08.24 – 08.30

Life The cat escaped onto the roof and gave us a good scare. Going to have to investigate schemes to make the flat more prison-like. We’ve started to agonise over corner sofas. There was a glimmer of hope that it would be quick and relatively inexpensive when there was an Ikea offering that we both liked the look of. Too bad it had the consistency of concrete. We took Ηη to a couple of furniture shops on Tottenham Court Road and I had a flashback to what an entirely shit experience that was as a kid. We went to Bev for the bank holiday weekend and got some proper R&R. I stayed in bed till 11 on Saturday which hasn’t happened in about a decade. To be honest it left me feeling pretty shonky for the day, but I’m sure it will pay dividends. The kids played happily (for the most part) with their cousins. Ηη needs to be outside running endlessly, but Rory far prefers being inside playing with dinosaurs. Negotiating that disparity was the weekend’s biggest challenge. Αα kept the rage under…