Nan & Pop's fridge....

This is what Nan & Pop's fridge looks like at the moment.  I did have some lovely drawings that Lucian did for me when he was here at Christmas but I had to take them down to make some room.

Thanks Jasmine & Tamika for your lovely drawings of your cameras.  I hope you're enjoying them.

 

We still have this lovely photo A/Laura and U/Randall sent us for Christmas.

Life in the UAE then & now .......

A long time ago the people who lived in the UAE used to live in tents. They didn't have any electricity or  running water because there wasn't any so they would use small lanterns and get water from the well. They lived out in the desert and they would keep moving around depending on the weather and if they could find firewood, water and food to eat. 

Some of them would sit around and play musical instruments and  others would cook over an open fire.  They were very happy people and they enjoyed  having visitors who were passing by and would  come to their tents  and share a meal.  The children played happily but they didn't go to school because their families were moving all the time.

Now the people of this country have big buildings, schools, Universities and shopping malls just like we do in Australia and the UK. They have water in their houses and lights in their homes. The children are learning to use computers and enjoy riding quad bikes in the sand.  They like most of the things you like.

And who is this?

Who do you think these people are?

The weather ..........

Nan and Pop went to Dubai this weekend to do some shopping and go to the movies. The shops were really busy so we were pleased to leave and come home to Ras Al Khaimah where it's much quieter

Lucian in the snow

Jasmine, Tamika and Angus at the beach

 This week we've seen some photos of some of the things you've been doing this week as well. Because you live in different parts of the world the weather is different so when it's summer in Australia it's winter in the UK and when it's winter in Australia it's summer in the UK.

Here in the UAE it's winter but it's not snowing it's just cooler than it is in summer.

Don't forget Nan & Pop love to get photos.

"What does your daddy do?"

The writing is a bit hard to read but I thought this was gorgeous.

           My daughter was asked
           by a little old lady in a
           London Hotel restaurant
           what her Daddy did - she
           replied, "He's a pirate".                
           I was very proud of that answer.
                                          - Johnny Depp