Monday was Alla's first day back to work and therefore my first day at home with the kids by myself. The day hadn't quite gone to plan and had been a long one so when I got home after a trip to the shops in the afternoon, I was greeted by a couple of packages of the two single serve coffee machines … [Read more...]
Bean having a bit of a dilemma…
One of the most frustrating things about moving to Toronto from the UK was having to sell and replace the majority of our electrical items due to the voltage difference between the two countries. Luckily some of our equipment is dual voltage so would work in both countries so we could ship … [Read more...]
Dad Day 1…
So the day has come. Alla is back off to work and I am home alone with the kids. I decided to keep a diary of the first day...04.30 - We have just been woken up by my daughter screaming. I have rushed into her room to find her laying on the floor as she has fallen out of bed. I manage to settle her … [Read more...]
London Calling…
I don't know where the last week or two has gone. It's moving time right now - the house has been packed up and shipped, Alla and the kids left for Toronto a few days ago and I am finalising everything with my work here in the UK, whilst staying in the spare room at my parents house (not … [Read more...]
Long Distance Love
After sending off the first email, much to my delight, we started a regular correspondence of emails, letters and phone calls with me even sacrificing watching new episodes of Top Gear on a Sunday night so we could have lengthy chats. It was strange - we were learning more and more about each … [Read more...]
How it all began.
I'm not sure what initially started my interest in Canada. I'd like to think there was a seed planted when I was a small child on one of our school visits to the Commonwealth Institute in London although I can't remember anything specific standing out as it was pretty much stuffed beavers, moose and … [Read more...]