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An historic day

20th July 2009 by Helena 5 Comments  

Six years ago today Rupert was watching the final of the Open and I was giving birth to Leonardo. To be fair, he did manage to tear him away in time to see the little man come out.

My main memory is trying to remain elegant looking until a midwife told me to give up on that and just push as hard as I bloody well could. I also remember asking Rupert if we should really call him Leonardo and not opt for Thomas, his second name. Rupert, who was probably wondering what was happening in the Open, told me to stop fretting.
Today is an historic day in more ways than one. England has just beaten Australia at Lord’s for the first time in 75 years. Leo is unaware of the significance of this, but I hope he is not 81 before it happens again.

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However old he is, I know this. He will still be the loveliest boy ever. At least to his mummy.
All in all a wonderful day.

Feral update: The girls are on their way to my mother’s house after a lovely stay with my aunt, uncle and father. Olivia got the autograph of “Mrs Butterfly” as she calls her and Bea managed to get my aunt to buy her a copy of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. So all is well. They sound so very grown up…..
Copyright: Helena Frith Powell 2009


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5 thoughts on An historic day

  • Jacques says:
    20th July 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Bon anniversaire Leo
    Jacques

  • mimi says:
    21st July 2009 at 1:03 am

    Happy Birthday Leo!
    He is truly a wonderful boy.
    You must be looking forward to seeing the girls again soon.

  • Amber Lee says:
    21st July 2009 at 4:36 am

    As a Black Caps fan, The Ashes is such a difficult tournament to watch. I hate Australia, but I hate England more. So I am not going to cheer for England, but it never feels right to cheer for the Aussies.

    Happy birthday to your dear one 🙂

  • Elena says:
    21st July 2009 at 7:40 am

    Grattis på födelsedagen, Leo! All the best to you, birthday boy;) May everything go your way!

    PS Helena, hope the Swedish bit is correct:)

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Helena Frith Powell was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Italian father, but grew up mainly in England. She is the author of eleven books, translated into several languages including Chinese and Russian. She wrote the French Mistress column The Sunday Times about life in France for several years. She is a regular contributor to the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Tatler Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar.

Helena has been the editor of four magazines, including M Magazine, a supplement for the Abu Dhabi-based National Newspaper and FIVE, a high-end fashion glossy, also published in Abu Dhabi. Helena was also editor-in-chief of 360 Life, a quarterly glossy magazine published with the Sports 360 Newspaper in Dubai, part of the Chalhoub Group.

Helena contributes regularly to UK-based newspapers and magazines and holds a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Cambridge. She is working on a thriller set in Sweden as well as a novel about the relationship between Virginia Woolf and Katherine Mansfield called Sense of an Echo.

In 2022 her short story The Japanese Gardener came second in the Fish Publishing Short Story Prize. One of her stories was also shortlisted for the Bridport Short Story Prize. When she’s not writing, she works as a headhunter for the media and entertainment industry for the Sucherman Group. 

Helena, who was educated at Durham University, lives in the Languedoc region of France with her husband Rupert and their three children.

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