Friday, May 09, 2014

Granny time, no wind and my cake.

1. My mother calls to say she is coming to lunch, which means everyone will be cheerful and well-behaved.

2. To watch Alec trying and failing to have a tantrum about the lack of chocolate biscuits. I gave him a cuddle and told him I understood. I am not sure whether my empathy took the wind out of his sails, whether he mastered his feelings or whether he just wasn't cross enough to go into full-blown lying on the floor kicking mode.

3. To buy for myself and me alone a particularly large slice of cake.

Start of the heat, finishing early and lights out.

1. It's not too long after 8am and I can already feel the heat in the air as I begin my walk on the common. My body responds to the warm...