Summer Part 2.....

Summer's highlight was the visit of my mother and Andy, her partner/husband whatever. A good excuse to hang out with my family for 2 weeks..

we spent most of it sightseeing for Andy's benefit as he had never ever been to europe. I think it was an eye opener to be in a place that is becoming in many ways so different from the ever changing American Culture of cars and tv and mass consumerism. Well I hope it was.

we were in Paris as well. beautiful city. never get tired of it but some of its madness became very apparent to me now that Pablo was in my life. The world is full of dangers and i think you learn to tune them out but with a child they rear their ugly head. Crowds, traffic and anybody remotely weird become very obvious.

I miss my mother and sisters very much. London becomes more and more permanent every year. America seems less attractive too as the years go by. having a child re-awakens the need to have family close at hand, not just because they would help quite a great deal but because it helps to teach your child that they are part of something bigger than themselves....family.