Putin the world to rights

It’s the same most mornings.  Anniemay is scrolling through her phone; “have you seen the news?”

Me; I’m trying to avoid it. 

She gives me the headlines.  She also gives me nightmares.

I try to lighten the mood a bit: “I see Jeff B has sold off squillions of shares.”

As I say this, the following line comes into my head “the king was in his counting house, counting out his money ..”  I say it out loud.

Anniemay; “The queen was in the parlour, eating something and honey.  Bread. No. Jam.  Jam and honey.”

We’re stuck now.  She picks up her phone again.  

Moments later, we’re singing the whole song, accompanied by a group of nursery children, somewhere in the world.

“Don’t move” I say “I want to get my camera”.  We need to remember this moment.