Great weekend, but the journey back was punctuated by a couple of unscheduled stops for vomiting.
Well, of course they were unscheduled. Who schedules vomiting these days?
Thus, we have one sick child upstairs. At times like this, blogging comes second, so please excuse me for this evening.
Yep. Got Bunny.
Hey – look what a lovely Mum and her two great kids just dropped off at my (not so) secret lab:
Thanks to Bernadette and everyone involved. You’ve made such a difference.
Hello.
Please accept my apologies for what will almost certainly be a very disjointed blog post.
I’m a bit snowed under, but I think that after yesterday’s exceptional efforts by online South Africa, people deserve thanks, recognition and a quick status update of where we stand right now.
First things first – do we have rabbit?
Almost, yes:
So yes – as good as. And a huge thank you to all those who have donated their much-loved toys for Nic.
And from yesterday – and I will post about this again in more detail when I get a moment – big some thanks are due too:
There are many, many others who blogged, reblogged, share and retweeted the original post. I wish I could thank you all personally.
We’re (“we’re”, hark at me!) The appeal is on the You website today, mentioned on the front page of the Cape Argus and probably lots of other places I haven’t been told about. I was on Talk Radio 702, Cape Talk 567 and Radio Tygerberg yesterday as well. For someone who runs a blog in his spare time, it’s been completely overwhelming. My inbox is full of prayers, media requests, suggestions and good wishes.
I’m going to be playing catch up for a while. Bear with me.
Finally, I – like everyone else – have been completely blown away by the response to the #Rabbit4Nic campaign. While I think we did absolutely the right thing by concentrating the search specifically for identical rabbits for Nic, so many people have offered other bunnies that it would be wrong to stop this here. I’m going to chat with Nic’s parents over the weekend and I think the intention will be to make something more from this.
As ever, I will keep you informed.
I spotted this calendar idea on Kickstater and I think it’s fantastic.
Been there. Done all that. Should have taken photos.
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The “World’s Best Father” is Dave Engledow and that cute little lass is Alice Bee, his daughter.
Is Dave Engledow the world’s best father?
The hilarious photo collection featuring Engledow and his young daughter, Alice Bee, in a series of precarious situations might suggest the exact opposite.
But don’t worry, the Maryland-based photographer says. Alice Bee is always safe and much of the collection is photoshopped.
“When my daughter Alice Bee was born in 2010, I knew that I wanted to document her life creatively and put together a collection of photos that she would treasure as an adult,” Engledow writes.
Engledow has documented his daughter, now 1, in over 56 different situations — none of which are exactly appropriate for an infant.
In one image, she’s seen nibbling on a pack of sparklers. In another, she’s lifting a barbell like a true Olympic champ.
One object, however, always appears in each — a mug boasting the phrase “World’s Best Father.”
You can see Dave’s Facebook page here, his kickstarter page here and see some stuff on flickr here.
A landmark day – literally – for our kids today, as we took them up Table Mountain for the first time.
It’s such a part of Cape Town life that I’m amazed and a little embarrassed that we haven’t done it before.
Still, it’s done now and I’d share more photos if I wasn’t going to play Hide The Black Label in Constantia this evening. More tomorrow, including some (or more) mentions of Sheffield United’s winning start to the season.