jun, 16th - father's day....

day 1214 / 313:

i was trying to think of something that the girls could make for A. for Father's Day  (well mainly Limi as Claya is more of a destroyer than a creator at the moment). 

we already give each other the best gift of all on these days which is of course, a lie-in.....generally followed by breakfast in bed....but i was trying to think of something that he could keep. 

i came up with a portrait that Limi (and Claya) could do of A. every year....that we could assemble in a book. this is the the first one , signed by Limi (that squiggle next to the L is a 3)......i'm interested to see how these drawings will change over the years.

happy Father's Day all....a few days late.....but hey, i still got there in the same week/ month...result!

jun, 17th - father's day...

day 860:

happy father's day to all the dads out there. in Limi's case she calls it 'happy dadda day'.

we spent the weekend in Somerset with my sister and niece.....visiting some favourite new haunts {see day 821 and day 823} and finding brand new gems (more to show you this week).

Sunday morning was all about celebrating father's day with croissants from this bakery, local strawberry jam and mugs of coffee. the beautiful garden of our holiday cottage had a complete English country-garden feel....even after all these years in London, i've never lost the sense of romance around the English countryside after reading so many books about headges, lemonade, mittens and honeysuckle as a child.

jun, 19th - father's day....

day 494:

a happy day......

jun, 20th - happy father's day....

day 131:

first, a happy Father's Day to my dad (Limi's Dali). this is him, aged 3.

and to A. on his very first Father's Day! (without breaking the no-soppiness-on-the-blog rule)....you make a fantastic dad! 

Limi gave A. a subscription to Monocle magazine and we also had a fantastic lunch with friends at a gorgeous summer pub.

Limi (with some help from me on the cutting, spelling, printing & sticking) also left A. a graffiti message to wake up to. 

(okay...so this pic probably breaks the no-soppiness-on-the-blog rule!)

she's definitely loving the weekends where she gets to see more of A....damn that not every day is Sunday!