Sunday Funday

So Freddie stayed over. As good as gold and oodles of fun, despite the early start – although I didn’t think 5.54 a.m. was too bad…..

We spent the morning playing, reading, chasing, tickling, cake-baking and colouring. Filled our time up to the hilt and it was good. Freddie was on top form and as amenable as you like – even setting off home without any fuss at all. Loved it. At five years old Freddie is a lovely boy and full of lively conversation and bringing a ray of sunshine into our lives.

After Freddie had gone home, we gathered together a few things to take over to the Sutton-Sleaths. It was their wedding anniversary on Friday, so I had a gift for them and I was keen to take it over. We took the new car for a little run out and I was glad we had a big boot as it was filled to the gunnels with gardening and cleaning equipment. I know it’s a bit beyond spring, but the Sleaths in Sutton are having a spring clean and spruce up.

We had been roped in to plant up a few shrubs and summer bedding to help them out. With two little ones in tow, it’s extremely time-consuming to get any jobs done at the best of times, but especially gardening, when you think you may have to fish one or other of them out of the rather large pond.

William was my helper and he stuck by my side all afternoon as we dug over the flowerbeds and decanted the plants into them. I did spend a little bit of time looking after Thomas too, which was fun, as he is into everything.

As the afternoon went on, Michael asked if we’d like to stay for dinner, to which we said ‘yes’ of course. And John earned his dinner by mending the fencing between the top and bottom end of the garden. It was a lovely afternon.

What else is there to say? We have had fun all day from start to finish. May there be many more days filled with such love and laughter.

On the COVID front there have been 5,341 people diagnosed with a case of the virus today and 4 people have died with it. There are no weekend figures for hospitals.

And there we have it – short and sweet, oh, so sweet. Take care everyone. God bless.