Believing in giraffes

Yesterday, ostensibly as part of I.’s birthday celebrations, but in fact chiefly to indulge Esther, whose birthday is months away, we all visited London Zoo. It must be sixty years since I was last there – at any rate, as a paying customer: quite a lot of the enclosures can be seen from Regent’s Park, and … Read more

To breed or not to breed?

Yesterday a series of removal men was due at Esther’s to inspect her furniture (it’s mostly books – there will be about 30 boxes of them) and give quotes. So she had to stay in to receive them, and as it was a lovely day, I went round to give I. a breath or two … Read more