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The First Day

If yesterday was as busy as hell, today didn’t provide much respite. The day started early with some mild crying. We slowly rose to greet the day and set about calling Sabina, our paediatrician, to make an appointment. She was … Continue reading

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And Then There Were Three

Just two days after the arrival of our Bugaboo Cameleon, its occupant decided that the time was right to put in an appearance. Franbert entered into the world at precisely 19:00 PDT on Thursday, 12th May, some 39 weeks and … Continue reading

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Bugaboo Cameleon

After two months underway from The Netherlands to California, our Bugaboo Cameleon finally turned up this afternoon. In spite of the weight of the package and the length of time spent in transit, it arrived in great condition. After inspecting … Continue reading

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Capturing the years

I had hoped to have purchased my first video camera in time for Franbert’s birth, but when I’d finally decided on the make and model I wanted, it was a camera that wouldn’t go on sale until after the birth: … Continue reading

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Site fully rehoused

Last night, I moved e-mail service to the new hosted server. That was more or less painless. The only grief I caused myself was in upgrading Postfix as part of the process, which rendered my version of one of the … Continue reading

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