1. To accept that today I will not be productive because it is the day of Alec's 11-plus exam.
2. To drop a bag of outgrown and broken down shoes into the recycling.
3. Alec returns confident, almost cocky. He is content with his exam performance.
1. To start the day by finishing a book. 2. I'm sure we knew that the emergency kettle is a whistling one; but we'd forgotten since ...