Friday, June 09, 2023

Job done, fifteen minutes of quiet and Anne Frank.

1. The moment I realise that I could get this edit finished by the end of the day. 

2. The children try to get out of their bin day chores by taking themselves off to the park. We have fifteen minutes of quiet, before they come back, having argued.

3. To my astonishment, Bettany asks if we can read The Diary of Anne Frank next; and negotiations open with Alec, who is not keen on books about real things.

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