I will be absent from this blog space over the weekend. Please
accept my apologies.
Shirley and I are heading down to London on Friday morning
on a choo-choo train and we won't be back until late Monday afternoon
when I hope to blog again - assuming of course my existence continues that far.
Initially, we were mainly heading down to the capital to attend a
concert at The Royal Albert Hall on Saturday night. However, Ian will be over
in The Netherlands on business until Sunday night so we thought we would make a
long weekend of it and support his girlfriend Sarah with our grandson little
Zachary who will be one month old tomorrow.
All seems to be going well with him. He's developing nicely and
putting on weight but so far the parental care he has received has very much
been a joint project with Ian giving his fair share of the required attention.
I sensed that Sarah would miss his input and that our presence would be
appreciated. I hope I am right.
Of course, we won't be there for four hours on Saturday night but
the rest of the time we'll be there for her until Ian returns on Sunday
evening. Sarah has reserved a Sunday lunch table for us in a nearby pub
and it will make a nice change for me not to be cooking. Naturally Zach will be
coming too but he won't be ordering roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. However, Yorkshire
Pudding will no doubt be singing to him again.
It's a lovely feeling to sing sweetly to a baby and see him or her looking up, trying to work out what the sound is and where it is coming from. I rather think that cave dwellers would have also sung to their babies thousands of years ago - to distract and to soothe them. To use a popular platitude - Some things never change.
Enjoy your sojourn in the Big Smoke. I think we need video evidence of Grandpa Pudding singing to his little one.s
ReplyDeleteYou will be waiting a long time for that!
DeleteDammit!!
DeleteHave fun, Neil! Rock that sweet baby while you can! He'll be grown before you know it.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I notice how heavy Phoebe has become. It's like lifting a sack of potatoes now.
DeleteI'm sure Sarah will appreciate the help and Zach will love being sung to. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteIt won't be a typical London weekend and it will be funny without Ian there.
DeleteYou old softee!
ReplyDeleteYou were my inspiration!
DeleteHere's wishing you a good trip with train(s) on time and your reserved seats available, a wonderful concert and an equally wonderful time with your little grandson and his parents.
ReplyDeleteHave fun.
ReplyDeleteCor blimey. Make sure you wear your Pearly King clothes YP.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the little chap!
ReplyDeleteI think the role I enjoyed most was as a post-partum doula. It's such a beautiful thing to offer practical support so parents can focus on loving their baby
Safe travels and have a great weekend,
ReplyDeleteI hope that all goes well and sweetly. Have fun with that little boy who is so interested in learning about his grandfather.
ReplyDeleteHave fun while you're here, and enjoy the weather! I was over in Chiswick today, taking pictures in the sun!
ReplyDeleteThen there's "the only thing constant is change". Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteSomeone was thinking ahead when they typed up that note since I presume, Mr. Springsteen didn't type it up on the spot.
ReplyDeleteWish you and enjoyable weekend!
ReplyDeleteSafe, fun travels!
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