Each time I upload pictures to the computer I can see a hat, scarf, fluffy hood. How many miles are we from North Pole? It's usually harmless to stay bundled up until end of February but settling with the thought beyond that point is less than thrilling. And those colours confuse us terribly because really aren't we in season already? How soothing is that? Then March came along and been keeping things interesting in a good old fashioned way varying the features. We can handle most of them, just take a look at the gif at the bottom - favourite image of ever, right? Have a mild in temperature day! x
These days it's all about mental stimulation - from story telling to rhyming, taking alphabet by storm, focusing on numbers and their purpose and generally investigating paths Nadia's imagination is shifting through. Hands stay not less occupied, literally every week new ideas turn to projects that turn to real objects that turn to garbage... eventually. No, not really. Most of them are stored away in boxes for trips down the memory lane in near future. Weekends or not we pack lightly and go out on child-friendly adventures. I don't stress over the small stuff - if it rains, it will stop even if there's never good news in soaking through so sometimes we stay dry for three hours and sometimes it rained every twelve minutes. Keep calm, you will feel normal again.
Also the kind of piece of clothing Nadia is more than sure about and talks about it in the most delightful way is... a bra. I mean, four and a half year old will easily remind her mama when the right time comes. And if she decided to need one, certain purchase was in order. If you own more than you can wear, you reach for the basics. It’s not even the right size! But it works and it kind of stays on forever and life’s pretty awesome again.
Hi. This is your enormous and intimate play pit. I hope you understand the possibilities it creates and region it covers. The remoteness is everywhere alike, it will steer you through nothing but ribbons of dog litter and goldmine of undeveloped plants. There are treasures to be found when you're done being crazily busy elsewhere.
Love. xo New park (otherwise known as Alum Chine).
I'm embarrassed to confess we needed a few fallen trees and a couple of floods to start rediscovering the area. And with a bad weather comes a lot of attention grabbers - free obstacle course with trunks of trees and rotten leaves. Also freshly stocked with muddy ground, bed of moss on every stony feature and all kinds of nooks you're guided to with steps. The balance of pre- and post-big storm days is perfection. Not exactly what we expected to see but then again I have no idea what we were expecting entering this abandoned park. Since it's more of a winter edition we'll be spending the last dreary days with odd assortment of shapes and stages of development. We will play, we'll learn, examine as well.
Can we talk about holiday plans for a moment? Because it's already time to start making big deal of bathing suits, beach cover ups and thong sandals as that oatmeal jacket of mine has expressed a wish to check if all the summer gear is alive and well in my closet and how can I not let it to? We are well and truly involved in organizing this year of significant flights and as far as my diary is concerned we're talking three countries just in the first half of a year. Added bonus: no overseas vaccine required.
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| ^^ Isn't this girl of mine getting more and more beautiful with every season? ^^ |
I'm not expert in leather department but those boots are definitely not made for walking in the mud, rain and whatever else that goes wrong on the pavement level. But we'll soon be replacing our shoes and cars with rain boots and boats to get around so when spotted one unusually sunny day in all that crazy weather arrangement, with overly optimistic attitudes we whizzed outside. So what that it was 4 pm and cold would be understatement? Cause you oughta go out, live a little dangerously even if it means only for an afternoon.
Not convinced spring is on her way we used our time outdoors wisely and tried each playground feature respectively. I think the spinning seat might be our favourite as it does amazing things in person. Think of all the ways it could be used on a really nice day and more appropriate hour too. Then we got really excited to greet ducks and geese taking over our camera for a while. They love any kind of attention and Nadia was ready to give some.
I don't want to scare you guys but UK will be underwater any minute. Commuting gets dangerous and challenging, seaside is no longer our friend and whoever thinks of stepping out the door should at least have a valid will in place. The scenery is all about fallen trees, floods and chaos almost everywhere you choose to go and the sun still doesn't get it. If I tell you it's been happening since late November you'll never fill any visa applications for this side of the globe. Almost everyone I know has been affected by the recent craziness of nature whether having a tree fallen on their car or just an umbrella in unfixable state (anyone making notes what I need for like next birthday or so?). All the very busy people going about their own lives have to change plans, rearrange, get dry and so on. It's funny how I keep believing that it will clear up tomorrow or the day after. Nope, 100 mph wind and rain have their own plans meeting at the same time, same place...
Have a great day, dears! x
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| Look at my nose and cheeks, was it really that cold? Jacket: House of Fraser, Scarf: Asos, Blouse: Zara, Trousers: H&M, Boots: Bershka |
Choosing a space we'll give our undenying attention is an easy process around here. A whiz to a place that falls in our category of heaven buzzing with tourists and noise of all kinds in the summer but not putting us off with the quietness of streets and shops closing at silly hour for the reminder of the year it is. It never shouts 'Hey, look at me!' but quietly does what it suppose to do to our eyes zooming across the water. I say this many times and will show you places that
tell the story of our family so well becoming something very much our own no matter how often or rarely they are visited. We could have stayed forever pottering around our friends' house cuddling warm fur of their cats and dogs. We lost time in my all time favourite curiosity shop nabbing a few trinkets in Easter hues, snacked on discounted doughnuts that their texture has already evolved into something unrecognizable. It got really cold into the evening, our fingers almost stopped pressing the shutter button but we just couldn't leave. The colours, the abandonment of a space, intriguing calmness of the sea will always manipulate my mind in the best possible way. And yes, you guessed it, it would be a big deal to move to the sleepy town again but it already resonates with our hearts so we will let the dialogue continue.

The exciting news that explain the portion of the classic shots a nature lover needs in order to remain sane indicates another milestone in our personal journey. We celebrated 11 years together the way it fits our vibe and choosing open space seemed like an excellent idea but the reality of it on a freezing cold afternoon sucked. But that is the fun part, right? So off we went to pick up Nadia from kindergarten and shower her with variety of kisses. It's the most fabulous part in my daily schedule and will never get enough of it. x
| Beanie: New Look, Infinity Scarf: Primark, Dress: Asos, Leather Boots: Bershka, Jacket: House of Fraser, Shopper: H&M |
If you said we were abnormally rich and had the whole playground booked for our most fanciful frolicking, we wouldn't be more in agreement. It seemed like only skeletons of trees heard our small talk and up to this point we haven't been able to keep up with the demand of all the abandoned play areas in our neighbourhood. There was not a jumping, pink or Spiderman wearing soul in sight and the whole experience could be as quick or take as long as we'd like even if it was likely the weather conditions would not stay ideal. So what kind of games we aimed for? We didn't avoid muddy grounds and sheets of fallen leaves because when company isn't available you actually try and make up for it in complicated tasks, moves and climbs. It's more than entertaining, it's gasps and bursts of laughter at every corner because when mama is chasing you you'd better run or hide or alter your approach to what she's capable of. Who said mummy-daughter playdates have to happen in overheated indoors?
It's been weeks now of Damian's insanely delicious cucumber soup eaten with chunks of bread and various sausages. Steaming hot is the best answer for wind-pulling-hats-off weather. Remind me to show you next time how we work on our body tissues over here. Days are still perfectly uncoordinated because of extensive gift wrapping, Christmas cards writing out and addressing, preparing short notes to go with them otherwise it'd look like Sunday-morning-type of season already. And those sort of things are last minute necessities alongside learning colours, counting, colouring inside lines.
Yes, yes! we're almost ready for my mum to fly over from Poland - last tips how to pack for English weather and which old and loved for a long time Christmas decorations to be brought with her repeated at least countless of times so my job here is done. Last entries in my new day to a page diary successfully interlined therefore New Year doesn't terrifies me anymore (those fully filled in days only) so from now on it will only be time of comfort and fun. And dealing with toddler's requests of all kinds. Like peeling her tangerine because she accidentally bit the skin around her little finger.

It's been weeks now of Damian's insanely delicious cucumber soup eaten with chunks of bread and various sausages. Steaming hot is the best answer for wind-pulling-hats-off weather. Remind me to show you next time how we work on our body tissues over here. Days are still perfectly uncoordinated because of extensive gift wrapping, Christmas cards writing out and addressing, preparing short notes to go with them otherwise it'd look like Sunday-morning-type of season already. And those sort of things are last minute necessities alongside learning colours, counting, colouring inside lines.
Yes, yes! we're almost ready for my mum to fly over from Poland - last tips how to pack for English weather and which old and loved for a long time Christmas decorations to be brought with her repeated at least countless of times so my job here is done. Last entries in my new day to a page diary successfully interlined therefore New Year doesn't terrifies me anymore (those fully filled in days only) so from now on it will only be time of comfort and fun. And dealing with toddler's requests of all kinds. Like peeling her tangerine because she accidentally bit the skin around her little finger.


| ^^ I don't argue with toddler wanting to snack right there right that very minute. It may change, don't risk it. ^^ |
As you can probably guess by the look on her face, Nadia was enjoying rides up and down the hill before it got too cold to stay safely outdoors. Even layered thick with cotton and wool we were so unaware we're actually not winter people. Within minutes we ran up the steep path in one rolling motion, Nadia laughed as I groaned how much there was to push and then I was standing, whining, wishing I'd worn warmer tights, railing at the cold making my fingers clumsy. Once home she promptly fell asleep on the sofa while I was trying to reclaim the movement of my fingers on the keyboard. I kept looking over my shoulder at the breathing blanket with a socked foot sticking out and disturbing my writing but I could keep doing so even realizing I haven't written much. We'll go out again tomorrow passing most of the alleyways before we stop to eat sweet buns and flash sympathetic smile at a squirrel holding totally intact nut then cracking it open before our eyes. We'll go as far as we can bear this cold ;)
How do you keep warm these unthinkably chilly days? x

| ^^ Quick snack before the cold demands its territory ^^ |








