Day 134: Monday 22nd July

School academic year down to 3 days left. None of us can wait for the holidays to begin. 

Spent a lovely day mooching around Evesham with the lovely, inspiring H, looking at house clearance emporiums and charity shops, with a major coup achieved in one of the many charity shops there...

2-layer stainless steel steamer pan with a lid. It matches my other 4 pans exactly, is something I have wanted/needed for a long time, and I got it for the princely sum of £1.50. Joy. Steamed veg-fest - especially now we have new potatoes, peas and runner beans!  Result! And only using one gas ring!

C1 and C2 are too hot to cook for, so sandwiches are the order of the day for tea. Good. 

Having 'discussed' his current frame of mind, I have taken the decision to keep C1 and C2 with me this weekend, instead of sending them to BabyDaddy. 

They will now be accompanying me and Mr 1957 on a wild camping trip to a field with a stand pipe and a chemical toilet waste disposal point. Nothing more. And a tent. And a football, an I-Spy book, some string and the potential for picnics, walking and some Red Kite spotting. Oh, and a day at Elan Valley. I reckon they won't have the time or the inclination to say the dreaded 'I'm bored' mantra even once!

Had a good conversation with SallyBally, who is currently unavailable to work due to poking herself in the eye with a bit of laurel twiglet while pruning. A&E trip later, and we both now have gruesome 'eye injury' stories to tell squeamish people. 

Tomorrow is Mummy & Daddy day, with haircut, garden stuff and some quality time.

Let the holiday countdown continue.