"it's my party and i'll cry if i want to"
etc.


phew. we're all glad that's over : )
have a wonderful week!

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it's true what they say, that the days are long
but the years are short

five today
five years to the day when she joined us in the world
a few minutes before midnight.

do i love you as much as on that day? more?
i'll never know the widths or depths of it.

happy days, my little girl.










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our little parachute person (old handkerchief, gauze, wool)
which started off as an angel but morphed into a sumo wrestler :)


we looked at a prospective primary school today.
wasn't it only yesterday that this day seemed so far away?









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it's been raining, with sun.











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when she came home from her walk
with two palmfuls of acorns
i couldn't resist making her a tiny peg doll
of herself in pink boots


the hat* is removable

* inspired by olga's little people
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a walk through the woods
the empty picnic site like a vast outdoor classroom
and a. wanting to sweep up every leaf off every table.











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k brought us news of autumn in brussels

and books and chocolate

and two postcards of 'la fillette a l'oiseau mort'
early 16th century, painter unknown
one of them is yours, dear olga
if you'd like it













i wish you a good weekend!
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