Razzle dazzle
Family weekend day two: a long hot one, spent mainly in the garden. We carried the kitchen table outside and put it under the gazebo, and had a kind of rolling buffet through the afternoon and evening. People came and … Continued
Fluid dynamics
Family weekend day one: helping Grandma water the patio pots, and learning some interesting things about the way water behaves under pressure. The extra = the upshot. Word of the day: “Uh-oh!”
Men at play
Poor Baby B was suffering with yet another nursery-spread infection today. If he hasn’t achieved immunity to every single rhinovirus on the planet by the time he’s five, it won’t be for lack of trying. But despite the fact that … Continued
Lord Buckethead
Every now and then the Boy Wonder invents a new joke, and his pleasure in it is something special to see. If it’s received well by the grown-ups, he works it up and polishes it, to see if he can … Continued
The Manager
“Zzzzz,” said Baby B as we walked out into the garden, jiggling his hand up and down to indicate the flight of a bee. “OK, ” I said, “we can look for a bee. But I don’t think we’re going … Continued
Washing up
“You go and see him how often?” said a choir friend (with umpteen grandchildren, all now in their teens and twenties, several living within ten miles of her). “Why???” My answer: if you can, why wouldn’t you? At sixteen months … Continued
Bug spotting
Poor Baby B wasn’t his best self this morning: due to a combination of yet another cold, and (we suspect) some more teething, he was distinctly fraj, and moved from smiles and games to stormy tears on the turn of … Continued