Kim called us last night. Jon has had to go to Spain to see his mum (who is very ill). Kim has some holiday to use up, so she has booked a shepherd's hut for her and the dogs for a few day's break. She sent us some photos and it looks idyllic.
Today was Zoe's first day at the new store. This meant that, with a 07:00 start, she didn't need to leave home until 06:50. It's relatively civilised. It did mean, however, that Ellie was still dropped off just after 07:00 by Darren on his way off to work. Ellie was her usual bubbly self, and once fed, washed, and dressed, she sat down with me to do some reading before school.
Once Ellie had been dropped at school, Diane prepared to go out and meet her friend Angie for a coffee in Littlehampton. This left Jasper in charge, but he slunk off and went to sleep somewhere. That left me in charge. After some domestic chores involving the steam cleaner, I headed off into the village to get my hair cut.
Back home, feeling decidedly chilly around the ears, I headed for the study. The 1980s Journal may have been put to bed, but the 1990s were waiting in the wings. I made a start. The early part of the 90s seems to be documented primarily in letters sent when I was on business trips, or sent to my cousins in the US and Canada. There is a lot of work to do on this.
Di arrived home at lunchtime, and after a snack, we took up our positions in the lounge and managed an hour with the Kindles until it was time to collect Ellie. With Zoe working just around the corner, Ellie wasn't with us for long and by 16:30, she had gone, and a calm descended on the house.
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