Tender, will power and bowling.

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1. As promised our shoulder of lamb is pull-apart tender. The children eat and eat and eat.

2. We get everyone ready for an outing, open the front door- and it's raining. We nearly turn back but the children need a run-out so we thrust unwilling limbs into rain gear and go out anyway. I would not have had the strength of character to do this if Nick was not at home.

3. Nick bowling a rubber ball to Alec (armed with an undersized cricket bat) in the rain is the most English thing I've seen all year.

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  1. HillaryThursday, November 20, 2014

    That last is so funny! You do have to put up a lot with the wet in England, as I hear.

    And I can so sympathize with that second. Sometimes you just have to team up, tag team, or the thought of taking the kids anywhere - especially out in the mess - seems impossible!

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