I have never been able to understand ‘empty nest’ syndrome.
As minimus checked out – again – this morning, I waited and waited until it just burst out of me – ‘Can I crack open the champagne now?’

‘Champagne!’ she squealed. ‘Oh – thanks so much for reminding me,’ she added on her way to the fridge. Plucking a bottle of my best pink fizz from the rack, she waved cheerily on her way through the door – ‘See ya!’

Yes, dear reader – we certainly deserve each other in this family.

Sxx (Whitby coming up – I just feel a bit down about it at the moment – a young boy was drowned there after our visit, and now it turns out he was on a day out from a secure unit in the care of 4 professionals.)