The Saturday that has just passed saw me looking after Anna in the daytime. Irina was at work, because they had today (Monday) off. This was because Tuesday is a holiday. Slightly confusing, but basically rather than have people at work for one day, then off for a couple, then back, they made people work one extra day last week (Saturday), and then “gave” them Monday off. Anyway, this meant I was unable to go and teach English over at Interhouse. Up until now, I’ve been trying to turn up reasonably smart (new-ish t-shirt (or proper shirt before it got too hot), cropped hair and clean shaven). However, I’m now playing with the idea of re-growing the eternally existence-swapping beard. So if you see me around with fuzz, I’m just seeing if the facial hair gets to a reasonable length before my next lesson!
Jun 21 2010
Dinosaurs, Anna And Irina
Carrying on from the last Anna’s Videos post, we have some shots of Anna and Irina. Anna has on a Welsh outfit that apparently used to be worn on days other than St David’s Day 🙂
One day I will figure out how to prevent duplicate posts from appearing in Anna’s blog when I put both photos and videos in the same post, and tick the appropriate categories. Until then, you’ll just have to put up with a little scrolling inconvenience 🙂
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- We Didn’t Think To Get Any Traditional Welsh Shoes. (Anna And Irina).
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- Anna And A Dinosaur. One Is In A Traditional Welsh Costume.
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Jun 21 2010
Welsh Outfit
The 2nd Of March, one day after Saint David’s Day (Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant in Welsh) was when this video clip was taken. Anna is dressed in traditional Welsh costume. Mum is dressed in a traditional dressing gown 🙂 Hmm, listening to the video again, Irina says it was actually St David’s day when the video was shot, so maybe it was just the camera being set to Astana time (+6 GMT) that has thrown me off?
Yep, confirmed looking at the dates and times embedded in the pictures from two different cameras, and the date and time from the original videos (MPGs), these were shot on the 1st of March.
Jun 21 2010
Wales And Sheep
This time (1st March 2010) we have another Wales top, this time no sports involved, just a simple message… I Love Wales. Also in the shot was another of Anna’s favourite reasons to dive onto the ground and giggle, a big (somewhat flat) sheep. I wonder if vegetarians and/or vegans wear wool? Totally unrelated to the picture really, I realise. Not wearing leather I could understand (obviously the cow has to be dead before you can wear the skin), not drinking milk or eating eggs I can see what objections could be raised (possible poor conditions and taking away hen’s creation chances), but does shaving wool off of a wandering sheep count as cruelty? Any veggie readers, please do let me know. Feel free to stay anonymous if you want to avoid finger pointing/laughs from Kazakh meat lovers.
Anna Loves Wales
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Jun 20 2010
My first Father’s Day pressie …
My first Father’s Day pressie and card from Anna 🙂 – http://twitpic.com/1ycpxj
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Jun 19 2010
Anna re-aranging her new furni…
Anna re-arranging her new furniture after playing in her paddling pool (~35 degrees outside) Dedushka in b/ground – http://twitpic.com/1y4npn
Jun 14 2010
Rugby Shirts
Taken on the 26th of February, here we have a couple of shots featuring Anna in a Wales rugby shirt, kindly being put into place by John, before we settled down to watch the match. Also another shot of Anna with her little backpack on, because (we think) she looks just so cute 🙂
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- When Does School Start?
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- She’ll Grow Into It…
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- Anna Wasn’t Impressed With The Team’s Performance
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Jun 14 2010
Backpacker Anna Eating
Although Anna could already feed herself by the 24th of February, back then she was still a little bit more messy by the end of the meal. We also don’t tend to need to worry about using bibs with arms any more 🙂
Anyway, still working her way through all her lovely Christmas and Birthday presents, Anna, Gwen and I went for a little walk around the garden, and Anna had her backpack on. The dolly that came with it stayed indoors, perhaps she didn’t think it was warm enough?
Gwen performed her Anna guarding duties well, making sure that no harm came to her. Not quite sure what could go wrong in the back garden, but it was really nice to see Gwen acting protective over Anna.
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- Anna Enjoying Her Pasta
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- Gwen, Chris And Anna Testing Her Backpack
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- Ready For Adventures
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Jun 12 2010
Just shot this clip (#qik) htt…
Just shot this clip (#qik) http://qik.ly/BZ6BL
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Jun 09 2010
Swansea Beach
On the same day (22nd of February) as Anna having a little drink, we headed down to Swansea beach again. It was good for Anna (and us (Ira, Seb and me)) to grab some fresh sea air, and Gwen seemed to enjoy the opportunity to be allowed off the leash and have a run around. Other dog owners often come to the beach with the same idea in mind (dogs are only restricted to being on a leash in Summer months, when more tourists visit), which means that Gwen can socialize freely. This often means run towards another dog, then running away as soon as they show some interest.
Anyway, other than Anna taking some temporary interest in an old soup can in the sand, there isn’t a lot going on in these videos, but it is interesting for us to see how Anna’s walking has changed these last few months, if nothing else…
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