Monday, 17 January 2011
Floyd Sebastian Sender Scheiner.
My beautiful nephew Floyd was born on the 11th of January, 2011. Such a small, delicate creature, with a real pumping heart, breathing lungs and curious eyes (amongst other well functioning organs). And suddenly my sister is a mother getting excited about the change of colour of her son's poo. I love you, Helen!
Congratulations Dill! Congratulations sista! Welcome Floyd, you are so, so very welcome!
(Unfortunately my camera is not fixed yet and won't be for a while, so the posts will still be slow. Dear visitor, I know you've been checking the blog often and it warms my heart to know about the frequency of your visits. Please be patient, photos are on their way.)
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
The Enchanting North.
Oh, I ha' strayed thro' many a land
And gazed on some scenes divine!
There's naught so wonderful or so grand
As you wonderful North o' mine.
And steer me the ship to the North, I say,
And show me the Northern shore,
And let me hear a Northern bell
Ring clear on its cliff once more.
And let me see the Northern fells,
And hear the Northern streams,
And sit where a forest fairy tells
The weird old woodland dreams
To the wondering, waking babies of Spring
By the side of a haunted burn,
What time the linnet begins to sing,
And the first green comes to the fern.
Steer me the ship, good pilot, steer
Where the Northern sea-birds fly,
Steer where the great grey skies stretch clear!
For I am a Northman, I!
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Dear visitor,
Please bear with me till I have a decent working camera. It's so annoying to not have one... I'm missing capturing all the great imagery around me, I'll have to try and keep them in my head. In the meantime, let us make the most of my visits to York library, my temporary office where wooden old furniture hosts the visitors and sweet smelling, old books perfumes the space. Right now, there are hundreds of books all about York and North England surrounding me. I found this poem by J.S. Fletcher in one of them.
And gazed on some scenes divine!
There's naught so wonderful or so grand
As you wonderful North o' mine.
And steer me the ship to the North, I say,
And show me the Northern shore,
And let me hear a Northern bell
Ring clear on its cliff once more.
And let me see the Northern fells,
And hear the Northern streams,
And sit where a forest fairy tells
The weird old woodland dreams
To the wondering, waking babies of Spring
By the side of a haunted burn,
What time the linnet begins to sing,
And the first green comes to the fern.
Steer me the ship, good pilot, steer
Where the Northern sea-birds fly,
Steer where the great grey skies stretch clear!
For I am a Northman, I!
---
Dear visitor,
Please bear with me till I have a decent working camera. It's so annoying to not have one... I'm missing capturing all the great imagery around me, I'll have to try and keep them in my head. In the meantime, let us make the most of my visits to York library, my temporary office where wooden old furniture hosts the visitors and sweet smelling, old books perfumes the space. Right now, there are hundreds of books all about York and North England surrounding me. I found this poem by J.S. Fletcher in one of them.
Monday, 3 January 2011
Saturday, 1 January 2011
2011, welcome to the future.
Unfortunately my camera isn't working for now, so no photos could be taken of my new year, spent in very good company in York. Today I wished Javi, Soli, Pablo and Martiniano a Happy New Year, while they showed me around the streets of Madrid with Pablo's phone.
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Sunday, 26 December 2010
Christmas Walk in Kent.
Thanks to the Scheiner family for taking such good care of us and filling our tummies with delicious food.
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Monday, 20 December 2010
When playing with snow turns into serious business.
I was very impressed with this snow construction on my street. They're working on the roof now.
Friday, 17 December 2010
Friday, 10 December 2010
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