Ignite

The fire has drawn me to the sofa again. It's still self igniting, which gives me great pleasure. I wonder if I can keep it going all winter without the aid of firelighters?

The boys went to see Spain play Namibia at rugby yesterday. The teams were staying at the hotels where Clara works and some tickets happily came their way. Ben is now apparently deafened by over enthusiastic drumming.

I am deafened by the silence here. I had a very quiet coffee and read in Café Paris, and now I'm back to the fire with the crossword.