A day at the farm

We were at a farm day this weekend. Wellies on. Mud everywhere. Cows mooing. Sheep baaing. Tractors left out for kids (and adults) to climb in. and the sun was shining.

Simply a joy.
















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"Nut Brown"

So I find my day has been taken up by the mysterious "nut brown".

He was brought home yesterday. I first heard about him several days ago and it was mentioned that he may grace us.

You see caleb is in rabbit class. They have a pet rabbit. He goes by the name of "nut brown".
As the eponymous suggests he's a nutty brown colour. Though it was perhaps darker in my opinion. Oh and he's a cuddly toy.




Yesterday was caleb's turn to bring him home. If I'm honest I frowned and thought "goodness me". However, I watched this boy becoming transfixed with this rabbit. He asked whether "he could show nut brown upstairs and his bedroom?". He went round talking to it like an honoured guest. Indeed it was his honour to welcome the rabbit her and be privileged to be the one to show him his home, meet his family, play with his toys and even share his bed.

It's a flipping cuddly rabbit and I keep finding myself thinking about how lovely it was having him albeit briefly in our lives.

Goodbye "nut brown".










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Location:Cambrian Rd,Royal Tunbridge Wells,United Kingdom

Slicked back hair

When I was younger and my father forced my hair back to show my forehead. I was always told how different and cute I looked. I used to hate it. Now I find myself admiring my kids in a similar manner.




And yes I did have hair once upon a time.

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Coffee shop

I'm sitting in a coffee shop waiting to go back to pick up the fam. It's caleb's birthday and I have a rare moment to sit and sip. Every now and again the world seems to stop and just for a moment I feel like a spectator. This is one of those moments. Only five minutes left though.


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The 3 amigos

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Location:Tunbridge Wells,United Kingdom

Some shots of London

I was at a meeting with the coordinators of pro bono legal work for the international development community. Our meeting was on the 32nd floor. Lots of glass and it was a glorious afternoon. Even had mild vertigo.






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Some quality time with Joshie

It gets hard to spend time with the boys by themselves and I managed to spend a little bit of time with Joshie just for a quick trip to London to see "aslan", walk along bridges, going up and down in singing glass elevators, reading books and eating crisps.

















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just brilliant

Photos from the weekend

Just a few snaps from past few days... am currently en route to London on a rainy day reflecting back on the past week. Nice to remember some of the fun times.














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Location:Denbigh Close,Bromley,United Kingdom

Hand Dryer

More Photos from Switzerland

interlude: stories from school

one story that i like telling my boys tells the adventures of 2 lions. they like to explore and journey out of their comfort zones. they are best of friends and they go out of their way to help others. one particular story tells of how they both face fear. it starts with being consumed and they flee the situation. then they decide to go back to confron their fear. but this time they vow to stand to gether and reach out their hands and clasp one another's. when times are particularly scary they promise to squeeze each other's hand. the story goes on and how together they go beyond and extend their hands to help. it's a bed time story. they enjoy listeing. i enjoy telling it.

ashley started school this term. a new boy into reception (4-5year olds). when i go in he lhas that new kid look. a little scared and often looking around for someone... anyone that he can call a friedn. he is in caleb's class. caleb seldomly tells of what happens in his class. getting info from him is not easy.

angie told me today that a mother came up to her to say thank you. upon probing she enquires what for. this lady says ashley keeps talking about caleb. how he looks after him.... how when he is there caleb holds ashley's hand.

Location:Börtjistrasse,,Switzerland

Some pics from today between runs

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Location:Symondstrasse,,Switzerland

Day 4 :)

Snow chains

When it snows. Traffic does not come to a standstill. When the snow tires do not work... Then it's time to get the snow tires out.











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Location:Föhrenweg,,Switzerland

Our Daily car ride up the hills

Carwyn & Jonnie

About 3 years ago one of the interns working with me went to a summer festival as part of a recruitment drive. Whilst there one met an energetic girl about a Haiti project.

Three and a half year's later I find myself in Davos with Carwyn & Jonnie. Specifically right now we're trying to approach Bono for some time. Carwyn tells me that five and a half year's ago he heard a call for justice at a U2 concert. Five years later he and Jonnie are the co founders of the Haiti Hospital Appeal. An NGO that has recently been at the heart of the recent Cholera outbreak. Instrumental in setting up Haiti's first spinal care unit and much much more.

I love meeting such inspiring people and its a privilege to serve alongside them.



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Training and lunches

A few shots from the team just before the action is about to kick off:












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Location:Kurgartenstrasse,,Switzerland

Davos day 2

Today is preparation day. Dress rehearsals for cast. PR. Getting people to take part. And much more.

This is now my third year here and it certainly brought back heaps of emotion walking through the tent to the afghan room. The camp itself looked incredible. Every year more trinkets and authentic props emerge detailing the room with precision.

My job for the day was that of getting people to cordon off an hour from their busy schedules to come. The average meeting at Davos I think is less than an hour. CEOs like to line their meetings back to back. My task to ask for one hour of their time to transpose them to another world. To invite them to step into the shoes of someone else. To entice people away to a different world.

My phonecalls stretched from the royals to senior partners to prime ministers. With interlude visits from the Wall Street Journal, the international justice movement and more. And this isn't even an action day.

It's hard to grasp what we are just about to embark upon and with who. Very grateful to be here but feeling like it's all a little unreal.


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Location:Uebertobel,Conters im Prättigau,Switzerland

Day 1# Rest Day