Aylesbury, England - Page 22

Sundae · 09-03-2011, 03:26 PM

The doughnut on a string game.
Tiger was taking tiny nibbles, as he does when eating anything. But we were all so pleased that he was trying it at all.

AND he ate most of his hot-dog. Tennant only had the sausage, and he doesn't have any eating issues. Although he ate more of the doughnut

Sundae · 09-03-2011, 03:27 PM

Bouncy castle!

Sundae · 09-03-2011, 03:33 PM

The park has a small playground. It's better than it looks just walking past - lots of swingy and shakey things.
No slide though. I used to adore slides - the higher the better and the best were bumpy ones. Being small and skinny I would actually get airtime going over the bumps.

Still, I would have wrecked this place (figuratively speaking) if it had been around in my time.

By this time we had met up with AL and her dad and brother. Mum is Brazilian, but she was working. I actually thought she was step-Mum when I saw her at the school fete, because she is really quite dark-skinned and AL is blonde. I've looked more closely since and can see the resemblance - she has dark brown eyes and makes me look 100% Irish when it comes to a tan.

Here she is surfing on a tilting board (she's surfed for real on extended holidays to Brazil) and proving her pirate chops while Tiger and Kitty look on. Seconds later, Tiger was climbing the rigging too, of course. That "seat" is about 6 feet off the ground - Tiger is already stood on a climbing frame there.

Sundae · 09-03-2011, 03:42 PM

Last one of Tennant.
Apparently he is Christmas-mad.
He got a dog from the balloon modeller, and promptly decided it was a reindeer called Check (shrug). Sadly, Check was blown away and caught too often, and checked in his lucky reindeer chips. One of his legs popped.

I offered to queue up again, which we did, and this time got a burgundy coloured one that had the balloon nozzle on his schnozzle. What else could he call him but Rudolph?

I staged an intervention and took Rudolph into custody after a little while in the playground, fearing he might meet Check's fate. Tennant found a piece of foil ribbon and fashioned him a lead. All the way home I either held Rudolph or I held the end of the lead.

All the children behaved beautifully - although like children of course, not complete models of deportment! I had such a wonderful afternoon. And it was cool to be able to do things like tickle them and turn them upside down and all that, which isn't appropriate at school.

Oh, and it does feel a little odd letting you see them and still giving them code names. But code names can't be Googled. Unless you know them. And by then it's too late.

Big Sarge · 09-03-2011, 03:54 PM

Sundae these are wonderful. I really love the pics of your kids!! Really a great post

Sundae · 09-03-2011, 04:03 PM

I know some pretty great kids.

DanaC · 09-03-2011, 04:14 PM

How totally awesome.

ZenGum · 09-03-2011, 07:54 PM

Awwww.

Just going back a bit ... 70 quid of weed per week? Jebus. Or is weed really expensive over there?

monster · 09-03-2011, 08:54 PM

Everything is expensive there. Except tea and bread and butter. And riots. It's like a fire sale on riots.

Undertoad · 09-03-2011, 09:00 PM

It's great to see the kids of your days Sundae.

Clodfobble · 09-04-2011, 03:07 PM

They are adorable, Sundae! I can see why you love your job.

As a side note, how is Tennant's mom doing?

Sundae · 09-05-2011, 11:21 AM

No bad news back at least.
I know she has a number of follow up appointments, but I assume they have all gone as hoped so far.

She's taking Tennant over to Lapland in December!
They weren't able to get away over the summer, so that's his special holiday.
He's never said anything about this Christmas-fixation at school, it might be a recent thing. I imagine it's because he's had such an unsettling year and Christmas last year was bright and happy and Mum didn't have cancer and Grandad was still alive and they weren't moving house.

Still, it made me laugh. Tiger is chatting away and he says he is going to be a builder just like Daddy. I'd heard that before. And J is going to be a fireman like his Daddy - which I already know - everyone in the school knows too!
"I'm going to be a builder and J is going to be a fireman and Tennant is going to be Father Christmas." Said in a very matter of fact tone.

Sundae · 09-28-2011, 09:57 AM

Walking to school, Aylesbury to Bierton.
I took these knowing they would contrast.
We woke up to mist on Tuesday, but the weather reports said it would clear by mid-morning to give us a brief Indian summer.

So I knew it would be fine today. And so it was.
Roll on foggy November and crisp December I say.
And snow.
Snow, snow, snow-snow-snow.

Back to September.

Looking up Aylesbury Road.
Technically in Bierton (as Bierton Road is in Aylesbury). It makes sense, roads are named for their destination.
Tried to take them in the same place. Forgot that I had the camera vertical!

Tuesday morning.
Wednesday morning.

glatt · 09-28-2011, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I took these knowing they would contrast.

I like them both. I'm always amazed at how narrow the roads are there.

Sundae · 09-28-2011, 10:18 AM

A view acroos the fields on my way to work.
Tuesday then Wednesday.

09-03-2011, 03:26 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The doughnut on a string game. Tiger was taking tiny nibbles, as he does when eating anything. But we were all so pleased that he was trying it at all. AND he ate most of his hot-dog. Tennant only had the sausage, and he doesn't have any eating issues. Although he ate more of the doughnut Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-03-2011, 03:27 PM	#2
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Bouncy castle! Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-03-2011, 03:33 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The park has a small playground. It's better than it looks just walking past - lots of swingy and shakey things. No slide though. I used to adore slides - the higher the better and the best were bumpy ones. Being small and skinny I would actually get airtime going over the bumps. Still, I would have wrecked this place (figuratively speaking) if it had been around in my time. By this time we had met up with AL and her dad and brother. Mum is Brazilian, but she was working. I actually thought she was step-Mum when I saw her at the school fete, because she is really quite dark-skinned and AL is blonde. I've looked more closely since and can see the resemblance - she has dark brown eyes and makes me look 100% Irish when it comes to a tan. Here she is surfing on a tilting board (she's surfed for real on extended holidays to Brazil) and proving her pirate chops while Tiger and Kitty look on. Seconds later, Tiger was climbing the rigging too, of course. That "seat" is about 6 feet off the ground - Tiger is already stood on a climbing frame there. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 09-03-2011 at 03:54 PM.

09-03-2011, 03:42 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Last one of Tennant. Apparently he is Christmas-mad. He got a dog from the balloon modeller, and promptly decided it was a reindeer called Check (shrug). Sadly, Check was blown away and caught too often, and checked in his lucky reindeer chips. One of his legs popped. I offered to queue up again, which we did, and this time got a burgundy coloured one that had the balloon nozzle on his schnozzle. What else could he call him but Rudolph? I staged an intervention and took Rudolph into custody after a little while in the playground, fearing he might meet Check's fate. Tennant found a piece of foil ribbon and fashioned him a lead. All the way home I either held Rudolph or I held the end of the lead. All the children behaved beautifully - although like children of course, not complete models of deportment! I had such a wonderful afternoon. And it was cool to be able to do things like tickle them and turn them upside down and all that, which isn't appropriate at school. Oh, and it does feel a little odd letting you see them and still giving them code names. But code names can't be Googled. Unless you know them. And by then it's too late. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 09-03-2011 at 03:50 PM.

09-03-2011, 03:54 PM	#5
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Sundae these are wonderful. I really love the pics of your kids!! Really a great post __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

09-03-2011, 04:03 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I know some pretty great kids. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-03-2011, 07:54 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Awwww. Just going back a bit ... 70 quid of weed per week? Jebus. Or is weed really expensive over there? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-03-2011, 08:54 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Everything is expensive there. Except tea and bread and butter. And riots. It's like a fire sale on riots. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-03-2011, 09:00 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's great to see the kids of your days Sundae.

09-04-2011, 03:07 PM	#11
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	They are adorable, Sundae! I can see why you love your job. As a side note, how is Tennant's mom doing? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

09-05-2011, 11:21 AM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	No bad news back at least. I know she has a number of follow up appointments, but I assume they have all gone as hoped so far. She's taking Tennant over to Lapland in December! They weren't able to get away over the summer, so that's his special holiday. He's never said anything about this Christmas-fixation at school, it might be a recent thing. I imagine it's because he's had such an unsettling year and Christmas last year was bright and happy and Mum didn't have cancer and Grandad was still alive and they weren't moving house. Still, it made me laugh. Tiger is chatting away and he says he is going to be a builder just like Daddy. I'd heard that before. And J is going to be a fireman like his Daddy - which I already know - everyone in the school knows too! "I'm going to be a builder and J is going to be a fireman and Tennant is going to be Father Christmas." Said in a very matter of fact tone. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-28-2011, 09:57 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Walking to school, Aylesbury to Bierton. I took these knowing they would contrast. We woke up to mist on Tuesday, but the weather reports said it would clear by mid-morning to give us a brief Indian summer. So I knew it would be fine today. And so it was. Roll on foggy November and crisp December I say. And snow. Snow, snow, snow-snow-snow. Back to September. Looking up Aylesbury Road. Technically in Bierton (as Bierton Road is in Aylesbury). It makes sense, roads are named for their destination. Tried to take them in the same place. Forgot that I had the camera vertical! Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 09-28-2011 at 10:44 AM.

09-28-2011, 10:18 AM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	A view acroos the fields on my way to work. Tuesday then Wednesday. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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