Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Lie quietly, invalid's lunch and a change.

1. Alec is still not quite himself so I let him lie on the sofa watching TV all day. The outings to and from Bettany's nursery session are enough exercise and it feels good not to be constantly nudging him to try more useful activities.

2. To make up a lunch with teeny tiny tempting morsels and to see it all eaten.

3. When we get home, to take Bettany straight upstairs and bub her off to sleep in a cool, quiet room.

Eggshell, turkey oak and grateful.

1. Smacking a hardboiled egg to break the shell. 2. Pale green leaves on the huge oak tree at the corner of The Grove. 3. There is nothing q...