6 April 2011

It was a gorgeous day, more like summer than spring, warming up to more than 20c. I took Emily to Abergavenny library and signed up, where we found that we could borrow up to 20 books at a time! We walked back to collect our picnic from the car in Linda Vista, then carried on into the meadows and found a spare bench by the side of the River Usk. Emily watched about 8 dogs, all different, having a great time while their owners chatted; we likened it to Hairy Maclary and his doggy friends. Feeling overheated in our winter garb we drove round to other end of town (maybe I should have brought the buggy after all) and shopped for sandals and shorts for Emily. She measured up in Clarks as a size 10! I also bought a new car seat, because we will need one once we hand in the hire car at the weekend. Back at Mum's we got out the garden furniture and had afternoon tea by the pond, then Emily 'helped' me to wash and clean all the panes of glass on the summerhouse. Nick is feeling the strain a lot as he is being bombarded with emails and calls about the move from various outsourced agents, plus having to deal with work and the thought of what he needs to do in the office back in Tokyo. I feel remarkably calm about it all, but need to stay focused if I am to avoid panic setting in later on down the line.