Tiss has started drawing cartoons - dunno if its an influence of the "Animation" interest group he's joined at school, or his appreciation for the "Boomerang" channel. Whatever it is, I love this pic, because of the sense of space it gives, with the tiny cars down below and the big high rise building in the foregrou...

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If you've written me a chatty email in the last year or so, or had a "let's catch up" kind of conversation, you've probably asked me: "So, how's your house renovations going?". Well, sorry I haven't been too vocal about it all. The reason I haven't had much to say on the matter is because it's a difficult issue. Almost every time I've thought about the house in the last year , I've had a minor panic attack - and as we all know, the best way to deal with panic is to squash it down and deny it. Right?So...

Both boys started their new schools today. Matiss started first class whilst Mikus started at his new kindergarten. Both boys were equal parts nervous and excited. The first day of school is a very big thing here and Matiss looked the part - smart looking outfit with a bunch of flowers for the teacher (unfortunately no suit and bowtie as they are getting dry-cleaned, perhaps next year!). Matiss' first day was basically a get to know your school day - they had a full school assembly with speeches,...