What a difference a week makes

This time last week, it was still the Summer Holidays.

The tail end always seems a little strange - the days still our own, but tinged with anticipation of what is to come. It's a notoriously scratchy period at our house - tempers a tad frayed, ready to get back to some sort of routine. To feel we are taking up the reins and getting on with life again.

And nature too has a way of reminding us that time is passing. That summer, however sweet, does not last forever.

But that every season brings its own bounty.

As a reminder to us to enjoy each new phase as it is ushered in.

Even if it can't possibly be time for that already. 

 

Nancy taught me a good word for this moment:  'la rentrée' - hope yours was a smooth one.

 

Comments

[Dragonfly]

That is one proud big boy you have there!

[kelly]

i have that very title for my post that i need to publish on my blog this evening ali! a great phrase...i saw it on rachel khoo's blog :)

and even though me and my little elsa don't have school gates to be at yet i think i'll always have that feeling come september. i like it. something in the air has definitely changed here as of this morning.

you look such a proud mum. and what a handsome chap there with you. i guess that's probably a very uncool thing to say right in his world?!

i love that top photo. it really sums up the sense of leaving summer behind in a beautiful way. x

[driftwood]

enjoy the bounty of each phase - what a useful reminder, everything seems to be going past in a blur here....

[Magic Bean]

I'll tell you if la rentree has been a smooth on on Wednesday- that's the day SmallerBean starts school...
Ax

[frances]

What a tall, handsome boy you've got there! Oh, I love back to school, that re-entry into routine and order. Everything has its season. We're finally getting some fall-like weather here, and it feels like all is right with the world.

xofrances

[Toffeeapple]

Gosh, he is almost as tall as you!

[Alice C]

So tall, so smart, so happy. What a great photo of you both.

[Jane]

Love the boy in new school uniform, hope all goes well for him. We no longer have to worry about new school terms - husband was a teacher so it lasted longer for us, but I still like the feeling that September is starting something new.

[Dottycookie]

Could that last photo be any more glorious? Love it.

[The Coffee Lady]

Oh, bless your big boy! I must admit - sheepishly - that we haven't even got round to the Uniform Photo because the mornings have been such a rush!

[monica]

sigh...

yes, our 'rentree' was a good one... too good in fact.... I'm waiting for the whole thing to fall down like a deck of cards!

That big boy of yours looks fab.

[Julie]

Time does fly by and seeing your big boy looking so smart and tall (and with very cool hair) is certainly proof of that! May your la rentrée be a smooth one - ours has been so far, fingers crossed it will last!

[Readersguide]

Wow! So grown up!

[Megan]

How he's grown! What a great photo.

[Nina - Tabiboo]

Oh wow - so smart. My twelve year old always looks like he's been dragged through a hedge backwards...and that's before he's left the house. It's the look - so I'm told, but I bet as soon as they hit school shirts get tucked in, ties and hair straightened too.

Nina x

[Thimbleanna]

Hey Ali - thanks for the heads up on the little cork person - I deleted him right away. He's really cute though - will probably try to search and see if I can find his real home on the internet.

[Lynn]

I think that that photo of the two of you is the most beautiful thing I have seen on the internet in AGES. What a treasure to have.

[kristina]

I can't believe how big he is! What a gorgeous photo. K x

[Emma]

What a wonderful image Ali. Goodness, your boy is tall! And now, in writing that, I know I have hit middle age.