Stepdaughter’s base

Reading Hilary Mantel, doing weights, getting a suntan.  S is powering through novels and cooking up nicely in the sun.  I sent a friend who did us a favour, professionally,   a bottle of gin from Fortnums called ‘Death’s Door’. Luckily it went down well as a touch of gallow’s humour.  Lots of jolly texts about it today.  V and walked on the cow avoidance lunchtime walk to Drayton.  W is still quivering with fear each time he sees a cow.  The sun shone.