Glee
I must share this with you before I forget it. On Thursday morning, Shirley brought Little Phoebe back to our house before I was even up. I heard her downstairs so donned my dressing gown (American: robe) and descended the stairs. She was in the front room checking out her Gruffalo jigsaw. There are sixteen big pieces but that's surely enough of a challenge for a small girl who is just two years and nine months old. I decided to provide a bit of help and successfully clicked in another piece. Seeing what I had done, Phoebe clapped her hands with glee and cried "Good girl Grandpa! Well done!" She hears that particular praise quite often but sent my way all I could do was laugh. Amongst the things I received on the occasion of my birthday was a helium balloon with "Happy 70th Birthday!"printed upon it. Phoebe was the one chosen to present me with it, saying, "There you go Grandpa!". The balloon is still inflated after three weeks. The helium h...