• Waking up in a daze when Jesse wandered into our room at 5.20am.
  • Sending him back to bed.
  • Dozing off.
  • Waking up again around 7am.
  • Creeping downstairs to avoid waking our guests. Mr L.A.’s best friend and his partner had arrived from Leamington on Friday night.
  • Sipping tea on the sofa.
  • Laying the table for breakfast. I always like to make an effort when we have company, so I dug out the linen napkins and used a proper jug for the milk.
  • Warming pain au chocolat in the oven. {Waitrose part-baked are the best.}
  • Throwing together a lazy fruit salad of melon, blueberries and pomegranate while Mr L.A. looked after the tea and coffee.
  • Sitting down to eat.
  • Helping the others plan their day as I wasn’t feeling well enough to venture out.
  • Coaxing the children into their clothes.
  • Supervising Izzy as she cleaned her newly pierced ears.
  • Marvelling at how grown-up she’s looking these days.
  • Saying goodbye to everyone at the door.
  • Napping on the sofa.
  • Watching Gossip Girl on Netflix.
  • Re-heating leftovers for lunch. I’m currently obsessed with the 30 minute Sweet Potato Chilli from A Modern Way to Cook*.
  • Running myself a bath.
  • Inhaling the scent of my favourite Pomegranate Noir Bath Oil.
  • Lighting my large Neom Tranquility candle.
  • Applying Rosy Cheeks Fresh Face Mask before sinking into the tub.
  • Feeling incredibly relaxed.
  • Drying off and slipping into clean PJs.
  • Watching more Gossip Girl on Netflix.
  • Welcoming the others home.
  • Catching up on all their adventures.
  • Taking a very exciting phone call from a certain female food writer.
  • Doing my best to remain calm as she quizzed me about this.
  • Immediately phoning my mum to fill her in.
  • Saying goodnight to the children.
  • Sipping rhubarb gin and tonic.
  • Making a start on dinner for the grown-ups.
  • Listening to Fleetwood Mac while a big pot of Kale, Tomato and Lemon Zest Spaghetti bubbled away on the stove.
  • Dressing a chopped salad of little gem lettuce, cucumber, tomato and radishes with olive oil and lemon juice.
  • Lighting candles and laying the table.
  • Eating too much.
  • Clearing everything away and setting up a game of Fury of Dracula*. It was a little slow and complicated as we were learning while we played, but I found it surprisingly fun.
  • Laughing a lot.
  • Collapsing into bed.
  • Sleeping in.
  • Serving a light breakfast to save room for Sunday lunch.
  • Sipping tea and chatting while the children watched The Lego Movie.
  • Peeling potatoes for roasting.
  • Chopping carrots.
  • Cooking sausages.
  • Sauteing kale.
  • Smothering Yorkshire puddings in copious amount of gravy.
  • Feeling full, but wishing I’d made dessert anyway.
  • Seeing our guests off at the door.
  • Relaxing on the sofa while Mr L.A. tidied the kitchen.
  • Burning my new Basil and Neroli candle from Jo Malone. Such a fantastic scent.
  • Watching Swallows and Amazons. Isabel and Jesse were mesmerised and I thought it was wonderfully nostalgic. Mr L.A. fell asleep. 
  • Making dippy eggs and soldiers for the children’s tea.
  • Running Jesse a bath.
  • Persuading him to tidy his room.
  • Putting fresh sheets on his bed.
  • Giving goodnight kisses.
  • Tapping away at my laptop while Izzy watches Pretty Little Liars.
  • Trying not to panic about heading to London for work tomorrow evening. I really must pack my suitcase…

Love Audrey xxx

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