Eddie hasn't been for a while

Eddie hasn't been for a while.  I'm not sure where he is. Presumably he attended Mass today.  I haven't been able to tell him how much the children like to listen to Peter and the Wolf and the Nutcracker. I hope he is pleased that they actually like classical music, it is not a case of mummy making them listening to it.

Today I am listening to the Inheritance Tracks of Judith Kerr,



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