August 2004

Mame Wanko!

Mame Wanko!

I could tell you the latest update from the real estate agent and how we suspect they might be trying to play us, but instead I will show you what I made last night:...

Too bad

Too bad

Sadly, it seems we have missed out on the house. The real estate agent called this morning to say that the owners wanted to wait and see if they could get a better offer...

Wiggle out of it

Wiggle out of it

We are still negotiating to buy the house. Unfortunately it seems a frivolous exercise because what we can pay is awfully low as compared to what they originally asked. So perhaps this one will...

Where my head has been

Where my head has been

My days are filled with phone calls to banks and lawyers and surveyors and real estate agents. Trying to buy a house gets more complicated with every turn. It seems to be hassle after...

Site news

Site news

The sleep thing is getting a bit better. Amelia only wakes a couple of times a night now and usually one of these is in the early evening before the rest of us go...

Dreaming and waking

Dreaming and waking

Amelia woke six times again the night before last, but we have a new plan. More exercise, more fresh air, no TV in the afternoons, no soy sauce ever (nights are much worse after...

You are getting sleepy

You are getting sleepy

At 4am this morning I got back into bed after tucking Amelia in for the forth time and thought 4 at 4am. By 5am it was up to 6. This has been going on...

There is this little house

There is this little house

This weekend was all rain and mud and puddles that tiny pink boots needed to stomp through. Excitingly enough we may have found a house to place an offer on. On Saturday morning we...

Crafter Disaster

Crafter Disaster

There are some days when we just shouldn’t craft. I am having one of those days today and here you can see the results. I started making a prototype for my cat doll based...

Cute

Cute

All this talk about eyes and cuteness has got me thinking about the attraction of cuteness – or “kawaii” as it is called in Japan where it has become such a huge phenomenon. I...