• Waking up as Jesse clambered in beside me.
• Drifting back to sleep while Mr L.A. took him downstairs.
• Eventually dragging myself out of bed.
• Making myself a strong cup of tea.
• Curling up on the sofa.
• Listening to the rain.
• Missing summer already.
• Jumping in the shower.
• Pulling on skinny jeans and my favourite Breton top.
• Making porridge for breakfast.
• Folding laundry.
• Drying my hair
• Getting Jesse dressed and ready for a birthday party.
• Snoozing on the sofa while Izzy watched a movie. I’m still dealing with the fallout from my illness earlier this year and the fatigue hit me hard all weekend.
• Sleeping through lunch.
• Waking up to drink tea and watch Secret Life of Pets.
• Summoning up the energy to bake Dorset Apple Cake.
• Burning my new Jo Malone candle. I bought Basil and Neroli on the strength of Nic’s review and it was definitely love at first sniff.
• Cooking and eating my version of this One-Pot Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta.
• Saying goodnight to Jesse.
• Pouring myself a G&T.
• Watching Baby Boom with Izzy. I adore 1980s Diane Keaton and her power suits.
• Taking myself to bed nice and early.
• Sleeping in.
• Venturing downstairs for a cup of tea.
• Eating scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast.
• Getting ready to face the day.
• Dressing the children in accidentally matching outfits.
• Heading out in search of blackberries.
• Stopping to chat to our neighbour two-doors-down.
• Making our way to Troopers Hill.
• Filling our basket with foraged fruit.
• Dodging giant spiders hidden among the brambles.
• Noticing a distinct autumnal nip in the air.
• Admiring a great expanse of purple heather on the hillside.
• Wandering through the woods on our way home.
• Peeling and chopping apples for a crumble.
• Eating pasta and salad for lunch.
• Sipping tea and watching Love Story while labelling Jesse’s school uniform.
• Listening to the children play outside in the yarden.
• Getting everything sorted for school in the morning.
• Making Frying Pan Squash and Cavolo Nero Pie.
• Enjoying apple and blackberry crumble for dessert.
• Eating too much.
• Running Jesse a bubble bath.
• Reading a bedtime story and kissing him goodnight.
• Chatting to Izzy as I tap away at my laptop.
• Wondering what the first full week of our new school routine will feel like.
• Looking forward to a soak in the tub with Nectarine Blossom and Honey Bath Oil and my favourite face mask.

Love Audrey xxx