Visiting Ireland

March 21, 2012

Riu and Rebecca are visiting family in Ireland this week.

Here’s Riu with her cousin Ben. Que guapos.

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Tickling him under the chin…

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Which was just a prelude to stealing his chupeta…

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Then she pinches his cheek to show she’s only messing with him.

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Only two days until my girls are back in Barcelona.

Hands Up

March 21, 2012

Even in her sleep…

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…she has her hands up for Detroit. Represent.

Return to the Camino de Santiago

March 20, 2012

For Easter week we are going back to the Camino de Santiago. This time Piglet will be travelling by bicycle trailer.

The trailer is this one, generously loaned to us by Pim and Anya:

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This was our first training session - Gracia to Barceloneta to Badalona and home again.

She’s a happy traveller.

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This is what the whole setup looks like:

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Comedic Typographical Critique

March 19, 2012

Riu can’t speak yet, but this doesn’t preclude her from making sound judgments on toy-manufacturers’ unfortunate style choices.

She patiently builds her criticism, using the very objects that attempt to spoil her harmonious world.

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‘Wooden block manufacturer’ - her piercing stare seems to say - ‘why do you introduce discord into my perfect world?’

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The torch in the struggle against the universal proliferation of that heinous font is passed on through the generations.

Springtime

March 18, 2012

Springtime is coming.

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Little by little, we are moving to the terrace. Riu has most of her stuff out there already.