A good book. tidy, and grown-up’s cake…

1) The kids are mega-hyper and running about shouting as they wait for their friends to arrive. I start reading “Little House on the Prairie”; the noise levels drop instantly, and they both curl up on the sofa beside me.

2) The house is still, essentially, tidy! I like New Year’s Resolutions.

3) Enjoying sharing some of my Christmas cake with a friend, her daughter asks if she can have some. Regretfully (well, not exactly!) we reply that “it’s grown-up’s cake”…