"See Charlotte's New Trick"...

...Fraser, the Euphling, shouted across the crowded room.

He is by turn very proud and very dismissive of his big sister, but this time he sounded genuine so I went across to see what the new miracle would be.

"Oh Fraser," said Charlotte, or TenorSong, as many blippers will know her. "It's not that great."

"No, no do it for Dad," said Fraser, obviously excited.

"Oh, all right," sighed Number One offspring, and raised both hands above her head!

Now this may not seem like a great trick to most blippers, but it is many years since Charlotte has been able to raise the energy her arm like this, caused by a very painful upper back and shoulder, so it was worthy of a bit of a celebration.

Fraser had to come with us to a Christmas concert we had with the band (his Mum, the lovely Euphemia was working) and he helped Lofty to sell CDs, and helped himself to copious quantities of the Coke and Haribos that the organisers had laid on.

All in all a nice night, and blip posted at 11.58, phew!