Dispatches from Skye

Esmae

gilmic — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:49:40 +0000

Esmae Lovisa born the 10th of October @ 11.02am weighing 6lb 1/2 oz and 46cm long.

Monster Bubble

gilmic — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:39:02 +0000

An equally enjoyable activity for mammas and small people

Joining the modern world!

gilmic — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:26:47 +0000

Well its seems as if my new phone can do just about anything so MAYBE I’ll get better at updating here! For your amusement pic of lachlan being lachlan

A bit of knightly advice.

gilmic — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:32:27 +0000

Even if you are a wall sticker knight make sure you are as ‘supped’ up as possible. The more armour the better.

Keep a weapons cache near the door in case of a quick escape.

No matter what you are be armed. (This pan is complete with a mini bow and arrows…)

Put the scariest looking guys on look-out. Because you never know….

Look! Curtains hanging.

gilmic — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:26:47 +0000

Granted this isn’t the best photo but here they are, my first attempt at curtains. The tops are cut off intentionally as they are still a bit wonky awaiting the arrival of some more curtain hooks. The lovely print makes up for more than a bit of haste and impatience on my behalf. And when pulled closed they really glow in the morning sun.

A visitor and more.

gilmic — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:59:51 +0000

Here we are at the end of a lovely weekend. Lou was here visiting and although altogether it was a lazy few days we did go manage to show her a couple of sites. Rubha Phoil is just down the road and although we didn’t spot any seals from the forest walk viewpoints it was a nice wander over the sheep wool paths (bouncy and non-squelchy!). Lachlan enjoyed playing in the old fishing boat next to the ‘play park’ – a big tree hung with nets and ropes – and of course we visited the fairies. Yesterday, we drove over to Elgol stopping off in Torrin for lunch at the Blue Shed Cafe. Its a lovely wee place with a rather grand view of the Cullins and I’m very glad one of the owners comes to my sewing class or else I would never have discovered it. Their delicious and fairtrade baking and soup set us up for a decidedly chilly walk on the beach.

And of course visitors means eating or certainly does in this house! Aubergine pilaf, polenta lasagna and pizza were all on the dinner menu and Henrik served up waffles for breakfast. Banana maple cookies were consumed and although we didn’t have room for the brownies Lou set off down the road with a couple wrapped up and we managed to fit them in today too

Below you can see the progress on my latest sewing project. Each curtain has one hem. Its seems I have a lot of work to do and finish over my remaining three sewing classes! Also, a couple of those maple cookies still remaining…… The big picture shows our new frame finally filled and hung. It looks lovely and goes a bit towards my resolution to get some more pictures displayed in this house. The shield was a Lachlan and me make today (inspired by No Time for Flashcards). I did try to get a photo of him playing with it but they all turned out a blur. And finally, the mini photographer himself!

Happy Valentines Day!

gilmic — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:00:42 +0000

Yes, yes its commercial and gaudy. Or, it can be. Homemade is not and it’s always good to be given a little push to say ‘I love you’ because we never do say it enough*

Almost a year.

gilmic — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 11:46:52 +0000

So, it seems almost a year has gone by since that last post. That’s a fair amount of silence.

I can be forgiven as we didn’t even have internet for a long, long, long time. And even after it was finally installed I guess I was out of the blogging habit and busy with moving (and once again losing our connection for a while) and the festivities and such.

However, now we have internet again and the boxes are unpacked (almost) and I’ve reignited my relationship with google reader I thought why not get this space back up too? I’ve enjoyed re-reading all those previous posts. And even if this blog is *only* about what we did and ate when, that’s kind of what we are all about. A record of us for us but if you enjoy reading too that’s great.

So an update. A quick one.

Still on Skye. Now living in Ardvasar, which is my home town. I work here which is a bit of a departure from my previous line of employment but works brilliantly for now. Henrik continues working for his old company. Lachlan is at nursery and is mainly to be found up to mischief and completely deaf to all parental requests. It’s a stage, right? Will that do? Any questions?

We have landed!

gilmic — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:50:51 +0000

DSCF4957, originally uploaded by gilmic.

Ok so perhaps we have been here for a while but our internet provider is taking its sweet time in getting us connected and it is not polite to spend all visits to your parents on the internet.

This picture, taken in snowier times, shows our house on the right. Thankfully it does not allow a glimpse inside where the interior still verges on the chaotic. We have managed a spot of painting and carpet fitting and its getting there….

We are enjoying the great outdoors and have been blessed by some great weather and a garden which includes a gruffalo cave and a huge chopped down tree which is standing in as a climbing frame.

I’m enrolled on a sewing class and have many grand plans of the dressmaking kind – we shall see. I’m also nearly employed in a couple of places; details to follow. Lachlan is making a name for himself on the playgroup circuit and still dodges jacket wearing. And Henrik has joined the badminton club, is threatening to do a marathon (oh, and sea swimming!) and is finding out all about the required drinking one has to partake in in a little community like ours

Plenty more to come and pictures too, I promise!

Kajsa

gilmic — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:06:37 +0000

Kajsa, our beautiful girl, was stillborn on the 20th August 2009 at Stirling Royal Infirmary weighing 6lb 7oz and measuring 52cm. We have since learned that placental insufficiency was the cause. We are thankful to have answers but will always wish that we had no need for them.

I have swithered for a long time about if I should post anything here at all. But I feel its wrong not to give her a birth announcement on this our family blog and I want to continue adding to this place as our family continues to live life, all be it without her.