Nothing much to report

So I thought I'd post some drawings made by my friend Valerie's children. Valerie visited me from Switzerland for a couple of days. Her children were a bit anxious that all she was bringing me was a picture of them so they took their colouring pens out. I have to admit (here goes my tough image) that I was very touched by this gesture. Jade drew the first two pictures. Jade's 3 years old and at this moment in her life, can't really mix circles and straight lines in her drawings - which is fair enough in my opinion.



This heart with its ponytails - in case you thought they were horns, they're clearly not - was drawn by 9-year-old Dariane. I have to say I quite like the clashing of bright colours in this drawing, and she certainly was very meticulous about it all.

And the final drawing was made by Mathias, who's 11 and actually not keen on drawing at all. Well I think it's a fantastic effort. I used to draw butterflies a lot when I was young (couple of years ago) but I can't remember ever doing one so colourful.
I look at the pictures a lot - they tend to brighten my days.

Other than that, I've basically been housebound. My father and Claudia came over last week and I thought I'd better mention this as there was a bit of a hissy fit for not being mentioned on the blog. More importantly, there was a threat to take my Zweifel paprika crisps back to Switzerland - the most cruel thing you could do to me. Not impressed. (I haven't eaten all the crisps yet, Dad - thanks for bringing them over).

I'm thinking of starting an Anne-Marie Blackburn Nintendo Wii Fund as I read an article by a woman claiming that this games console had helped her overcome breast cancer. Well, if it's on the internet, it must be true.

Hope you're enjoying life.