Slideshow of photos taken between October and December.   Sledding videos      It’s 11 am on Christmas Eve and the girls have been playing for hours, quietly, in the other room. Dad is in the basement wrapping presents and getting the tree ready. Th… more »

No sooner did I send out the last update that I felt compelled to start on the next chapter. We had our first swim lesson and with it another host of emotions… This time it was not pride but a sense of being incredibly moved at watching another step in… more »

Beti is going to Kindergarten!!! I never thought I would say this but I’m proud of her. I mean, I’ve always thought it was kind of weird when parents were so proud of their kids, as if theirs were the only bright, smart, funny, entertaining or witty kid… more »

I knew it would be harder to write as time went on – life takes over and the poetry of it is often left in the dust. Being a new mum is no different in that regard – here, too, there is a certain grind. More so as the level of tiredness keeps mounting –… more »

A concert tour to Germany, what a glorious plan – hatched next door 3 years ago, in England after a successful experience touring. But a country with such a rich history of music, and so many personal connections for me – it could only be a huge success… more »