"Come for the food, stay for the weather"

Not quite sure what to make of British summer. After an unbearably hot July, it feels like it’s been raining for most of August — walking down the streets of Cambridge, we’ve been smelling the familiar scent of firewood and burning coal. Great stuff, sure, just not very… August-y?

Emmie and I made the best of it this morning, at least — while Azure had a lie-in, I bundled The Boss into the backpack and the two of us jaunted up Mill Road to the ‘Nip In’ market where we grabbed a couple of fresh-from-the-oven croissants. (Emelyn passed on the pastries, having already eaten her peaches-and-apricot breakfast at home. High-fiber’s where it’s at for Emmie this weekend, at least, as she’s needed a little extra something to keep the traffic movin’, if you catch my drift.)

By the time we got home it was 8:45, and time for morning nap. We read a few Oliver Jeffers books, first — I’m a big fan of ‘Lost and Found’, while Em’s mum really likes ‘How To Catch a Star’. Emelyn, of course, is nuts about almost any printed material, so she was an easy audience, and happily turned all the pages and pointed out the protagonists in every picture.

Our Sunday afternoon was equally mellow. The three of us went to the children’s section at Border’s again, since it’s pretty much Emelyn’s favorite hangout. (Emelyn’s big discovery there this time was a plush doll of Beaker, the Muppet.) And then we very briefly went to Cafe Nero, though Emelyn started getting reeeeally fussy, such that our coffee order got changed to ‘take away’ by the time we hit the register. (Emmie apparently hates the sound of milk being steamed.)

Anyhow, if you’re keen, check out the latest video. Emelyn’s always been obsessed with the camera, but we just started realizing the fun you can have by flipping the LCD viewfinder around so it faces out, like the lens. (Basically, you can see her reaction as she sees herself on the screen. Which is pretty adorable, if I do say so meself.)

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