Sound of Music

So, we are going through the swiss alps and something seemed to just come over Elizabeth. We were expecting her to break out in song any moment “The Hills are alive….a-a-a-ah….”

The BIG Piano

We went to Germany to see our friends, the Simsons. They had a piano, A BIG PIANO. Mum taught me how to play the piano at their house. Me and my sisters were playing all day. Hannah got a mohawk there, too. I learned to play “I have a dream” from “Mama Mia”. TJ

Cooking with Merci

Merci taught me to make Dahl today. It was cool. I liked making it. Here is the recipe for Dahl by Merci. Lentils 2 onions, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 green chilies, chopped 3 tablespoons fresh coriander pinch of mustard seeds pinch of white lentils a few curry leaves 2 cloves of garlic salt lemon […]

The ultimate vending machine

When I saw it I thought ‘It couldn’t be’. As we all gazed at in confusion it all became clear. Yes, this was a HUGE vending machine where you can buy large waters, chocolate multi-packs and other things you find at a store a. This was the second time in my life that I went […]

A day in Barcelona

I had a great day in Barcelona with Sam, Liz and Abi. We played tourists. We enjoyed some of Gaudi’s architecture and to see how they are coming along on the Sagrada Familia. An amazing surprise was the Picasso museum. We got to walk through his life. They had artwork and sketchbooks and described his […]

Custard Factory

Dad thought we needed a day in Lisbon. He dragged the whole family around the city. He had an agenda. His agenda was the Custard factory. See how happy dad is.

Speaking French, Finally

I am writing a memory to backdate to where it belongs back in 2008 but I would put it here first. For the last month, or so, we have been working on our french language tapes with Michael Thomas. We tell the kids that soon we will be in France. People don’t like to speak […]

Adventures in and around London

We had many more adventures before we finally left the U.K.  Andrew got to speak and Hannah got to roll a giant globe around the entire festival.  Quite symbolic, I suppose.  We were in England so long that Sam and Donald flew off to Spain, walked the ‘Camino de Santiago’ and returned.  Later, we got […]