Snow...

Snow for Ruth's birthday: Eben was delighted. He made a large snowman in the garden, and had a snowball fight with Ruth - thoroughly enjoyed by both of them, and by the spectators indoors. The rest of us got the birthday brunch ready.  With Jack, Marianna and Frieda here too, it was a lovely, companionable time.  Frieda and Luca seem to have got past their most competitive phase, and for some of the time, they just played contentedly together in the living room, with little need for adult intervention.
Ruth, Jack et al left in the early afternoon... and I retired to bed for a two hour nap. I'd slept very badly on Friday night, even by my erratic standards, so a catch-up was needed.