Happy Christmas everyone! This year we celebrated Christmas at home with good old friends from Colombo. Four families from all different nationalities who all love good food and having fun 🙂 We cooked, sang Christmas carols, played games and unravelled our secret Santa’s which took forever. So much fun! Ruben and I had just arrivedContinue reading “Christmas at home!”
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Our Surfer Sam!
So proud of our surfer! He came second place at the Open Red Bull Surf Competition for juniors! It all happened so fast. Before we knew he had signed himself up and was competing :). His best friend Jay was competing at national level and came first place. An amazing achievement. They are both soContinue reading “Our Surfer Sam!”
Guido is 11!
Our boy turned 11 today and he had such a great party! Flynn came from Colombo a few days earlier so lot’s of pre-party fun :). This afternoon, we organised a football match with all his friends followed by a birthday cake ( mama’s famous apple pie!) at the Shack and pizza for dinner. AtContinue reading “Guido is 11!”
Girls wanna have fun!
And off we were to have lunch at Sandra’s, in Ellen’s cool yellow Morris convertible! Cruising through the rice paddies and along the beaches listening to Cyndi Lauper’s “girls wanna have fun” and Starship ” Nothing gonna stop us now..” 🙂 We arrived at Sandra’s after losing Sylvie’s hat on the way..upss! and then whileContinue reading “Girls wanna have fun!”
Planting trees at Kola!
What a lovely afternoon we spent at KOLA yesterday! A vegan restaurant at Koggala Lake which recently opened and just as our BBPS club, the owners are very conscious about the environment. Hence we teamed up with them to plant a few mango, papaya, lemon and orange trees. Kids had so much fun and afterwardsContinue reading “Planting trees at Kola!”
ByeByePlasticStraws!
For the very first time since the lockdown, our BBPS team was able to get together this morning to do a beach clean at Dewata. A much needed one because the weather has been terrible the last few days with lots of plastic being channeled to the sea. The kids did great and so theContinue reading “ByeByePlasticStraws!”
Sam is 14!
Today my hunk turned 14! He is not at home but in A Bay! That is what he wanted for his birthday and when he came back yesterday, I had made him his beloved strawberry cake 🙂 Jay, his friend from A’bay came to stay for another week with us and this morning just afterContinue reading “Sam is 14!”
Back to a “New Normal”?
The curfew has been totally lifted now and today the boys went for the first time back to their fitness training. When they left, it struck me how they both were wearing their mask. Is this the new normal? And for how long? At times it makes me feel sad to see them having toContinue reading “Back to a “New Normal”?”
Curfew is lifted!
Curfew is lifted from 6am till 2pm. So this morning Miguel and I took our bikes and went for an early swim at Wijaya beach. It must have been 7 am when we left home. The kids were still asleep. It was heaven to feel the wind through my hair again and the touch ofContinue reading “Curfew is lifted!”
In lockdown…
We are three weeks in lockdown and no idea how long we will continue this way. The early days were pure bliss. It felt like being on holiday at home with Miguel around day in day out. Time to chat, to play music, paint, to bake and indulge in nice lunches. Watching movies together andContinue reading “In lockdown…”
The Five Gypsies 