2. Alec is agitated. He won't be put down, and when we hold him, he jerks his arms and legs furiously. I hold him firmly against my chest until he calms down enough to take a feed. I wish I could console his whole future in the same way.
3. Making a start on the biography of Barbara Pym (A Very Private Eye: Diaries, Letters and Notebooks
) that Sarah lent me. The undergraduate letters make me want to thump the man she is in love with -- he sounds horrible (despite his beautiful suits and lovely eyes). Actually, I want to thump BP for giving so much time and energy to him.
