'Sk-orts'

Well today Matilda has gone to school for the first day. We thought she might play up a bit, and she did…but not too bad. She was worried that she would get ‘picked on’ by all the other kids, and that she’d be no good at anything. Its funny that she should be worried about that, since she didn’t have those kinds of problems at all at Hobbayne, and was really happy there. The other thing that seemed to be worrying her quite a bit, was the idea that she’d have to wear a dress or a skirt. I got the impression that she’d have made a big big stand on that, so it was a relief when we found that they have the option of culottes…which they call ‘sk-orts’! Can’t think why they don’t call them ‘sh-irts’…Oh…yeah…NOW I can. They also have rucksacks that are nearly as big as she is….and can carry laptops and all sorts. The bags are equipped with insulated compartments that you can keep your food cool in, key tags, pencil cases that Velcro out… and are a really unpleasant maroon colour. Without the colour, and the school badge, I’d have been thinking of getting one for me…! Anyway, here’s a picture of the girl….looking awkward, like she does so well. The shoes are old, from UK and STILL too big for her….even though she’s been wearing them for 6 months.


On the way back from dropping her off, I felt compelled to take pictures of the ‘leaves’ that are falling off the trees here….

….and for the last couple of nights the moon has been quite visible, but with the reveal starting from the bottom rather than the side as we’re used to. I wondered if this was something to do with us being in the Southern Hemisphere, but I’m assured that it isn’t and that its normal for it to start to reveal from the side. So if you know what this is about, let me know.