School on bikes; punctuated by a sporadic text conversation that beggared belief. All he wanted to know was where is DS was....

After school went in, #2 son and I set off on the psychopath in search of sloes; we scored heavily. Then (after 10) went to Lidl to buy gin and bread.

We continued the foraging theme as we snaffled some blackberries to go with Ll vodka and for lime / blackberry sponge puddings later. Half an hour in the park (Tom loved the zip slide - it flung him way in the air at the far end)

And then after lunch we went to the allotment; plums, green beans, potatoes, courgettes (still) and beetroot.

Half an hour in the park (Tom loved the zip slide - it flung him way in the air at the far end) before we headed for home via Sharon to collect her; back to give them dinner - and eventually we sat down to tuna / new potatoes / courgette / salad and a relish salsa thing.

Talked a lot - we've not had much space of late - and reluctantly piled her on a 47 home before falling asleep with the Vuelta again. Christ knows, it's hard enough to ride but watching it I get so exhausted....