Whilst waiting for Anna to wake from her lunch time nap, Irina, Dad and I were all watching an episode of Antiques Roadshow on the Yesterday channel. It seems to have moved on a little since I remember it (Sunday evenings when I was a child, with crumpets or savoury muffines for tea!).
Gone were the experts with bow ties on, and in are… well the same experts, but the antique owners seem to be from a wider background now, with hoodie wearing young adults bringing in RAF memorobilia from their Grandad, to a builder who scans the car boot sales at weekends.
The builder did quite well bringing in a hold-all containing lots of things he had bought for less than a fiver – some were worth close to a thousand pounds! Anyway, Anna woke up, so attention switched to feeding her. I’m also arranging meeting up with friends in Cheltenham tonight; it will be great to see them as some I’ve not crossed paths with in a couple of years…

Mum (mine) – hope you have a great day, and once the day has progressed into a more socialable time, I’ll give you a call

Irina (Anna’s Mum) – Happy Mother’s Day from Anna. Next year she’ll hopefully be able to say it herself directly, and a few more years after that, be able to write her own post congratulating you

Yesterday saw Irina pop into town (Swansea) to look for some new work clothes, and get her glasses sorted. This left John and I at home with Anna. Despite initial concerns, free life insurance quotes would have turned out to be un-necessary, as she behaved very well, and didn’t start playing up once she realised Mummy wasn’t around. Ira has some new tops, contact lenses and glasses to be repaired and returned soon, Anna and I displayed an ability to get along just fine (useful to know as Irina will be going back to work once we return to Kazakhstan, meaning I’ll be looking after Anna at home all day.