Ambling

Ellie was dropped off soon after 07:00. She was full of beans and eager to tell me about her weekend. While she related all the comings and goings, I prepared her breakfast. Diane joined us and when breakfast was done, she took Ellie up for her morning ablutions. Once Ellie was dropped off at school, I returned for breakfast and to get on with some domestic chores.

Late morning we made the most of the bright, sunny weather and went for another walk along the deserted seafront. We parked at West Park, as usual, and set off towards the pier. 

We pushed a little further this week and then stopped to have a breather on a bench looking out across the beach. After a short break, we turned and headed back. This was harder going for Diane as there was a stiff wind blowing right in our faces. At least it was a pleasantly warm wind and whilst it increased the effort required, it didn't really slow us down at all.

We got a call from Zoe. She would be delayed at work. Could we step in and collect Ellie? So it was that we wandered off, just after 15:00, to collect Ellie and take her to the park on the way home from school. It was nice to see Diane well enough to come with us and walk back with Ellie.

We found a note from the Headmistress in Ellie's bag. Ellie's workbooks had been selected as examples of the progress made over the year and would be returned at the start of the new school year in September. That sounded very positive as only 3 children were selected for this.