Thursday and I wake to a travel and grandson day. Its all been very simple really, eat, pack car, and drive to the forest to see my youngest daughter and our new grandson. We have made the trip to be helpful while my daughter’s partner is away with his brothers on an annual beak. It all goes well and by 2:30 pm we arrive.

What follows is a lot of making a fuss of a three month old and eating well and lazing around. I was proud to be left to look after my grandson while my partner and our daughter went to the shops to get food. It was not an onerous task as the young man slept the entire time with an occasional rock of his lounger.

There have been odd moments during the day when I have wished friends happy birthday and seen other friend’s daughter win a prize for best Halloween pumpkin but sitting quietly watching my baby grandson sleep has been truly lovely. So I shall end my simple day by taking my meds and having an early night and getting used to a strange bed. I end the day spoonless from the drive but draft the blog before I do so.