2010 Photo365

17 March 2010 Rock of Gibraltar

Mar 17, 2010

We’re still in Brighton– see the chilly grey above–but today Sam wanted to make the rock of Gibraltar on the Brighton beach. We’ve started a monthly “country club” — an idea I’ve shamelessly stolen from my friend Sasha in the Bay Area and when I asked Sam which country we should start with, she said immediately …

16 March 2010 Trampoline

Mar 16, 2010

The blur there in the photo is bouncing Sam. She bounced and tumbled and hopped and even “hulee-hooped” at the Brighton and Hove Gymnastics Club today. Yes, we’ve been here one week today and already I’ve got Sam signed up for gymnastics. She was climbing the furniture in the flat. I can take a hint. A quick Google …

15 March 2010 St. Ann’s Well Gardens

Mar 15, 2010

There is a well in the Well Gardens, but the tree trunk called to Sam. She hopped off her scooter and began to clamber, loudly exclaiming, “I love this park!”

14 March 2010 A Half Pint for Mum

Mar 14, 2010

Today was Mothering Sunday in the UK, otherwise known as Mother’s Day. I got here just in time, didn’t I? There’s nary a sign or advertisement for Saint Patrick’s Day in the shops around here– it’s all been about Mums. “Treat Mum On Her Special Day!” A couple of times this week I’ve had to check myself on the date and …

13 March 2010 Afternoon stroll

Mar 13, 2010

Past the colorful beach huts of Hove.

12 March 2010 Boots: The Midnight Pharmacy

Mar 12, 2010

With much chagrin I discovered that the “shower cream” I bought at the pound shop on Wednesday was not, in fact, cream to rub on one’s body after a shower, but shower wash, as in soap. Yeah, I probably should have figured that one out in the store, but my excuse is Jet Lag and I’m sticking to it for as long as someone …

11 March 2010 Double Decker

Mar 11, 2010

This afternoon we took the #49 bus to Hove to drop in on the Hove Home Ed Playgroup. This picture was taken from the front seat of the top deck, our favorite spot.

10 March 2010 It’s All Coming Back

Mar 10, 2010

Today was Get Life Set up in Brighton and it went OK except for when we petered out a bit in the afternoon. So Sam and I took her scooter and went down the road to the beach promenade and playground. Things about Brighton are slowly coming back to her but she definitely remembered throwing stones in the sea, and …

9 March 2010 A Scotsman Drives Us to Brighton

Mar 9, 2010

Greetings from the United Kingdom! We’re here. We’re fine. We’re fuzzy around the edges. The sun is setting over the sea and it just seems both way too soon and loads too late. Stories to come, especially about our taxi ride from Heathrow to Brighton. A Scotsman from Dundee drove us. When you look at the above photo, …