On Saturday we all went to my aunt’s for dinner. She had very thoughtfully bought Sebastian and Annabelle some felt tip pens so they could draw* (*scribble) while they were waiting for the food to be ready. They drew (*scribbled) beautifully for about ten minutes before they decided that paper was passé. First they coloured each other in (now I have an idea what they would look like with sleeve tattoos, which is nice) but once they had exhausted the exposed flesh on one another’s limbs they were in need of a new canvas. Sebastian, fortunately, is an ingenious child, and quickly realised that although his older sister’s limbs were concealed by clothing this did not preclude them from becoming a medium for him to express his creativity. So he started to colour her in. Needless to say, she was not hugely impressed and the felt tip pens were packed away pronto. Luckily my aunt is clever as well as kind and bought pens that claim to be ‘super washable’. Tomorrow is laundry day. I’ll keep you posted.