Family in Fez: April 2010 The Family Visits and a Butterfly Flaps it's wings

Another month and things move on. You’ve been the lucky recipient of loads of love and affection as Uncle Tim, Auntie Michelle and your cousins came to visit you and to see what you and we have been doing these past many, many years!

Uncle Tim made himself at home easilly and enjoyed all local produce to the full.

Yes people have been to see us, but this is the first time that we’ve been close to a finished product. I have to say I found the opportunity for it being lead ballooned, slightly frightening. But my fears were soon allayed.

Ofcourse we’d wanted to get in to 813 so that everyone could stay there, but the truth was, with all the plaster on the walls, the house was more like a sauna than a place to lay your head of an evening.Nonetheless I think it went down OK...at least everyone seemed to have a good laugh..was that at us or with us?

Now having cousins is a great thing as apart from giving you lots of LURVE they have lots to teach you and you love that.

Jo taught you how to be cool, which is a great skill he's developed over years of practie.

Louis taught you how to make sand castles.

And Jo and Louis taught you how to play football...what silky skills they have again took practice...let's hope you get to do the same.

Ofcourse the most important skills are often held by women and thus Sasha taught you how to join the dots, which is a tremendous life skill!

It wasn’t all about learning and we had some time out where you showed them some of your favourite places and of course shared your keen interest in insect life....by the way where did that beatle end up...I noticed something rather crunchy in my tajine that night!

I think they all liked it up on Zalagh and I know Sahsha enjoyed watching mummy making a special mountain tajine…yum yum..you didn't give her that beatle did you!

Back at the brick face, everyone got a chance to see how far the hotel was going and to get an idea of the task behind us and what is left to do.

Yes...before you ask, we are still awaiting a roxa, jesus we’re still trying to get our plans from the architect. In the mean time we do things that don’t need planning permission and the decappeurs are doing a great job. The wood on the halka looks beautiful.

I think Louis felt at home and certainly looked as if he was about to get stuck in at any moment….or maybe he was just considering the job a hand! What ever he certainly gave the impression of cool...yes he's got that too!

Well all good things come to an end and it was soon time for everyone to go home and for life to return to normal….not that mummy can remember what that is!!!

Anyway, as we’ve learnt from the chantiers, “always expect the unexpected”…that’s a good life skill too. Except this time it was a global event that kicked in. Just as Michelle, Tim and family were preparing to leave, so a butterfly flapped it’s wings…..I know, I know daddy get on with it….but anyway, a volcano in iceland spread so much smoke that suddenly all planes were cancelled, all cars, busses and trains were booked out and our guests had to begin to consider the option of joining us more permenantly in Morocco.

However there’s nothing like adversity to engage a cunning plan and thus our seeming wealth of 4 x 4 transport meant that Tim got to share the joys of landrover driving…what a sight to see them all packing in to our Green Giant…I believe Tim enjoyed it so much he’s thinking of getting himself one..mind you he loved the Mercedes taxis too!

Having disbanded the Escape From Fez Committee (tho I think mummy has retained a sub group somewhere!) life returned to normal, which also meant seeing friends .

Richard celebrated another birthday which brought a tickle to mummy and Jen and we all went off to sefrou to celebrate life the universe and many other things with Jess.