well,that made me laugh anyway.
More news when I have it,
Love from Mamma.
You are so loved. I am so looking forwards to seeing you in Miami, and I think we will have a lot of fun there. But in the mean time, you are off to Columbia! We had a good talk to Tim on Skype and he said he is going to try to get to Columbia too. He is so aware of everything that has been going on and I think that you will find that things are going to change. But sometimes change means really looking deep into things and it can be difficult. Growing up is hard. These later teen years are the years when instead of no longer being a child ( like when you were 13-16) you are becoming an adult, and so many things are happening and your own perspectives and points of view alter and grow too. When you feel ready, talk to Tim. He is really nice and he said that he is always there for all the students to Skype or text or whatever. You don’t need permission😉
I wonder what you will be up to in Columbia? Coffee centre of the world!! And Panama! Pappa says his hat size is 61. No pressure there then! Probably the same for D! And you too, of course😉
Here at home, as you can see in my photos elsewhere, it keeps on snowing. The banks to the front yard gate are about a yard high, certainly deeper that miss B! The cats are not amused 🌨🙀 but they are fine indoors, and the birds and squirrel are happier without them.
This evening we were up at Tien. P and S are now grandparents to a little girl. S and G are the proud parents, who haven’t slept for three weeks now as little Siri keeps them up all day and night. Can’t you just imagine at school, everyone will be saying Siri find....Siri open a new document Siri....Siri...
I think they must have Samsung phones!!!😂
Well,that made me laugh anyway.
More news when I have it,
Love from Mamma.
søndag 14. januar 2018
January 14 th 2018
Dear Heidi,
Everyday I check the map, but you are still anchored offshore! I cannot believe how frustrating that must be for you all. Staring at the beautiful beach just across the water, in 30’ heat, and still being on board. I asked if you all were going to go ashore and was told that the school work needed to be done first... that was a few days ago now!
I hope that your new teacher has settled in and not been as seasick as everyone else was when they were new. That he has begun to get you all back on course and making strident progress! We read Maria’s blog post on crossing the ocean, and that watch wars have begun. So who “killed a bird” and why would they get points for that?? I suggested that maybe it was a chicken from the market for dinner?
D and Pappa are working over at the Farm felling and trimming back some of the dead and dying trees. We still have good deep snow, with temperatures around minus 5. It has been a proper winter so far, which I don’t mind, generally. It’s not too cold, and not icy. But it was hard to leave England with its flowers, lambs and sunshine.
Uncle G is still hanging on. He has a hospital bed at home, placed by the window so he can see out and feel the sunshine.
W is back at school, he is off to see the new Star Wars movie today. His friend A has been off sick since the beginning of term. I hope he will be back soon, as W must miss him.
We have had so many birds in the garden this winter. Huge flocks of finches especially, sometimes a hundred or more! Even Tante was impressed! The main problem is keeping Dickon inside. He is obsessed with the birds! Miss Smudge enjoys watching through the windows, but only goes out when absolutely necessary, but master D has earned himself the not very polite nickname “Tjukken”. The only way to trick him inside is with ever more cat food.
Well, I hope that you do get to visit Barbados. Sitting offshore for nearly a week is just too bad!
Lots of love from your own little Mamma.
Everyday I check the map, but you are still anchored offshore! I cannot believe how frustrating that must be for you all. Staring at the beautiful beach just across the water, in 30’ heat, and still being on board. I asked if you all were going to go ashore and was told that the school work needed to be done first... that was a few days ago now!
I hope that your new teacher has settled in and not been as seasick as everyone else was when they were new. That he has begun to get you all back on course and making strident progress! We read Maria’s blog post on crossing the ocean, and that watch wars have begun. So who “killed a bird” and why would they get points for that?? I suggested that maybe it was a chicken from the market for dinner?
D and Pappa are working over at the Farm felling and trimming back some of the dead and dying trees. We still have good deep snow, with temperatures around minus 5. It has been a proper winter so far, which I don’t mind, generally. It’s not too cold, and not icy. But it was hard to leave England with its flowers, lambs and sunshine.
Uncle G is still hanging on. He has a hospital bed at home, placed by the window so he can see out and feel the sunshine.
W is back at school, he is off to see the new Star Wars movie today. His friend A has been off sick since the beginning of term. I hope he will be back soon, as W must miss him.
We have had so many birds in the garden this winter. Huge flocks of finches especially, sometimes a hundred or more! Even Tante was impressed! The main problem is keeping Dickon inside. He is obsessed with the birds! Miss Smudge enjoys watching through the windows, but only goes out when absolutely necessary, but master D has earned himself the not very polite nickname “Tjukken”. The only way to trick him inside is with ever more cat food.
Well, I hope that you do get to visit Barbados. Sitting offshore for nearly a week is just too bad!
Lots of love from your own little Mamma.
tirsdag 9. januar 2018
January 9th 2018
Dear Heidi,
Whoo hoo! You made it to Barbados! I wish we were there too 😉
I really hope that you have a lovely shore leave and study trip there. Don’t forget your sun cream.
Pappa and I are at Grandads tonight, having dropped W off at school yesterday. We left Norway with 25 cm snow, and minus 8, arriving in Somerset to mild dampness and plus 4.
We have a nippy little blue BMW this time, which Pappa is enjoying driving.
We have booked our trip to Miami and will be staying in a town called Stuart, on Florida’s Treasure Coast. I am really looking forwards to it, and of course to seeing you there too!! ( I have already looked up where Staples is😉)
Spring is half way here in England. The hazel catkins are all fully out and the gorse is in full bloom. I even saw a sheep with two lambs out in the fields today.
D is home alone, looking after the animals and house, and working too. Poor chap!
Tomorrow we are going to call in on uncles C and G in Brighton. G is very near the end of his life now, he is at home with a nurse helping out each day, and Aunty S is there too. Everyday he is weaker and is mostly asleep (23 hours a day). So it won’t be long.
Then we have a lunchtime flight home. Perhaps we will have spoken to you by then!
Lots of love, Mamma.
Whoo hoo! You made it to Barbados! I wish we were there too 😉
I really hope that you have a lovely shore leave and study trip there. Don’t forget your sun cream.
Pappa and I are at Grandads tonight, having dropped W off at school yesterday. We left Norway with 25 cm snow, and minus 8, arriving in Somerset to mild dampness and plus 4.
We have a nippy little blue BMW this time, which Pappa is enjoying driving.
We have booked our trip to Miami and will be staying in a town called Stuart, on Florida’s Treasure Coast. I am really looking forwards to it, and of course to seeing you there too!! ( I have already looked up where Staples is😉)
Spring is half way here in England. The hazel catkins are all fully out and the gorse is in full bloom. I even saw a sheep with two lambs out in the fields today.
D is home alone, looking after the animals and house, and working too. Poor chap!
Tomorrow we are going to call in on uncles C and G in Brighton. G is very near the end of his life now, he is at home with a nurse helping out each day, and Aunty S is there too. Everyday he is weaker and is mostly asleep (23 hours a day). So it won’t be long.
Then we have a lunchtime flight home. Perhaps we will have spoken to you by then!
Lots of love, Mamma.
tirsdag 2. januar 2018
January 2nd 2018
Dear Heidi,
First of all, a very Happy New Year, which I am sure is going to be a thrilling one!
I am sure that you had no fireworks on board, what with all the rigging, sails and such, but perhaps there was another sort of celebration?
We want to the Opera, to see the Barber of Seville. It was done in a modern style, and to my mind was a little unsettling, but the music was lovely and we all enjoyed the experience. Afterwards we came home to a Scottish themed dinner, of mince, tatties and neeps with carrots and cranachan...but I norwegian-used it, using moose instead of lamb and rice and strawberries instead of raspberries and oats. Then we went out into the foggy snowy night ( we had about 25 cm snow that day) to let off our fireworks along with next door, and went in to them for cake, coffee and champagne. It was a lovely evening actually.
On New Year’s Day we had roast pork at the farm, with tinned fruit salad.
Today it is foggy again, although the weather forecast is for sunshine and there are clear signs of sunshine above the thick fog....but not at ground level. The birds are busy at the feeders in flocks, and I have just been out to refill them. I saw a photo online that you had a bird visitor... what was it? I wondered if it was a booby?
We are waiting for Pappa to come home, he had been out much longer than I expected, and now it is nearly lunchtime. The whole morning gone again. We were hoping to go to Sweden, as the boys would like to shop. Today is the last of D’s holiday. He is back to work at 7 am tomorrow.
Next week we take W back to school. We are just doing a quick in and out, away only two nights.
We are trying to organise all our winter travels, as everything is getting crowded in again suddenly!
Before we know it it will be springtime and the Farm will once more take over our life.
But before then, much to do and see, for you as well as us.
Lots of love dearest girl,
Mamma
First of all, a very Happy New Year, which I am sure is going to be a thrilling one!
I am sure that you had no fireworks on board, what with all the rigging, sails and such, but perhaps there was another sort of celebration?
We want to the Opera, to see the Barber of Seville. It was done in a modern style, and to my mind was a little unsettling, but the music was lovely and we all enjoyed the experience. Afterwards we came home to a Scottish themed dinner, of mince, tatties and neeps with carrots and cranachan...but I norwegian-used it, using moose instead of lamb and rice and strawberries instead of raspberries and oats. Then we went out into the foggy snowy night ( we had about 25 cm snow that day) to let off our fireworks along with next door, and went in to them for cake, coffee and champagne. It was a lovely evening actually.
On New Year’s Day we had roast pork at the farm, with tinned fruit salad.
Today it is foggy again, although the weather forecast is for sunshine and there are clear signs of sunshine above the thick fog....but not at ground level. The birds are busy at the feeders in flocks, and I have just been out to refill them. I saw a photo online that you had a bird visitor... what was it? I wondered if it was a booby?
We are waiting for Pappa to come home, he had been out much longer than I expected, and now it is nearly lunchtime. The whole morning gone again. We were hoping to go to Sweden, as the boys would like to shop. Today is the last of D’s holiday. He is back to work at 7 am tomorrow.
Next week we take W back to school. We are just doing a quick in and out, away only two nights.
We are trying to organise all our winter travels, as everything is getting crowded in again suddenly!
Before we know it it will be springtime and the Farm will once more take over our life.
But before then, much to do and see, for you as well as us.
Lots of love dearest girl,
Mamma
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