Owww!!!
Day one of the Boy Wonder’s Big Visit began late this morning at Slimbridge, where his mother handed him over to us, as usual, in the car park. She then went off to a meeting, while the three of us … 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
In existence
We took the Boy Wonder to Croome this morning, where he met my friend Richard, ate yet more ice cream, and discovered both the children’s playground and the woodland activity area. The former is currently a little disappointing because the … Continued
The food chain
The Boy Wonder has come to stay with us for the weekend, and as we often do, we effected the handover from his mother in the car park at Slimbridge. “It’s two nights, right?” he said, clearly anxious that there … Continued
