Sun 17 Feb
We all went to Mummy’s for lunch today, even Mr M who usually claims he has to work. Mummy was very excited about the lamb. She says it was marinaded in rosemary-infused olive oil made by her next-door neighbour, from olive groves on their estate in Tuscany. She gave it to Mummy as a thank-you for not telling her husband about the little incident with their skiing instructor last week. Honestly, old people these days. No sense of responsibility.
Mr M chomped through lunch in silence. Then he grabbed my arm when we went for a walk through the park, and said we had to have a serious talk. But the boys took that moment to mis-time their bike trick and ploughed into a double buggy, without hilarious consequences. So I don’t know what it was about. Maybe he wants my advice about how to spend this year’s bonus.
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Gainsborough’s “Mrs Elizabeth Moody and her two sons” can be viewed until 5pm every day except Mondays at Dulwich Picture Gallery (Picture by Permission of the Trustees of Dulwich Picture Gallery)
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About Catherine Fraher
Catherine used to work for companies like eBay, the Financial Times and FHM. Now she is bringing up her daughter, Eve, and finally getting round to all the books, films, exhibitions and travelling she never managed before. "Pleasure First!"
