Happy Days

Thomas's mum picked Finn up. (I'd already met her at the salon where I got my hair cut, as he is the twin brother of the girl in his class). Spook and I went to Fete and ran after a pop-up tent that blew away in the wind. We were then left holding it up and couldn't go and watch the parade until we'd secured it. This is the Kiwi way - if you volunteer, you get the job. We only just caught the end of the skateboard race down the street, with the last man coming in dragged by his dog. Very Craggy Island. A real community minded day. Meg running around with her new friends and Finn brought back to town at 5pm. Meg came home at 7pm and begged to be allowed another sleepover. Her friends were down at the shore and she just needed to re-pack. Spook took her back to the shore and met an army of friends just heading back up to meet her. A lovely group of girls from whom he secured a house number and mobile (it's unnerving, not knowing exactly where she is.)  Finn contented himself with batting the tennis ball around the street, secure in the knowledge that most of the neighbours had left town (to escape the fete?) and he could retrieve the ball out their gardens without reproach. (We missed the Slur Tones but enjoyed the easy beat of The Hip Replacements.)