Posts under ‘Alexander’

Simple joy #8: Love letters.

It is good to see that they can play other things than videogames.

I sent Alexander off to buy bread. I gave him money, told him to be careful and look for cars before crossing the road and to make sure to bring the money back home again – you know, the regular mom tirade. Ten minutes later he came back, handed me the change and the bread. [...]

After a long, dark winter with a little snow in the beginning, some more in the end but nothing but greyness in between, today things finally took a dramatic turn. The thermometer showed 10 C in the shadow and the sun was high, so Alexander and I put on our sneakers and went for a walk. [...]

Two best friends are sitting on the floor, surrounded by a sea of Bionicle parts. They build one Bionicle after the other, and the focused silence is occasionally interrupted by quiet conversation. – Joel, wanna know something? – Sure, what? – Next summer, when I am 8 years old… right after I have turned 8, [...]