Normal service
We only had a short time with the Boy Wonder this morning before his mother arrived to collect him, and as we knew that his two-hour car journey was going to lead straight into the sugarfest of an organised Halloween … Continued
Raising steam
“Today,” I said, “we are going on a steam train.” “Are we?” said the Boy Wonder, wide-eyed. “Yes, we are,” I replied firmly – crossing my fingers that the idea would land well, and that R and I would be … Continued
Wardrobe malfunction
A planned family get-together in the Shire was cancelled this morning because at least three of the four adults involved were feeling viral, and no-one wanted to share anyone else’s germs. So H stayed up in the Frozen North with … Continued
Exploration
R and I took charge of the Boy Wonder today for a two-night visit, and L suggested we all meet at Nature in Art, where none of the family but me had ever been before. After lunch, M and I … Continued
A Boy and his wolf
The Boy Wonder has been an absolute star all day. This morning he said that he wanted to come with R and me on a walk around the nature reserve, where we made a full circuit of Flagham Fen, and took … Continued
Camouflage
Having cleaned the alloys of R’s car yesterday evening, the Boy Wonder was desperate to wash the rest of it. R said (truthfully) that there wasn’t time before bed, but promised that if B still wanted to do it this … Continued