Ok. It looks as though I may have this blog thing sorted at last! Another week is almost past    and we have had an interesting mix of weather! Yesterday while Sarah went out with Maisie, I shot into town to get some bits and bobs for Europe. It was a perfect day, blue skies, hardly a cloud and no wind! Has to be remarked upon! And there was me inside shops most of the day!

There is a learning curve to be negotiated regarding cloth nappies. I thought I knew a lot about them however..... there are infinitely more than I could have imagined and.. there is a group called Nappuccino where one can go to see all the varieties and get advice. Only in a densely populated country like this could that work.

So many groups for mothers and babies to socialise as well, great for the way of life here as one could go all week without passing anyone on the stairs, let alone a familiar face on the street. I have 64 stairs to get down to the ground floor so have become skilled at loading up with shoulder bag, nappy bag and baby on the hip so we can go out. The Phil and Ted stays downstairs at the ready.  Just a matter of remembering everything before I set off! And therein lies a problem... memory!