1. Yesterday afternoon the Boy got into one of his strops and ran off to the garden, locking me in the house
I had to climb out through a window
Snoopy will know that even our ground floor windows are over 6 feet off the ground. I landed awkwardly and banged my chin, loosenIng a tooth and drawing blood. I can't speak properly now
2. Mrs Nick has gone off to London for the day where she is being external examiner for one of the London universities. She spent most of last week reading and commenting on essays and dissertations.
She has left the whole lot here on the kitchen table.
There will be tears.
And The Boy is grounded