Cute but...

Makes it hard to drive the car to the bread shop....

Eventually persuaded the kids up to bed at 12.30 last night, about an hour after my brain shut down for the night. This morning was later than planned, but I still managed to get the painting done. Of course the late start meant more painting in the heat of the day.

Later a trip to buy bread (and, turns out, cheese and wine) for Mr B's return (briefly stymied by this - the most scratchy of the local cats). And then he arrived with a new to us car I haven't even seen yet, full of crisps, oatibix and beer.

Some garden chat, an oriole chasing a pigeon, a red squirrel scampering over the lawn, then dinner and a movie. After this morning's exertions, the day ended well.