At last it was warm enough to go into the water! Sam and Cerys head into the paddling pool.

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We celebrated our new friend’s 15th birthday today at a yummy birthday lunch party.

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At Stanmer Park, north of Brighton in the South Downs.

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Sam and her classmates are going to be in a show at the end of the ballet school term in July. Today we finally ponied up for ballet shoes, much to the dancer’s delight. It took me nearly an hour to sew the elastic bands on by hand. An accomplished seamstress I am not. The sparkly pink cape I made for Sam back in …

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Not a book, but a table, made out of old books. Each of those little rolls under the glass is a page. We saw this nifty creation at an Artist Open House around the corner from our flat. The artist, Julia Dummett, sells some of her other creations at AbjectCraftility.

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More Fringe Festival Zaniness: Last Saturday three members of a local (Sussex) band called “The Myst” went to live inside a giant egg on the Brighton seafront, across the street from our building. This afternoon, they hatched, all smiles and waves, and then hopped onto an adjacent stage to play a 3-hour gig. While they …

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Eugénie the cat and Pascal the bear made their Brighton debut today in my new home-based French class for preschoolers. They met 5 new children today, ages 3-5, all of whom were saying (and shouting) “Bonjour!” and “Au revoir!” by the end. Afterward I offered to take Eugénie and Pascal down to the beach to sniff the …

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This is Regency Square, literally around the corner from the back entrance into our building. We walk, run, and scooter along here nearly every day.

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Or what was left of it when we arrived here today with one of Sam’s Home Ed friends. Apparently someone set fire to the children’s play structure just last Saturday. Sad.

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