heat wave

Summer has come to Zurich, and it is far, far too hot and humid - often exceeding 28C, which I am reliably informed is as hot as it has ever got in Aberdeen. Which is why I often suggest we should move there, for the weather (if I mention it in front of Ilona, she is very keen on this idea as she would like to live there with Uncle Nick). Anyway, this awful heat means that we have to spend lots of time taking the kids to water. e.g. this weekend:




Bring on the autumn, I say

But at least sometimes the girls can entertain themselves by swinging in our garden, so we don't have to go anywhere

River walk and other things

On Sunday we went for a walk by the river before the rain came, where we saw a squirrel and Bluet and Ilona played on the see-saw




Here is Ilona, pleased as punch with her new dress Emily bought her in Boston



And here is Ilona's hair all curly after removing the braids Veronika put in



Bluet on the way to her English phonics class on Saturday morning



And posing with the local Hoengg bear (at her request) on the way home



Waiting for Bluet to go to kindergarten (this is every day)



I am not convinced Ilona is being very careful