If The Name Fits...

If I become a father in two weeks and still plan to keep my wellies, I have not choice, do I?

I'd rather hang with "camp glampers" than with "festival dads", but I don't see why I can't be both.

This looks much nicer than Glasto or Womad, especially this summer! I didn't see many kids in the video promo.

Please Help Me Find Molly

Ciao, 2011!

Slightly delayed, but here's the fifth annual year in pictures. Many thanks to Elizabeth for several of the photos this year.

Theo at Seatown, Dorset


A (L.A.) Christmas Story


When asked "What would Lady Gaga Where"... obviously, matzah bread.


The Real Royal Wedding of 2011 was in Vermont!


Little fish. big fish. Swimming in the water.


Aktaş Beach


"Simmering, brooding!" -- The Guardian


Maremma Harvest Festival - 2011.


Happy Natty at The Wolseley!


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We, Polly, do solemnly, and sincerely affirm that, on becoming British citizens, we will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her Heirs and Successors, according to law.


Mother-in-laws and martinis...these are a few of my favourite things.


Migrant labour saved the olive crop yet again.


Oh, the sweet couple. So petite bourgeoisie. (Photo by Beth!)


Hi Brooke, I am Nicolo.


The Eve of Christmas Eve on Escondido Beach.


My wife, mother-in-law and friends give extraordinary 40th birthday. (Photos by Beth!)


...t.A.T.u., B.H.O. and a Gaddafi impersonator came to my party to help break the piñata. (Photo by Beth)


I asked them to make the "you can have your ice cream without having to finish dinner"-face.


Bere and Nicolo share their personal and heart felt stories of teething with me.


Tea tastes better in Aral, Kyrgyzstan.


30 and still dirty. (Photo by Beth!)


Rocks stars in Joshua Tree.


Anyone seen James?


Vermonting in January...


I found nothing funny in Istanbul. Nothing at all.


Some of the brightest minds I know studied in a quaint village in England called Cambridge. So lovely!


And, the photo of the year for 2011...

Welcome to the community, dear Nicolo! (Photo by Beth!) While not aware at the time of costume selection (Gold shorts by American Apparel -- £24.99), I was clearly deeply moved by one scene in The Big Lebowski.

Babysitting Nicolò - Inception!

Grumpy boy who has been bad by not letting mummy sleep...



First, use pram to induce deep sleep!



Next, trivial games to make him think he's not dreaming (and that he's beating me a backgammon).



"Downwards is the only way forwards." Take him further into the next level of dream state with soporific version of "Everyday is Like Sunday".




"The seed that we planted in this man's mind may change everything."



"Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange."

Inspiring on So Many Levels!

Phil Simms and Bruce Dickenson

I would never really put analysis of the Super Bowl on my blog, but this is really deep. Who knew Phil Simms was also hip and down with cow bell? Collinsworth knew, he just didn't want to let on!

Some Things Never Change!

Circa 2010

Circa 2009

Circa 1980

Oh Wow. 2010.

Just another year...

Taking "hunter and gatherer" to a different level.


Max learns the real meaning of the 4th of July - No taxation without representation and strawberry shortcake!


Rowan taught me how much fun one can actually have with a road grader.


Aunt Molly - 1.8 billion nanometers and counting.


Do you believe in genetics? I don't any longer.


Know your twin - David and...
a) Filippo
b) Giovanni


They're (olive migrant worker) models and they're looking good! Jumper (£69.99 agnès b.) and wellies (£43.00 Topshop).


Oh Canada/Tannenbaum!


2010 started magically...


...and ended so well. Look what Santa brought us...a Scotsman!


Nicolò will be proud of his mother and Aunt Daisy.


Il Hub Milano è aperto!


Knee pads. Tick.


Countryside!


In truth, the articles are really good.


Ausable Club Tennis Court Dress Code: "Tennis 'whites' and proper shoes are required at all times on all courts." We didn't get in, obviously.


They will never remember, we think.


James and Betty welcome Byron.


SPF 50 and then some.


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The Hayride with Fra Fra! Oh wow!


Salif Keita @ the Barbican.


Rock couch construction crew.


Lack of Christian education leads Jewish woman to try and dye her egg the color of her bloody mary.


Not bad for a pumpkin carving his first Italian.


Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work I go. Pass the chicken jello, пожалуйста.


With the Webb family, life is certainly good.


What happens in Sandra's Shimmy Shack?


Aside from being good in photos, she's also become very good at blogging her own.


A walk down the astral plane.


Lars, welcome.


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Some people are gay (and like to dress up as drag queens). Get over it.


Mayme has now taken over as being the best behaved Killeen I know. But I didn't get to meet Penelope yet.


And, the photo of the year for 2010...

Oh wow.