Navigator
This morning I gave the Boy Wonder a choice between going to Charlecote to see the Fallow Deer (which R and I still refer to between ourselves, as B used to at the age of 2, as “deer with horns … 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
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
