Net Curtains

"My, My. That opaque glass is not opaque." I thought yesterday as I was drawing the curtains.
The neighbours' son is home from Uni. He has a rather toned and muscled body, not displeasing to the eye. Since the neighbours took the curtains down in their bathroom I saw a lot more of their son's body than either he or I ever expected. I am a married woman, so of course averted my eyes.

Today alas I had a rather less pleasing view. The mother from across the road was getting ready. Lets just say that she has less muscle tone than her son (think German sauna and you'll understand what I mean).

Now my dilemma is:

1. Do I tell them and risk embarrassment for them and myself?
2. Not tell them and face the possibility of seeing the pater familias in the nude (one business lunch too many)?
   
3. Wait till term at Uni starts again and then try to drop it casually into conversation that their bathroom window is see through?
4. Get net curtains?
   

Nuts

I am glad to note that "Allergen information: this product contains nuts"

Bemused

Whenever we go to see Opa and Oma Nederland the girls are given far too many presents, clothes and spoiled rotten. But as we only go twice a year I guess they will just have to endure this :-)

Oma bought then some clothes at V&D. This is the wash label. Wash inside out with the same colours.


This is the t-shirt. Which same colours. Would that be the green, pink or the stripes on the back?


Any suggestions?

Fear

"When I am old I am going to have a dog"
"Is this wise? You are afraid of dogs."
"Not when I am a Mummy. Mummies aren't afraid of anything."

If only it were true. I am still afraid of the dark - retrieving things from the garden in the dark is only done with a good torch. I am still afraid of thunderstorms (I do think they are spectacular but scary). Ghost stories give me the chills and I certainly think birds are fearsome. Yes, birds. I have a fear of their flappy wings. Just thinking about it makes me shudder.

I think mummies or in any case this mummy have plenty of things they are afraid of. But you must not let them know that. I think that is the big difference. If I ran to hide under the bed every time there was a storm where would we be?

I still don't like birds though.

Sunflowers

This what my sunflowers turned out to look like. Not too shabby considering the snail problems they've had.
They botanically minded among you may spot the sweetcorn. We had our first four cobs last night. I fear they may be the last as the weather here is useless. Wet and cold, I had to check the date to make sure it wasn't autumn.

Off

We are off to Holland for a few days. This was not planned. My in-laws were supposed to come over to the UK but my father-in-law has become ill. He is getting better but a trip to the UK would be a long old haul for him. I am not sure that two active under fives will be helpful for anyone's recovery but it is worth a go.

Hippos

"Mummy? How long do you think it took them to train the hippos to swim synchronsisated?"