Slings and Bagdad

In two weeks time we move to Cambridge. Prior to that i still have an essay to finish. Its not going well and wants to make cry as so much does. However in other and far better news:

Grace is doing wonderfully she is now a startling eights months, which shows how badly i am doing on my blogging of late! She is an absolute delight. Those in the know will be impressed to hear - or pleased - that she is still a slung baby. She has never been in a pushchair! This has all led my mother to get a bit excited. From not being sure about slings to sold on them, completely. Of course she has to go the whole ten yards, so she has now redesigned slings for us (well for the wife, i put them on and wear Grace but dont pretend to know the difference between different types). This has naturally led to her selling them, and setting up a website (well the long suffering wife setting up a web site for her). Its all rather sweet really, and they seem very busy with it all which is just as well as i am buried under books - however being asked whether i like one type of material or another, and what i think of a particular design of nappy wrap, or if i think a 'play silk' is the right shade of whatever colour its meant to be is driving me slightly nuts. For those who dont know this is the same as a normal piece of silk apart from that its refereed to with the word play in front of it for some unexplainable reason). Further the adoption of the name 'nanny cool' is, in my humble opinion all a bit absurd. However I try to make encouraging noises...really i try...

In other news.. I had a meeting with one of the most remarkable men i have ever met yesterday. Canon Andrew White, the Vicar of Bagdad. Astounding work he is doing, and it seems there might be a chance to go out and spend a couple of weeks with him in Bagdad. The costs would be huge, and I have mixed feelings about whether its justified to try and raise the money for it. He belives it will be an encouragement to them to have someone come out, and i can do some publicity shoots when there, but its so much money, that bottom line, i will have to fund raise for.

What else would you like to know? Yes i will sort out some pics .. soon..honest.

First Word

Baby Grace is clearly destined to be a biblical scholar..her first word is Hebrew - Abba..I feel very proud indeed!

As requested..