• Waking up when Jesse clambered into bed beside us.
• Drifting off to sleep again.
• Heading downstairs for a cup of tea.
• Lounging on the sofa while the children watched a movie.
• Prepping food for a lunch party with our pals. I made Butternut Squash and Sweet Leek Lasagna for the adults and created a build-your-own pizza bar for the kids.
• Eating hot, buttery raisin toast for breakfast.
• Laying the table while Mr L.A. vacuumed upstairs.
• Jumping in the shower.
• Pulling on skinny jeans and my favourite Breton top.
• Hurriedly applying my makeup and blow drying my hair.
• Greeting our friend Sam at the door. He had cycled while the others had driven.
• Sipping tea and catching up in the kitchen.
• Welcoming Emily, Jack and Anna when they finally arrived.
• Letting the children play before serving lunch.
• Watching them choose their pizza toppings one by one.
• Sitting down to eat.
• Slicing into the Chocolate Olive Oil Cake I’d make the night before. It was delicious served with mascarpone and fresh raspberries.
• Feeling very full.
• Clearing the debris from the table and setting up a game of Castle Panic*.
• Rushing to rescue the cards when a glass of water toppled over.
• Switching to Sushi Go*.
• Laughing a lot.
• Wishing our friends didn’t have to leave.
• Seeing them off at the door.
• Collapsing on the sofa.
• Listening to the children chatter while they ate omelettes for their tea.
• Giving goodnight kisses.
• Checking in with my mum on the phone.
• Reheating leftovers for dinner.
• Sipping a weak G&T.
• Watching Passengers. Meh. I wasn’t impressed. Jennifer Lawrence looks nice in her white swimsuit though.
• Retreating upstairs to bed.
• Letting Mr L.A. lie in.
• Snuggling on the sofa with Jesse in front of Pixar’s Planes.
• Eating warm croissants for breakfast.
• Resolving to spend the day in my PJs.
• Watching Mr L.A. attach shiny, new copper handles to the cupboards in our front room.
• Working on a few blog photos.
• Feeling faint.
• Agreeing to confine myself to the sofa for the rest of the day.
• Eating beans on toast for lunch.
• Relaxing at home with Jesse while Mr L.A. took Izzy to her drama class in Clifton.
• Enjoying this article about Judith Kerr.
• Hanging wet laundry up to dry.
• Tidying the bathroom.
• Giving my skin a little TLC with a quick cleanse followed by a generous application of my favourite Clarins facial oil.
• Chopping carrot, onion and garlic for Hallou Chard and Lentils.
• Listening to the rain.
• Delivering dinner to the table just as the others arrived home.
• Battling with Jesse when he refused to eat anything other than rice.
• Resting on the sofa again.
• Tapping away at my laptop while Izzy and Mr L.A. watch Death Note on Netflix.
• Hoping for a week of minimal CFS symptoms.

Love Audrey xxx

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P.P.S. A retro weekend from around this time two years ago.