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02.17 – 02.23

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Life

Half term. Ηη has been challenging and Αα is rapidly turning into nothing short of an abominable tyrant with fairly violent tendencies. But still remarkably fun somehow.

We were planning on making it up to Scotland, but there wasn’t a day when at least two of us weren’t unwell so we binned that idea. Σσ and Ηη were most depressed about this, but Αα had definitely understood that it was going to have been a possibility and she was a bit sad not to be getting to see Aila, Gangan, and Baba, too. To be fair to him, Ηη took it much better than he might have. He woke us up with two bags of assorted toys that he’d packed to take with him on the train journey – it was slightly heartbreaking to see the look on his face when we told him we couldn’t go.

Overall we managed to have a fairly nice time. A few play dates, a trip to the Southbank and a trip to the cinema (Dog Man – my first cinema visit since 2019, a relentless assault on the senses, although Ηη seemed to enjoy himself). And a lot of time in Finsbury and Clissold Parks.

Ηη is slightly besotted with his little pal Louis and we (well, mostly Σσ) looked after the pair of them for an afternoon. It’s fair to say Louis has some weirdly 1970s opinions about girls, and it’s sad to see them rubbing off on Ηη a bit. Needless to say neither me nor Σσ were willing to abide said opinions in our house so we gave them a mild dressing down for it.

On the other hand, Ηη’s friend Gabi is the very best kind of friend he could hope for. Σσ wants to limit how much they hang out because she’s worried Gabi will go off him. Still, they managed a couple of long spells seemingly having the best time together. I’ll be so sad when they have their first bust up.

Aila’s ok.

Work

Not much.

Reading

• On Photography by Susan Sontag – interesting and thought provoking, for sure, but a bit higher-brow than I’m craving currently

Running

• Tuesday lunchtime run up (horrid hill) to Hampstead
• Thursday marshes
• Saturday Finsbo Parkrun
• Sunday Olympic Park loop