Thursday, April 14, 2022

Check list, puzzle and out out.

1. Suddenly Bettany has a clipboard and is making a tick list for her packing.

2. I make a call to my parents to check the children are behaving. Nick and Alec take it over to do the day's Wordle.

3. Nick and I, just the two of us, go out for a leisurely supper and make our way through half a dozen  oysters of various origins, a seafood platter and a bottle of Brut.

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