icecream and lollipops

self portrait

2009-05-18T00:37:00.001-07:00

Egyptian

2009-05-18T00:35:00.000-07:00

Mummies Favorite story ~ the Velveteen rabbit

2009-05-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

"What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?"

"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.

"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

"Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?"

"It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

See the story of the rabbit here as told by Meryl Streep ~ The Velveteen Rabbit

We went for a walk yesterday ...

2009-05-06T10:09:00.000-07:00

Little Jimmy Goose gets Lost

2009-04-24T07:46:00.001-07:00

One sunny Spring day~ Jemima Mother Goose went walking down by the river with little Jimmy goose.

Little Jimmy Goose was quite merry and he sang loudly at the top of his voice.
He was looking forward to a splash and a paddle in the gently flowing river.

Little Jimmy Goose had had five wriggly fat worms in his tummy for breakfast that day.
He toddled along beside Jemima Mother Goose.

But down by the river, the reeds were very tall.
Jemima Mother Goose was very tall too and she could see well beyond the reeds to the gently flowing river.

Jemima Mother Goose was looking forward to her early morning swim.

But Little Jimmy Goose was very little.
The reeds seemed like huge trees to him and he couldnt see above them at all.

In fact it was quite dark down at the bottom of the reeds where little Jimmy Goose was and little Jimmy quickly lost sight of Jemima Mother Goose...

The reeds got darker and darker. Little Jimmy Goose began to get scared. He couldn't see Jemima Mother Goose at all!

The reeds rustled and moved. Little Jimmy Goose was very, very, very scared.

Then he saw a terrible sight. The terrible sight of Mr Furry Fox!

Mr Furry Fox looked at him with his beady eyes. His sharp foxy teeth gleamed in the darkness of the reeds...

Jemima Mother Goose had warned Little Jimmy Goose that Mr Furry Fox often hid in the dark reeds looking for baby geese to eat.

Little Jimmy Goose shivered and shook in fear. "Oh where is my Mummy?" he thought.

But Little Jimmy's Mummy, Jemima Mother Goose, was very tall. Her head was high above the reeds where Little Jimmy Goose was lost. She had spotted Mr Furry Fox with his gleaming foxy teeth. And she was very worried about Little Jimmy Goose.

She quickly called "Little Jimmy, Little Jimmy ~ Mummy is here! Mummy is here!"

Little Jimmy heard Jemima Mother Goose's voice in the dark reeds. He toddled as quickly as he could towards her.

He saw her big yellow feet and looked up and there she was.

Jemima Mother Goose's head reached down to him through the dark reeds.

"There you are Little Jimmy !" she said. "I was sure that Furry Fox had eaten you."

Little Jimmy was so happy to see Jemima Mother Goose.

He didnt wander off ever again in the reeds. And so off they went together, to the gently flowing river for their morning swim.

Nobody has a right to make us a slave

2009-04-24T07:36:00.000-07:00

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Colin Loves Coco

2009-04-23T01:23:00.000-07:00

Mummy has just discovered a wonderful new webpage for us called the "wonky button" and a cute cat called Colin! The Artists' name is Leigh Hodgkinson and she takes Colin all around the world with her~ what a lucky cat he is! You can follow his travels on his blog ~ "Colin around the world"

We are all born free

2009-04-22T12:43:00.001-07:00

Tonight Jasmine is reading a beautifully illustrated book based on the United Nations Declaration for Human Rights called " We are all born Free"
The book features the work of acclaimed artists and illustrators John Burningham, Korky Paul, Polly Dunbar, Satoshi Kitamura, Jane Ray and Axel Scheffler amongst others.

Little House on The Prairie

2009-04-22T10:38:00.001-07:00

My favorite DVD is "Little House on The Prairie" ~ funnily it was also Mummy's favorite book when she was growing up.

For each birthday I get the next series. I like history alot and this is why I love this series so much.

See A little clip of it here ~ "Little House on the Prairie"

Children Of the World

2009-04-22T10:32:00.001-07:00

When Mummy was a baby ...

2009-04-22T10:30:00.000-07:00

Sunny Days

2009-04-22T10:28:00.000-07:00

Its me ~ by Jasmine

Little Miss cakes

2009-04-22T10:27:00.000-07:00

Easter

2009-04-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

How to catch a Star By Oliver Jeffers

2009-04-09T09:13:00.000-07:00

"Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much...
every night he watched from his bedroom window and wished he had one of his own. He dreamed of how this star would be his friend and how they would play together. One day, he decided he would try to catch a star of his very own..."

This is a magical story about reaching for your dreams by Oliver Jeffers. I suppose its even more special as he comes from our home town Belfast.

Going Shopping

2009-04-09T09:11:00.000-07:00

Easter Brownies

2009-04-09T07:43:00.001-07:00

We made these goey sticky brownies today ! They were YUM!

Happy Easter

2009-04-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

Alphabet

2009-04-06T13:00:00.001-07:00

James Earl Jones recites the alphabet

Life in the 1970's

2009-04-06T12:56:00.000-07:00

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Shrek

2009-02-18T12:26:00.000-08:00

SHREK

2009-02-02T09:56:00.001-08:00

Spotty Cat

2009-02-02T01:55:00.000-08:00

By Rosie

2009-02-02T01:47:00.000-08:00

The wonderful art of Shirley Hughes

Shirley Hughes

2009-01-31T11:56:00.001-08:00

Every night our Mummy reads us a bedtime story. Since we were very little we loved books. Jasmine's favorite book is "Annie-Rose is my Little Sister" for it reminds her so much of Rosie, who is very naughty indeed.
The book is by Shirley Hughes, who has won many awards for her children's books, even an OBE! She is 82 now. Two years ago she was even asked to design a Christmas card for the Prime minister Gordon Brown to send to his friends. How cool is that!?

"The stories and pictures we take to our hearts as children remain with us always."
~ Shirley Hughes

Our Cats

2009-01-31T09:56:00.000-08:00

We have two cats. Bubbles and Fluffy. Bubbles is black. He is strong and abit grumpy . Fluffy is very shy. Fluffy loves cuddles and he sleeps beside the radiator. Bubbles likes to sleep on Rosie's bed! Our cats were strays that someone left in a box in the park near our house.

Bubbles and Fluffy, By Rosie

Horse Riding

2009-01-31T09:51:00.000-08:00

Every Monday I go horseriding. My horses name is Paddywack. Here he is playing with a rabbit. Horse riding is my favorite thing to do. My big sister Jasmine comes to watch but she doesnt like the smell! I don't mind. I love animals and bad smells dont bother me at all!

By Rosie

Guess How Much I Love You

2009-01-07T04:09:00.001-08:00

When we were babies our Mummy read us this little book over and over.
It's called "guess how much I love you"

She even painted some pictures from it to put on our bedroom walls.

The author, Sam McBratney is the Daddy of one of my Mummy's friends. He is from Belfast.
We love this book
'cos we know our Mummy loves us very much too... "even up to the stars and back".

Icecream In China

2009-01-07T03:36:00.000-08:00

By Jasmine

Since I was very little I loved things from China. My bed room is full of everything Chinese. Maybe it's 'cos I love Mulan.

But maybe its 'cos my Mummy likes Chinese things too. She called me Jasmine 'cos her favorite tea from China is Jasmine tea. I like it too. My favorite food is rice : )

Self Portrait

2009-01-07T03:34:00.000-08:00

by Rosie

Introduction

2009-01-05T09:36:00.000-08:00

We are two little girls who love to draw ~

Our Mummy decided that since we draw so much and all the time and the house is getting overflowed with drawings that she would put the drawings on the web so they would be there for a very long time, instead of all over our house! We hope you too will keep your house tidier by sharing lots of your drawings so that children from all over the world can share pictures with each other.

2009-01-05T06:19:00.000-08:00

We love icecream ~ By Jasmine & Rosie