School photos

#3 daughter gave me these beautifully framed photos of Nathaniel (on the left) and Ella (on the right) for my birthday. I love them looking so happy and relaxed. (Thomas and James have not had theirs done yet).

Chris called this morning then I made a curried lentil, veg and aduki bean soup for lunch as Marion and Ken came up from town. We had intended going for a walk but it was unpleasantly wet so we stayed in and chatted about their visit to Armenia and Georgia, grandchildren and children, her ex-husband now being in a care home, politics, books, her family research and the book she is writing and illustrating about her mother, Ken’s forthcoming gigs, films they’d seen, our camper van trip - and more. It was very enjoyable.

Thank you for your kind words re Jenny’s bereavement. I hope for her sake she doesn’t have to wait the 3 weeks for the funeral.