A big thank you!

For some reason it's hard to blog outside your fixed area. Pretty well all the posts here can be summed up as either "Anya is cute", or "this world affairs thingy makes me *seethe*", or "pretentious thoughts about everyday nonsense". It's meant to give a taste of my daily life but it's a public web page, so most of it is a bit less personal than I'd be if I was writing an email.

All that meta stuff is a "pretentious thoughts about everyday nonsense" run-up to saying thanks to my mum, who has been staying with us for three weeks having granddaughter time and has been an angel throughout. We are already in mourning for her weird ability to keep our house cleaner than we've ever been able, and to rustle up delicious dinners at the drop of a hat. But more than that, it was wonderful having time to sit in our yard together drinking a pre-dinner glass of wine, or watching how Anya fell in love with this silly woman with the white hair. I hope that we give as good if we ever make it to grandparenthood.