Sculpture and shopping
We’ve had a busy couple of days. Cameron is back in Blighty so I’ve been chief parent. Wednesday was formal uniform (for Remembrance Day) – might not sound busy but…
Category: exploring
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it
Life here is insane. Somehow I thought that moving closer to the school would free up loads of time (all that toing and froing across the big bridge in Shanghai…
Old things
On Friday, the adrenaline or whatever it is that has propelled me through the first month just disappeared. I sat on the sofa for about 3 hours then decided that,…
Parklife
It’s been a weekend of parks. Idly flipping through the guidebook yesterday morning, Cameron having taken Jenny for her swimming lesson, I mustered the big girls to action and we…
Normal life (?)
The past week or so has really flown. The girls seem settled in school and they have all made friends, although we are all ready to ditch the 40-minute commute next…
Stamps and coffee
Maggie had a better day yesterday: she spoke to some people who were nice (of course!), got her laptop working, was set up with catch-up Mandarin sessions so she won’t…
Test for facebook
Does this work? What if I add a photo? What about now, is the link better or worse?
Sightseeing – first weekend
Still all feeling a bit like we’d been hit by a sledgehammer, and slightly concerned that none of the ATMs are allowing us to withdraw cash*, we went out early…