Yesterday was a struggle

 Thank heavens for Tam being here to sort out all the flight side of things, and the apps to go on my phone - and that side flung me into a full sudden stomach-lurching panic attack. I felt just as I did when Keith was so desperately ill and I had to deal with him on my own because D wasn't here.  I am NOT good with technology and have only regularly used a mobile phone for a couple of years.  I still have L plates up and the girls despair of me!  I have had another tutorial and think I should be able to sort myself with it now . . .  If not, I shall ask for help!

Rosie wanted to make a camp for herself last night and kept pointing at cushions and saying One.  Earlier in the day she was taking cushions off the kitchen chairs and counting, and can now count to three!! That means she already has an idea of the concept of counting and how many, that being pretty early in development.  Sometimes a child is four before making the connection.  She learns new words every day and has said several short sentences, which is pretty amazing.

"Book Glanma".  Earlier on we caught her chomping on a Crab Apple . . . she is clearly in touch with her Hunter-Gatherer instincts!

Today I will be packing.  We will go out for a walk as it's a lovely sunny day, and Gabby is arriving late afternoon with tomorrow's venison steaks.  We will have those with veg and Dauphinoise potatoes.

I think this is a Liquidamber tree, down on the Groe.  It is SO beautiful and the leaves at the top are dark maroon.

Leaves from it on left, and cherry leaves.  I loved the yellow/red/black of that leaf on the left.

A lovely old Riley in the car park at Aldi in Llandod.  Walnut dashboard, leather seats.  I was talking to an old chap, also admiring it, and he said it drove like a sports car and some folk used to put a new body on it so it looked the part!

Right, off to consult my packing list . . . .