21.07.26 - Rei morto, rei posto

Halloooo,

Hope all well. We're in the midst of Peak Colic Season, shepherding Amelie through a series of complicated bowel movements as the flat slowly falls apart around us. But light, it seems, is at the end of the tunnel - yesterday we had a mostly shriek-free day! And it's all worth it for the periods where she's at peace.

Otherwise work is going full steam ahead, and we are nearly at the point where Amelie can get her jabs and we can start venturing out of the house more. I've made another compilation, and my phrase of the day translates as "dead king, instated king" - meaning "the king is dead, long live the king", basically, or more generally, "out with the old, in with the new".

And that's about it for now - speak soon!

Minor Fred

14.07.26 - Força na peruca

Halloooo,

Hope all well. We had a pretty rough weekend with Amelie wracked by a seemingly never-ending bout of tummy aches, so we spent so much time driving round the block that our neighbours must think we're burglars casing the joint. 

Eventually we decamped to the in-laws on Sunday, so they could take over for a bit while we caught up on sleep. Luckily it all seems to have sorted itself out before business hours on Monday. 

In other news, I've made a compilation, and my phrase of the day is "força na peruca", a "keep your chin up"-type saying which literally means "force in the wig"! 

And that's about it for now - speak soon!

The Fred on the Door

07.07.26 - Puxar a capivara

Hallooo,

Hope all well. In the past week I've gone back to work, which has been OK so far, and so has Gabi, as she couldn't face another month in our living room. The in-laws are looking after Amelie in the afternoons, and so far it's been working out pretty well!

I also had an unpleasant run-in on the way back from fixing Amelie's birth certificate in town - a car pulled out and clipped mine, I referred the driver to my insurance guy, but it seems he would rather I pay him in cash for his new wing mirror, because he turned up the next day outside our old flat harassing the doormen. We have since pulled up his entire life story online ("puxar a capivara", as it's inexplicably known here), lawyered up, and hopefully he'll give up now. 

And that's about it for now - speak soon!

Fred by Donkeys