Emily enjoyed her morning of tormenting Rosie, denuding the back lawn of wildflowers, and rearranging the gravel on the patio. It was another fantastic bright summer's day with blue sky dotted with cloud and the gentlest of breezes to soften the heat of the sun.
After lunch we drove to Gail and Dave's. As we wanted Emily to sleep on the way we took a more circuitous route through the pleasant market town of Usk and up over the long wooded ridge of Wentwood. On the southern side we stopped to eat our sandwiches looking out over the Severn estuary to Avon. Emily woke at the first rustle of the crisp packet, having only napped for half an hour. We had a little walk down the hill before continuing. She looked very sweet sitting in a field of long grass full of clover, buttercups, speedwell and vetch.
At Gail and Dave's we sat out in the garden for the afternoon. Emily squealed with pleasure as we chased her around the trees and in among the long willow branches. There were plenty of aeroplanes to catch her attention, and she soon found some stones to play with as well. Gail had put out a set of quoits, which were rather fun; we all had a go, with mixed fortunes. We were there two and half hours, but it passed in a jiffy.
After Emily had gone to bed I had my dinner sitting out in the summerhouse, which was very cosy after being in the sun all day. It was wonderful to eat there, with the view westwards to the Black Mountains and the sounds of blackbirds trilling and lambs bleating.
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