Lentils and blue chanmapgne
1 января 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Some things never change- lentils at Mama's on New year's Day, and a compulsory picture of them messaged to Sonia, wherever she is! This year we arrived directly from GYUB, after wrapping up almostЧитать далее
The grand tour
8 января 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
This weekend was the grand tour of countryside properties, while the girls enjoyed a parent-free weekend at Éva-mama.
We started off at Győrújbarát to meet the team of architects and builders whoЧитать далее
A quick pop down to the freezing blue
13 февраля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ -4 °C
Popped in to see the house in Csopak- Attila finished some minor renovations a few weeks ago, and it seemed like a perfect excuse to go down and see the results. The house is looking better andЧитать далее
The sun is out!
14 февраля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
After a week of below zero temperatures, at least the sun is out to tell us that the spring is not that far away. The girls took testing the below zero temperatures to a whole new level:
Welcome to the world, Peleg!
19 февраля 2021 г., Израиль ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Peleg was born this Friday- a little sister to Alma and Geva, and grandchild number 9 to Saba and Savta! Mazal tov, Tal and Eli!
More than the daily recommended dose
20 февраля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
This weekend, like many others down in Gyub, we went beyond the minimum daily recommended dose of fresh air. Breakfast and fooling around done by 10 am, we were all out till dark ( ok, with as shortЧитать далее
We live in a digital world ( again)
24 февраля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
The Covid 19 virus strikes again ( the third wave, apparently!) and Nóra's school has decided to shut down again for a week of online studying... The good thing is we can go to Gyub for longer thisЧитать далее
More is better than less
26 февраля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
More sunshine, more flowers, more outdoors and gardening time, more woodwork, more fairy clothes, more Gyub-time again this weekend!
Pruned out overgrown quinces, planted red currants, mint and evenЧитать далее
It's time!
3 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Tomatoes, aubergines and peppers: ready, steady,go!
Get away and stay out
13 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The third wave of Covid forced the government to shut everything down again- schools and kindergartens closed for a month till after Easter, all non essential shops shut for two weeks at least, andЧитать далее
A day in the countryside
15 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Tanya, Edmund , Lea and Maja popped in for their first visit in the countryside- while the girls ganged up in the cold sun, we had pizzas and wine and toured " the grounds", where the sour cherry andЧитать далее
What to do
25 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
To Emma's dismay, we have lost Nóra to the world of reading. From early morning when she wakes up, till late at night (caught reading with a tent light under the blanket), and during most of the timeЧитать далее
Looking for tenants
28 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Last week we received a huge box sent by Bálnt papa and Rita, containing three fantastic birdhouses, and three books on Hungarian wild birds, their habitats, and lots of advice on attracting them toЧитать далее
Slowly taking shape
31 марта 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Bit by bit, the garden is taking shape- the trees bloom, the raised beds are made, the outdoors loo painted and improved (wait till you see it inside!). Just a few more years, and it shall all beЧитать далее
Easter bunny strikes again
1 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Éva- Mama has been visited by the Easter bunny again and was kind enough to bring the bounty down to us in Gyub. Four days of too much food, sweets, and lot of undivided attention, Easter sheepЧитать далее
Pizza for all!
4 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Easter holidays- a perfect excuse to have nature-craving friends from urban Budapest over.
Monday- Dash and Ákos with Vincent (went to the same nursery with Nóra), Gréta (Emma's friend from theЧитать далее
Just the three of us in the dark
8 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
As Gergő left on a three-day motorbike trip with Zoli, we, the girls, stayed in Gyub, for the first time on our own. We gardened, planted raspberries, played,
slept, and even had Szonja over for aЧитать далее
More and more...
9 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
flowers are emerging from all nooks in the garden in GYUB- as this is our first spring here, every new flower or plant that pops up is a surprise. And as it seems that I slept through all my biologyЧитать далее
Off the road again!
9 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Some pictures to illustrate my laconic husband's offroad trip with Zoli. The hotel was actually closed due to Covid, hence the ghost-like dining room...
People at work
14 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
As the Covid situation continues, and sometimes both of us need to work, the kids got to come to work with us today. Nóra slipped in a welcome lesson on teeth hygiene to offer a welcome break fromЧитать далее
The three, the merrier
17 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Back in Budapest after weeks of the countryside called for a proper reunion with Szonja- lots of playground time, and a sleepover too, to make it all last longer.
Celebrate good times...
19 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
Emma's name day - with another lego to build, from mama, and a dinner of choice: of course, Pizza Bolognese.
Greener still
23 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We had only been away for 10 days and returned to the garden greener than green, trees in full leaf, and grass and flowers bursting with life. After the first doze Covid vaccine (Moderna) that knockedЧитать далее
Self-sustainable guests
25 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The sun brought Tanya, Edmund, and the girls down from Budapest. They came with the full package of lunch (pelmeni, pastries, and the Russian version of Turo Rudi) and four extra pairs of hands toЧитать далее
Back before dark
25 апреля 2021 г., Венгрия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This sums up the benefit of our location here in Gyub- a spontaneous decision not to eat our dinner at the table, but take it on a short sunset hike. We just grabbed the food, locked the door, andЧитать далее
