I suspect this will be the last blog post about Oliver's previous year. I wrote these because I wanted him to see that he has a father who loves him, I do think it shows in the writing. It's also a collection of memories that he can look over when he's older. That's the period […]
Not that we are Jewish. But 13 is a significant milestone in anybody's life. You move away from unique names for your age to the teens – it's all thirteen, fourteen and the twenty etc. It's hard to look at this young man and think of him as this little baby. He is no longer
It’s the bar mitzvah year – Oliver at 13 Read More »
What rhymes with 12? I normally make the title a pun or a reference to something. This worked well for Oliver over the years, it's his poor brother who doesn't get the witty titles because his old man doesn't have the creative juices to think of another clever one. Oliver is 12. This is the
The clock strikes 12 and Oliver is……….er 12 Read More »
o17 – Rabbitt – When I Was Eleven Couldn't be more apt. Oliver's now eleven and quite the superstar. This picture is really for his old man. We were very fortunate to go away to Lydenburg for a weekend – the house we stayed at has a trout hatchery. We'd never been trout fishing before
Meet DJ Divide – known here as Oliver Janisch. If I had my way he would have been Peter Green Divide – but I have learned the hard way that your children will do what they will do and no amount of Zapparing or Peter Greening will change that state of affairs. Every year brings
Pyramus and Thisbe 10. Oliver hits double figures Read More »
And so we are coming to the end of single figures. This is Oliver's tenth year on this planet and what an incredible ten years it's been. I'm not sure if I have told this story before but Oliver was born on Peter Green's birthday because of some ridiculous desire of mine. We knew he
Number nine, number nine Read More »
There was little doubt that Oliver was going to be a bright child with a mother like his. My bias will tell you that he leans towards Mensa/Genius status. Perhaps I equate intelligence with a genuine desire to learn. The school system has at last (I say this with a fair amount of irony) provided
Oliver – look what I eight Read More »
Most parents would probably look back at their lives since their children entered into them and observe how quickly they've grown up and how fast the time is gone. I am just like most parents. This has been another big year for Oliver. He's grown immensely in the past 12 months, physically, emotionally and intellectually.
Seven friendly years Read More »
And doesn't care much for AA Milne or Michael Bond. Clearly we aren't dealing with the average six year old. This six year old is fixated by Star Wars, Harry Potter, Slug Terra, Ninja Turtles (this afternoon brought us Karate Kid). Not only is he fixated but he is the neighbourly expert on each one
Ollie and Oliver at Oliver's fifth birthday party. My Oliver is on the right. What can you say about a four year old that he won't tell you himself? A steady increase in his vocabulary allows him to not only express himself but to convince you that he in fact is right in his assessment!
Oliver takes the fifth Read More »
