Men at work

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The Boy Wonder woke up at 6.15am, but I politely declined to get up before 7, so he helped himself to a lift-the-flap book about the workings of the human body, in which he’s particularly interested at the moment, and … Continued

Creation

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“What’s a creation?” enquired the Boy Wonder. “Well,” I said, “when you make something, we say that you’re creating it. And the thing you make is called a creation. So your Lego roller is your creation.” He thought very seriously … Continued

Postman

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For reasons I can’t now remember, everyone went out this morning, leaving me looking after Grandson Two. “It’ll be fine!” I said. “Just go!” – while privately wondering if I’d invited disaster to come calling, because unlike the Boy Wonder … Continued

Ready to launch

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Baby B’s toys never know quite what they’ll be getting up to next. One second after I took this photo, dog was lifted up by his cord lead and waved around B’s head like a mace – so it’s lucky … Continued

The dismount

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Poor Baby B was still suffering from last week’s vile cold today, but he did his best to be charming, bless him, and for quite a lot of the time he succeeded, though it didn’t take very much to upset … Continued