tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post7589057135457155247..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Looming....ArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-44738648092431812422013-09-08T19:43:03.945+02:002013-09-08T19:43:03.945+02:00Thanks Annie. It remains to be seen if Mateo has g...Thanks Annie. It remains to be seen if Mateo has grown up properly, of course...though on the whole, he's pretty wonderful! <br /><br />I think we need a bit of change now. It's been a long summer and we've all got rather lazy. The temperature has dropped by 10 degrees in the past week - most considerate - and the nights are definitely nippy again, so sleep is much easier. Yes, we'ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-36836857085933092312013-09-08T15:11:33.012+02:002013-09-08T15:11:33.012+02:00Just catching up here Annie. And gosh, yes, Mateo ...Just catching up here Annie. And gosh, yes, Mateo looks properly grown up. Good luck with all the changes ... often change is the thing you need even when you don't feel that it is and it sounds to me as if your family is more than ready for what's next :)Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64027318615397013902013-09-08T00:06:39.311+02:002013-09-08T00:06:39.311+02:00Thank you Nilly. Oh your poor boy! What a thing to...Thank you Nilly. Oh your poor boy! What a thing to happen... I assume it was quickly resolved, or did he enjoy his experience? <br />Francis is one of my favourite names and I like it for boys or girls...but it's important that you get that bit right. (Couldn't have it for a Spanish child...Franthis sounds silly and Francisco (or Franthisco as they say here) is a bit of a mouthful...so isArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-15999341825726803722013-09-07T23:58:32.612+02:002013-09-07T23:58:32.612+02:00Thanks BtoB...it's so lovely to enjoy it all!!...Thanks BtoB...it's so lovely to enjoy it all!! ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-73123279591377896232013-09-07T23:55:23.757+02:002013-09-07T23:55:23.757+02:00Good luck to your lovely children! When it was our...Good luck to your lovely children! When it was our youngest son's turn to move up, the Big School considerately put the girls from our small village school in a class together & the boys together in another class. Unfortunately our son's name is Francis - and whoever sorted the sexes couldn't spell!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-38642692430524284862013-09-07T22:42:41.333+02:002013-09-07T22:42:41.333+02:00Great post Annie - Enjoy it all!Great post Annie - Enjoy it all!BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-59372257006340147032013-09-07T21:36:44.321+02:002013-09-07T21:36:44.321+02:00It's the good campo air, Perpetua - and all th...It's the good campo air, Perpetua - and all the fresh vegetables we've had to eat over the summer months! I'm just so grateful that my children can cope with change - heavens, we've thrown enough at them in the past few years - and seem to be thriving on it. <br />It is a contented post and I do feel contented these days. I am looking forward to seeing how my days pan out once theArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-9684234645190940652013-09-07T19:03:50.972+02:002013-09-07T19:03:50.972+02:00This is such a lovely, contented, fulfilled post, ...This is such a lovely, contented, fulfilled post, Annie, with your happy, growing children, lovely house and super things like Janice's visit to look forward to. I'm glad Romy has made the change to her new primary school and Ruy his transition to secondary so well. Grandson#2 also started secondary school this week and after the obligatory butterflies before he went, he's taken to itPerpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-76616857511957829222013-09-07T15:05:13.178+02:002013-09-07T15:05:13.178+02:00Thank you so much, Janice. Your kind words and our...Thank you so much, Janice. Your kind words and our newly blossomed friendship means a lot to me too. I hope I don't squeal too much when we meet up - it is not dignified...but then dignified isn't really my style. <br />We're lucky to have lovely children - it will be great for them to get to know you both when you come. I will, however, manage perfectly well when they are out at ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-49083724489115792462013-09-07T13:58:41.693+02:002013-09-07T13:58:41.693+02:00You have no idea how much I am looking forward to ...You have no idea how much I am looking forward to my trip to see you |Annie. I have been with a friend in Caunes today...someone else who has been on a cancer journey, and I told her all about the whole blogging experience, and how important you have been to me ! ...and of course, how much I was looking forward to seeing you and your gorgeous family.<br />Mateo suits the contacts...he looks olderJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-41428034761774196412013-09-07T10:07:22.989+02:002013-09-07T10:07:22.989+02:00Oh Gaynor, I can be such a miserable old hag somet...Oh Gaynor, I can be such a miserable old hag sometimes - though I almost always blame my hormones when I am!! I do remember as a teenager cheering myself up with the word 'glum' - for some reason, it amused me when repeated over and over. I suppose 'loom' could be a brightener with the right attitude.<br /><br />This morning has started with an enormous thunderstorm! And we never ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-3303759908227584682013-09-07T10:02:32.289+02:002013-09-07T10:02:32.289+02:00Mateo made me laugh - he was telling Romy not to g...Mateo made me laugh - he was telling Romy not to grow up anymore. He thought she looked far too grown up the other day...and she is turning from a little girl to a rather more mature one! Ruy is desperate to grow but I tell him it will happen soon enough.<br /><br />I am not worried about that which is a source of great contentment to me - I am so proud and pleased that they are willing and able ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13461081166351428652013-09-07T09:58:29.441+02:002013-09-07T09:58:29.441+02:00I'm still cheerful on a day to day basis - eve...I'm still cheerful on a day to day basis - even waking up to an incredible thunderstorm hasn't dampened the enthusiasm just yet. <br /><br />I'm hoping for a few surprises when FR brings everything down from Leon - I know I have a few nice bits that I shall be glad to see again though i don't have much of real value. I'm desperate to get my hands on my books again, especially ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-85791479647967025592013-09-07T08:18:27.080+02:002013-09-07T08:18:27.080+02:00Hi Annie,
You have such a positive outlook on life...Hi Annie,<br />You have such a positive outlook on life that the verb 'to loom' even sounds like something to look forward to. the children are growing up and when I think back to one of the first photograpgs you published of Mateo he really has grown and matured.<br /><br />I hope that you all have that easy transition into a new school year and that the sun continues to shine - or GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13055839691419858132013-09-07T04:58:23.482+02:002013-09-07T04:58:23.482+02:00Children grow up so quickly don't they? You a...Children grow up so quickly don't they? You are lucky that they seem keen to start at new schools. It's always a bit of a worry about whether they will settle in ok.<br /><br />How lovely to have Janice coming to visit. You'll have a great time xAyakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13189623935119144122013-09-07T01:03:52.471+02:002013-09-07T01:03:52.471+02:00Not just moving house but moving school...but it a...Not just moving house but moving school...but it all seems to be working out so well for all of you.<br /><br />You're prepared for the coming winter too...cupboards full, wood stacked up - and friends to visit you.<br /><br />Very 'shiny' indeed!<br /><br />Are you looking forward the the stuff coming down from Leon?Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com