Easter in Sidcup

David's Grandpa, Briant Clark, used to have a bakery. He passed his skills on to his daughter, Dorothy, who is quite a prolific cake-maker. Solomon now enjoys making cakes with his Grandma, declaring that he really is quite good at it. He felt proud of this cake they made together and even set out the plates to share it out on Easter Sunday.

homeviews

It occurred to me that few of you have seen our car, which we bought in September. Here he (definitely a boy car) is, parked in front of our house. After nearly 10 years of marriage without having bought one, part of me resisted giving in on this. However, now that we have two kids I can no longer commute by bike-- and now that the boys aren't babies any more, it's useful to be able to take them to activities that are further afield than we can walk or get to by public transport in a reasonable amount of time.



And here's another random thing: "Our" heron! We reckon he's a boy, too. We see him catch a fish every now and then, but mostly he just stands still on a perch somewhere. When we spot him, we say hello (quietly, as he's rather grumpy and flies off when we speak above a whisper) as we walk through Brookmill Park, where he appears to reside. There's a duck pond there, but the heron can often also be spotted in the nearby stream along which we walk between Lewisham and Deptford. In this picture, Mr. Heron is standing in a huge, ancient, fallen tree which crashed into the pond earlier this year.



I've just found some other photos of Brookmill Park on another blog here! Have a look: http://deptforddame.blogspot.com/2007/05/park-and-half.html

school outings

My first experience in the role of chaperone on a school trip was to the Science Museum. Above are Solomon and Imani, who were paired for the day. We had a lot of fun. The pictures below are of a flooring sculpture (layers of carpet, linoleum, etc) of which I am fond.

More recently, I've accompanied Sol's class to the Horton Kirby Environmental Centre, which made for another enjoyable outing. Next, the nursery (pre-school) class are going to watch a kids' play at the Greenwich Theatre, which I'd be interested to see. Here's hoping the teachers will continue to let me join them on these adventures! The chance to see how the children interact, to watch how they respond to new and different things, and to be exposed myself to more places and experiences, is both a pleasure and a privilege.