Today we have been mainly child minding.

Young S had negotiated Monday and Tuesday off school to be with her visiting grandparents. She contrived to develop an ear infection so the contact continues as she appreciates the comfort provided by the new sofa.

We are multi-tasking, of course, simultaneously house sitting, waiting for an insurance assessor to evaluate the damage in a bedroom ceiling caused by a roof timber piercing it with impressive sound effects at breakfast time, showering son-in-law, still abed, with flakes of paint and plaster.