The idea that Phileas Fogg–the calm, phlegmatic, almost robotic Englishman (as written by a Frenchman)–went around the world in 80 days only to land on a package of crisps cracks me up.

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Today we went to the Mask Making Workshop at the Brighton Museum, courtesy of the Brighton and Hove Children’s Festival that is on this week. Sam made three masks: the rabbit pictured above, a cat, and a “Dad” mask that she plans to give to her father for his birthday this weekend. Shh, don’t tell! 🙂

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The Brighton beach chairs are out!

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We live on the seventh floor of our building. We ride the lift a lot. And yet just today I realized that because it is mirrored, I could snap a family picture of the three of us. Sam was busy counting down the floors, but AC obliged me with a suitably gobsmacked look.

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We went on a walk today around Stanmer Park. In the US I would call it a hike, but they call them walks here, not sure why. Perhaps because it sounds more civilized, or perhaps because walking trails nearly always end or begin with a tea room or a pub. Very civilized indeed. Our walk took us in and around farm land …

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That’s what a man called out to me when he saw me jogging after Sam to keep her in my sights. She goes nearly everywhere on scooter now, which is the mode of transportation for kids her age, who are too big to ride in a buggy or pushchair, and too short to keep up with adult strides. Over the past few weeks Sam has …

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It was warm enough today to have lunch on the balcony.

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I love these nifty list holders on the shopping trolleys at Waitrose.

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Do you see Instructor David leaning over Sam in the picture? I could tell he was asking her something, but I couldn’t hear what. After class I asked her about that and she said, “Oh, David said, ‘I like your shirt, Sam. Where did you get it?'” Sam was wearing the London 2012 Olympics t-shirt that her father had brought …

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