Archive for September, 2009

Smile of the month – September

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Jonathan in the bath, where he will happily play for ages, at 26 months.
Despite the fact that the bottle in Jon’s outstretched arm makes him look like a Johnson’s poster child, this is still my favourite photo from last month — there’s just something about the look on his face…
(Apologies to anyone who has been [...]

Playground snapshots

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Late afternoon in the quiet playground.  Jonathan (26m) enjoying the opportunity to attempt to get onto his favourite playground equipment in a slightly unconventional fashion while also being distracted by the scattered children playing nearby.

Aiding the process

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

As many readers know already, Jonathan has some congenital deafness which mainly affects him (and a number of his relatives) in the right ear.  We’ve been aware of this for ages, and Tom wrote a post about it back in July 2007.
From the tests that Jon had at the time, the conclusion was that his [...]

Let it be noted…

Friday, September 18th, 2009

…that today, 18 September 2009, I made the almost-perfect latte.  The art was excellent, dark auburn browns and bright whites, fine features and base leaves that curled pleasingly up around the cup.  As for flavour and texture, as good as the best I’ve had from Taylor St, or even prepared by my barista friend Neil.
The [...]