Small has entered a new phase of learning – I’ve spent the whole day answering “why” questions. I’m hoping this won’t take desperately long to pass, he’s very inventive in his curiousity. Why are they called windows, anyway?
Yesterday we finally got around to putting the big tent out to air. Today we took it down and flattened out the groundsheet, which absolutely stank to high heaven. I mopped it a couple of times, and let it air out in the sun, and then we folded it up and put up the new slightly smaller tent. Quite surprised at how spacious it is, and how quickly we put it up, even with it being the first time.
Kids spent loads of time scootering and skateboarding again, really impressed at how well they are doing. Small hasn’t got the hang of turning his board, but I’m not sure he really weighs enough to turn it well.
Big painted a pottery pig that she got last Christmas I think, and Tim went out to do the shopping. Oh, and she’s been reading, one of the pile of books that Jan lent us the other day. This one is Tottie: The story of a doll’s house
Since we’d got the tent up, the kids obviously wanted to sleep in it. They’d pretty much bedded down when the next door neighbour’s party turned into acoustic guitar music. Not quite sure what set Big off, but she suddenly had an absolute panic attack, wailing to come inside. Wailing, but not moving, and not using the intercom phone we’d given her. Given that they are six feet outside the (open) back door, we heard them immediately, but she then decided she was going to stay outside. (Small slept through all of this.) Anyway, I’m going out to join them in a minute, can’t face the idea of her having another go like that at 3 in the morning, and not remembering how to contact us or where to find us. Actually, it might be slightly more than a minute, given that Tim’s just started another Survivors (we’ve already watched one, and one Numb3rs as well) and poured me another beer.
Really wish we’d made it to Kelmarsh, but given that I’ve not got over the side effects of the abx that I got for the infection after the miscarriage (it’s been a really excellent few weeks) don’t think I’d have enjoyed it nearly as much as those who are there. Next year maybe.
I loved Tottie
I love tottie too
[ME. windo{ygh}e, a. ON. vindauga, f. vindr WIND n.1 + auga EYE n.1 (See also WIND-DOOR, WINDORE, WINDOWN, WINNOCK.) The Scand. word replaced and finally superseded OE. éa{asg}{th}yrel EYETHURL, éa{asg}duru, but the French-derived FENESTER was in concurrent use down to the beginning of the modern period.]
Yes, but why?
new tent? Cooo…. hope you had a good night sleep.
Vango Venture 500 like the Beans “little” tent.
We’ve got a Vango 300 – and even that is pretty roomy.
cos they are a dow to win out of.
Yup, pretty pleased with our Venture 500, makes a good weekender/good weather tent. A bit tedious for too long when it rains to much. Nice and quick and easy to pitch, though watch out when doing the long main poles. It’s possible to give them an odd twists somehow when doing the second pole which makes then tent pitch wrong (once tyou’ve done it you’ll know what i mean.
However, I think the groundsheet is breaking down on ours (it’s that typical woven material or whatever it is) – lots of little blue flakes come off, and we get a lot of wet/dampness now underneath the sleeping mats/beds etc.
But thne I’m never entirley convinced by this material compared to pu proofed bylon on the base of my backpaing tent
i thought the wind eye thing too – anglo saxon? cos thats where the wind whistles through??
hmm to groundsheet – am going to write to vango about that, as the khyam one is older and not flaking. we have had it a while I guess?
and although would have been great tos ee you at kelmarsh, it was a knackering weekend, and you were right not to be there. hope you are feeling better
My 2 1/2 yr old has a serious case of the “whys” too. I do my best to answer all her questions but sometimes I just want to say “just because.” Hope it passes quickly for us both!!
I thought window was a corruption of wind hole i.e. a hole in the wall with no glass in as it wasn’t cheap / strong enough to glaze with.
Kelmarsh was good – the offer still stands for next year.
Ask Oxford says “ORIGIN Old Norse, from words meaning ‘wind’ + ‘eye’.”