“Aren’t you going to have a wash for our first meeting with your parents as an actual couple?” Seb says, a towel round his waist, hair slicked back. Ah he smells great: fresh and clean. “No,” I say, from the sofa where I am snuggled up watching Wimbledon. “Had a wash yesterday. They won’t expect […]
Seb is asleep in the nest. His arm is wrapped around me. He makes contented little sleeping noises. I don’t want him to go home, but he has college tomorrow and I have the Office and so we both need our sleep. On the television: Rafa has just beaten Jack Sock. Now Novak is playing […]
As we wait for Spin to start, I realise that the new studio wallpaper (photo attached) evokes that in the kitchen at my parental home. It’s disconcerting. It’s also Too Hot in here. The air conditioning must be broken again. Mustn’t grumble: this is my favourite Spin class – 11.15am on Saturday, and I haven’t […]
“You need all the fortune you can get playing Nadal,” the commentator says. Another bright, sunny day in Paris. Rafa resplendent in turquoise all over – down to his socks and shoes. Am enjoying his new style of shorts: short and tight. They’re a long way away from those grey baggy monstrosities of his youth. […]
Sitting in a cafe in a trendy district of the city with brother. He’s writing emails and has brought plugs, adaptors and so on. Thought about bringing phone charger but decided against it and am now regretting this decision as battery down to about 20%. The dog at the table next to us barks and […]
Scars, Tears and Training Bras 