Behold, the monster cake!
14/06/14
We took Harry, Lily and a small group of friends to the Lea Valley Riding Centre where they trotted around the paddock, after which we finished the afternoon with pizza and cake at Butterfield Green. It was a great day, the eyeballs were crunchy and Caroline’s magnificent cake was delicious.
Harry is 6
10/06/14
Harry had a nice birthday morning opening his presents before school. The sweets received the most rapturous reactions!
Life on the building site
07/06/14
Things are moving on! The concrete foundations have been poured and the new kitchen side-wall is mostly finished.
The steel structure at the back of the house has been put together and the big steel that will support the side of the house is waiting massively in the lounge.
Next week the builders will be embedding short steels into the wall of the office and shower room to temporarily support the steel when it’s installed.
My working days are accompanied by the sounds of the tumbling cement mixer and Polish radio.
Visitors from Finland
01/06/14
Emma, Eija and Eija’s son Rami came to visit at the end of May. They stayed for two nights in a place nearby they found through airbnb. Then they decided to stay an extra night, so we managed to squeeze them into our maisonette and it all worked out very well.
The kids were on half-term so we borrowed an extra bike and went for a long ride (see route below) around Hackney’s green-spaces, visiting a couple of skateparks so Rami could try some UK shredding.
On Saturday we headed down to the Southbank and Rami skated at the long established Undercroft, which has been there since time began but is now sadly under threat. We signed the petition and bought some postcards from the Long Live Southbank stand to support their campaign to save it.
JBF80
19/05/14
After months of secretive planning my dad’s 80th birthday party was a spectacular success. I didn’t take many photos on the night but here they are, along with some from the morning after. Thanks to everybody who came and helped make it a success!
I’m hoping for some professional footage from my cousin at some future date!
Floors are over-rated
05/05/14
Our beautiful home
29/04/14
I’m sure it’ll look better when it’s done…
Lily on the slopes
14/01/14
Skiing
14/01/14
Lily’s best birthday present: four days skiing with me in Les Gets, France – lucky Lil!
Lily’s 9th birthday
07/01/14
We took a group of Lily’s friends to the Garrick Theatre to see Horrible Histories. Afterwards we went to Pizza Express then home on the tube to break the birthday biscuits into yummy pieces!