A London Fledgling

Sunday, May 28, 2017

Teddy goes behind the camera

Teddy had his first experience with photography a few days ago, I want to share the images with you all. Tell me what you think in the comments below. The focus on the body and how it related to a verdant but utilitarian landscape is quite avant-garde.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

Happy Third Birthday Teddy!

We had Teddy's 3rd birthday party last weekend.

It was a fun day with family & friends, waffles, and cake!

Teddy enjoyed the day, and appreciated all the gifts he recieved so much he woke up at 4:30 the next 2 mornings to play with them!

Here are a few pics from the day

3 birthday candles, making a wish!


all blown out

having waffles with cousin Bailey

It's great to be able to get together for birthdays, since so many of our friends live near and far, it gives us a chance to catch up.

Easter Egg Hunt!

Teddy had a chance for his first Easter Egg Hunt, and he loved running around the park looking for colorful eggs, then when he found out they were made of chocolate it was even more fun!

Monday, February 20, 2017

1 day without us

Rose and Ted participated in 1 day without us, by attending an event at our local MPs office....

1 Day Without Us is a National Day of Action on 20th Feb 2017 to celebrate the contribution of migrants to the UK, to coincide with UN World Day of Social Justice.

Rose's tweet was retweeted

Thursday, January 26, 2017

I like to move it move it

Teddy has begun taking his first dance class at Rambert dance studio. It is still a toddler-friendly dance environment, with parents participating as well as children ages 2-3. Teddy has loved the classes and it has been fun to see his sense of movement develop.

Dance is a skill Teddy has possibly inherited from his grandmothers, Nancy Daly and Wendy Cull.

Nancy (Nonnie) remembers taking dance classes from around 5-years-old until 11. " In the picture with the yellow ensemble, I look around age 6, the photo was probably taken in 1949. In the photos with the blue and gold outfits I look like I was probably 8-10 years old, so these would have been taken in 1951-52."

Wendy (Nana) attended Goldsmith's College in London to study Dance and Movement. She remembers using the Laban Movement Analysis technique, to undertake a special study of the Art of Movement of Iyengar Yoga in 1971.

"Nana doing the Lion pose may well amuse Teddy!"

We hope that dance and movement will be something Teddy enjoys for his entire life. Rose has been a yoga practitioner for around 15 years and she has combined her practice with competitive rowing, Irish and African Dance and Pilates.

Dan feels he could have been a great dancer, if society had only allowed him the chance. He is determined to let Teddy know that 'you can dance if you want to'

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Young Gardeners

Teddy appears in this tweet from St Katharine's Precinct...

Our youngest gardener's helping plant seeds this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/Ycw8Of9ex0
— Katharine's Precinct (@SKprecinct) September 24, 2016

Monday, September 12, 2016

Engineering

We recently bought some Brio, Rose has been showing Teddy how to engineer some complex and elaborate train tracks, here's a small sample...

Notting Hill Carnival

We set out early to see Nottinghill Carnival, too early it seems, as we only got to see the set-up... when Time Out says family day starts early, they mean early for reporters, not early for people with kids... an important time difference noted for future reference.