Monthly Archives: December 2012

Santa is Watching Part 2

Yesterday I set up the children’s Santa messages from http://www.portablenorthpole.com!  The message choices were for ‘nice children, naughty children or naughty/nice children’.  I couldn’t decide between ‘naughty’ or the ‘yet to decide’ option.  Before I started this exercise, I was … Continue reading

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Santa is Watching

Since July, it has taken all my strength to refrain from using what I thought was the ultimate bribe; Santa is watching!  And it was with the excitement and enthusiasm of a 6 year old standing in line to see … Continue reading

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Brand Dubai

Wow, right now Dubai is a busy hive of international social activity.  The winter quarter; the time when Dubaians wake from heat hibernation, and frantically go about fitting 12 months’ living into 6 months’!  From November onwards, it feels like … Continue reading

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Rain Watch

As ligthning blitzed across an unusually dark, grey desert sky, and the angry thunder tried to chase it off to somewhere else where it truly belonged, the kids were bemoaning the fact that their wellies were in Nana’s and Grandad’s … Continue reading

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